How To Get Feral Kittens To Like You
It s important to understand that all cats are different and you have to understand why it s important to socialize a feral kitten.
How to get feral kittens to like you. Approaching the kitten 1. Talk softly while petting the cat for about 5 minutes at first and increase the duration each time so that you are eventually spending 20 30 minutes several times a day with the kitten. To find out if the cat has an owner follow these steps. Set up a cage trap.
By establishing a positive relationship with your cat and understanding his behavior you may be able to get your cat to like and even love you. Purchase or rent a humane cage. Trapping is the safest and kindest way to catch your feral kitten. If they are old enough to spit and snarl make sure that you don t get bitten.
Sometimes yes they do get abandoned which is kind of a very bad thing. If this isn t possible but you can get. Keep them isolated from your pet cats wash your hands and wear a smock or change clothes between handling visits to protect against the spread of disease from the kittens to pets or from pets to kitten. You can t force a feline to like being handled this is especially true of feral cats but when they learn that you ll respect their terms the more likely they will be to trust you and.
I have fostered many kittens from 1 day old. But they can be very mercurial creatures showing love one moment and avoiding or scratching you in the next. Cats are popular pets throughout the world. Keep a notebook nearby and write down something about each kitten every day.
The feral kittens are. If you ve been feeding a feral cat and the cat ends up having kittens you re in charge of that. If a stray cat is not feral the best thing to do is try and find its owner. Immediately draw the cat into your stomach and secure it with a towel or your arm.
Cats roam over a wide area so ask around to see if anyone knows who it belongs to. Feed the kitten and its mother. Caress the cats head cheek chin and back. Some final pointers when you find kittens and they are old enough to stumble walk around make sure that you don t leave one behind.
Move the food to the cage trap. Thank god for people like you the kitten has a new mom and you deserve to have a medal of honor for what you did for her.