How To Socialize 7 Week Old Feral Kittens
They estimate that kittens under 4 weeks old take a matter of hours or days to socialize older kittens take longer naturally and kittens who are 10 weeks or older can also be tamed but it may take much longer and many times they will only tame to the person working with them and remain wild with strangers feral kittens usually.
How to socialize 7 week old feral kittens. You ve rescued the kittens. Introduce toys into your play when the kitten is 6 or 7 weeks old. How to socialize a feral kitten 1. The most helpful was a set of three videos on the urban cat league s website.
Kittens love to play with squeaky toys cardboard tubes or small boxes with holes that they can bat. Remember feral kittens are often hard to take care of but you can learn more about how to take care of feral kittens and the process of living with feral kittens here and here if you want to find out more information on taking care of them. We socialize feral cats and kittens to help them find homes and because they become happier cats. Help make a difference donate volunteer more ways to make a difference fcs np blog mentorship.
Taming kittens over 12 weeks can be difficult but each kitten is. But if you adopt a kitten older than five weeks or you end up adopting an older feline don t make the mistake of thinking that just because you ve missed the ideal window that you can t socialize your cat. Need help socializing kittens while spay neuter is on hold. Avoid cat toys that have loose parts or things that could be eaten such as string or feathers on a wand.
For instance simons s cats the ones that follow her around like dogs were adopted as feral adult cats. As a person who is interested in taking care of cats you may come across some feral kittens and it can be a bit daunting. Be careful not to. Kittens 0 2 weeks old socialization period.
Kittens who are 10 12 weeks old may take longer. I followed those instructions to tame two beautiful grey tabby kittens who were well beyond 8 weeks. Mentorship fcsnp mentorship program. After two days lift the kitten and wrap them with the towel we talked about.
Kittens 3 7 weeks old give mock veterinary exams o practice touching and examining the ears the rear end holding them on their side and looking in their mouth o if there are elements of the exam your kitten does not like break. The first two days. Tips for socializing kittens. Kittens who are 5 8 weeks old will take approximately two to four weeks to be socialized.
How to tame feral cats i found a lot of helpful information online. For health and nutrition reasons you should wait until the kittens are at least 4 5 weeks of age before taking them away from their mother.