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We have a stray kitten in our garden and it is wild. We don't know what to do. Should we try to get it and try to tame it or just feed it?

THIS kitty has no mum at all we do know that for sure it is an orphon thanks every one whos anwsered plz keep answers coming thanks!

This cat is a she as we found out all of thee types of cat are a she cat.

Answer 1

If you want the cat to stick around, put food out for it. DON'T try and pursue the cat. This will only scare it away. Once the cat knows that coming around that area means getting food, they will more than likely NEVER go away. It may take several months to get the cat used to being around people. So, be patient. Just keep puttin food out and the cat will stick around. You can gradually introduce yourself to the cat by staying around where the food is. Be VERY still and don't make sudden movements. You can stay low and speak in a high pitched tone. But remember, with this being aa stray cat, your best bet is to have the utmost of patience. Things like this take TIME. But food, yeah that's the way to get kitty to stick around.

Answer 2

Hi - we rescued a stray cat just before we moved 3 years ago. He came into our garden every day ( we have 2 other cats ) & he was looking around as he could sense the presence of the others.Gradually we left cat biscuits out for him & he came round every day at about the same time. We were under pressure as we were moving so we got in touch with the Cat Protection League to see if we could legally "kidnap" him. We checked around the local area to make sure he was a stray & when we knew for sure we decided to help him. We fed him every day then one day when he was trusting us we threw a towel over him & got him into a cat box. We took him straight to the vets & left him there for the "operation" & a general check up ( we thought he might be deaf as he was always calling really loudly when he came ot us ) but after the check up we took him home to our new home.
He is battle scarred ( even though he is only about 5 now ) from his days fending from himself on the street but he is a terrific pet & a great addition to our family ( the others get on well with him too ) - a stray can be just as loving a pet so try your luck with the kitten - show him some love & you will get it back a million times over

Answer 3

The Cat Seems Pretty Scared. Be Real Jentle Tame The Cat.good luck================

Answer 4

I have a cat which keeps coming in my garden and now he comes in the house he wakes me up at 6 in the morning by rubbing around me then falling asleep on my pillow right next to my head!
I feed him once per day at dinner time just incase he has a home really but he's always here either in the garden, asleep on the sofa or on my bed. I think he's about 1 years old. If I were u i'd take him in if possible and tame him up by the winter coz then he won't be out in the freezing cold.
Good luck and give it a funky name!

Answer 5

Feed it until it gets more accustomed to your scent and presence dont try to pet the cat until he approaches you or you might scare him and ruin any chance you have, I do suggest that if you can live trap him and get someone to bring him to a vet (not you though or he will associate you with being trapped etc) for a check up and vaccinations. Then you can decide from there what to do. Either keep him in a confined area and try to tame him that way or let him back in your garden and keep feeding and taming him more slowly...it just depends how you want to go about it.

Answer 6

If it is a kitten and wild, it should be young enough to be tamed. I did this last summer with 4 wild (feral) kittens. You should contact a humane society (NOT animal control) and ask them if you can borrow a humane trap for a few days. If you want to buy one, the brand is Havahart, I believe. You can google the brand or "humane cat trap" to get more info. Put some smelly food in the trap, like tuna or fancy feast, but don't leave it in the can, put it on a paper plate. Put newspaper in the bottom of the trap, because sometimes they don't like to step on the wire mesh. After you have caught them, have a cat carrier ready. Lift up the door off the trap and put it right on the entrance to the cat carrier, then tilt it some so they will go in. Leave them alone for a couple days, giving them food and water of course. You may have to clean the carrier if they poop. Then after a day or so, get a small towel, like a dish towel. Gently pick them up by the scruff of their neck like their mom would. They will probably go nuts and hiss at you, etc., but don't worry, remember it is a baby and it is scared of you. Then wrap that towel gently around their body so just the head is sticking out, and position them comfortably in your lap. Hold them gently, talk to them softly, and gently rub their head and nose with your fingers. Do this for as long as you can, maybe 10-15 min to start. Then do it again later that day. Then keep doing it each day until you get them to purr while you are holding them. Once they start purring, its like a breaking point, where they are trusting you more. Then soon you will get to the point where you can let them out of the carrier and play with them in an enclosed room. Just make sure you handle them as much as you can. Even if they act scared, hiss at you, etc., just keep trying. This way they will become tame and be adoptable. I did this with 4 kittens last year, and it took about 2 weeks of dedicated time with them, but they were tamed! And so sweet..it was totally worth it. Two of them got adopted through the humane society (a no-kill shelter) and the other two live with my mom. If I had just left them and said, "No, I can't do it", then they might have gotten killed or later reproduced many more kittens. Email me if you have any questions and I will be glad to help out. The website for Alley Cat Allies also has some helpful info there. I also forgot to mention that you must also please get this kitten spayed/neutered, this can be done at a young age, so they will not reproduce. A humane society can hook you up with info when you can get a low cost spay neuter and necessary shots such a rabies, feline leukemia test, etc. Also, if possible, its best to make cats/kittens indoors only--cuts down on risks of cat fights and injuries, diseases, fleas/ticks, getting hit by a car, etc.

Answer 7

If it likes you it will adopt you, you have no choice in the matter.
How do you know that it is wild, Is it in your garden all the time?

Have you made enquiries in your neighbourhood, left a message in a local shop? It will need feeding properly: ideally it will need injections. Survival in wintertime.

If your not going to adopt it, just feed it. But it will try to come into your house. That's what I mean by, it will adopt you. Is it being fed elsewhere? Good look, it's an emotional ride. It needs you, go on, fate has sought you out, you do not know where it might lead.
Go on -----.

Answer 8

If you are in Britain the Cats protection have cat traps which will catch the kitten humanely. You could either try and tame it yourself....you would need a lot of patience, or a cat shelter may take it in.

Answer 9

If you take in a kitten, you need to be prepared to things properly - not just feeding it, but making sure it gets all the jabs it needs, being prepared for mess in the house, being prepared to arrange people to look after it when you are away. I know they are really cute, and don't mean to sound preachy - but don't start what you can't finish. If you are not really sure what it means to have an animal, or you know your lifestyle doesn't suit it then take it to a sanctuary and they will give it jabs etc and find someone who can give it a loving home. Stray cats and sanctuary cats really bond to their owners, maybe because they have no mum to bond to, and it's cruel to be there for them sometimes and then not when it doesn't suit. It makes them anxious. I have a sanctuary cat, and when I was in hopspital for a few days recently she was beside herself when I got out - following me round, then running away when I tried to reassure her. They are master guilt inducers cats :) So if you really want a cat - go for it - if not, give it to someone who does.

Answer 10

If its a female DONT FEED IT ... unless you want it to multiply over and over and over .. my mother did this a few years ago .. fed a stray kitten .. who was a female ... and she told all her other female kitty friends ... that she found some chick who will feed them... and they keep having babies over and over and over .. and my mother feels so bad .. she goes out and finds homes for the kittens... she has tried to catch them several times to go have them fixed .. but they just run away .. these are neighborhood cats she fed one day bec.. they were kittens and so cute and Hungary and blah blah blah .. and now shes running a kitty whore house !!! ha ha