How do I tame a wild kitten-mom and dad are wild too. Kittens are around 5 weeks?

Question

These cats do not belong to anyone, they started coming to my house. They are strays or ferals. Are afraid of me and won't eat until I go back in the house. I don't want them to keep breeding and have a 100 cats at my house but they won't let me go near them. The kittens are the same way, no human contact. Just saw the kittens this past Friday on my back porch-quite a surprise since I didn't know she had kittens.
I guess I should not feed them but it's hard not to.

Answer 1

Most usually you cant. I do trap, neuter and adopt. Alot are too feral to be adopted, we keep them in foster homes, but they just will never be trusting or close to humans. Ive raised 1 day old feral kittens, bottle fed them, they slept with me & both were still wild. They were never affectionate, although I could touch them, noone else could. They ended up taking off on me. Even though they were neutered, the wildness is inbred in them. You can try, I still do.. some you can turn around, alot you cant. It depends on if the parents were always wild, or house cats that either were abandoned or lost. My cat who is actually half feral, is very close to me, and the best cat. Ive had him since 2 wks old. He loves me, but hates the world.... lol how can you not love him.
I wish you the best... I hope for the animals sake, they will end up trusting you.
Edit... If you give the kittens milk, make sure its kitten milk, its sold in pet stores, or even department stores that have pet sections. You will find kitten milk. Do NOT give a cat the milk or cream we drink, it causes severe upset stomachs and loose stools. How lovely:) and not too pleasant for the animal.

Answer 2

This has happened to me twice, in different towns and both times I was lucky to find stray cat non-profits. They provide traps. You set and monitor them yourself, and the group will get them fixed. One group was a catch and release, the other group took them all in, Mom and kittens. It's heartbreaking to see homeless cats having litter after litter.
Just be careful- even low-kill humane societies will put down ferals. I took in a feral cat. She was very sweet and lived a peaceful life indoors after two rough years on the street. However, she never got over her mistrust of humans and would not let anyone pick her up.
Not everyone has the patience, but it's rewarding .

Answer 3

My best luck when dealing with non-tame cats is to get them used to you and get them to expect food from you. Put out a food dish for them. Make sure you are around for them to see you when they eat. After a while you can try feeding them. When you know they are near put a meat treat in the bowl and back off, but stay not too far away. One or more of the cats will take the bait and it should be all down hill from there. Patience will definitely be required, most likely. Good luck.

Answer 4

Make sure they get the needed vet attention. I haven't had any positive experience with doemsticating ferel cats. My friend found a 3 week old kitty trapped in a wall and abandoned by the mother. She hand raised it and fed it. Today its a healthy adult cat. However, its only nice to her. It hisses and claws at babies and other animals. It attacks other adults. Just her and her boyfriend can get close to it regularly. It did come up and cuddle on my tummy to be pet but that was after I had been there for a week, It doesn't run away from people when its scared. It attacks. But its a beautiful cat. They named her Chilly cuz she was shaing as if she were cold when they found her. And its hilarious! Good Luck with yours! Here is a pic of hers!
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Answer 5

most feral cats will remain just that. They will not allow u to pick them up or get too close. Best thing is to have them trapped and individually assessed by an animal shelter By feeding them they are relying on your food but also they will continue to have many more kittens which isnt good.

Answer 6

mom and dad need to be trapped and either put down or spayed and neutered or the cycle will continue

the only way to tame the kittens is to catch them and keep them in a small room and force them to be held (use gloves at first) give them canned chicken and rice ONLy when you are with them, dry at other times...

I was not sure if you had caught the kittens already or not but that is your first step...

I have worked for an SPCA and tammed lots of feral kittens

Answer 7

Don't just try to walk up and grab them. I had some kittens around my house a few years ago, and I decided that I would try and walk up to them and pick them up. I walked away from that with scratches down the length of my arms and legs. Not the best idea.

What I did after that was I brought out some tuna, placed it on the ground in front of me, then sat down near it. The kittens were afraid at first, but the tuna got the best of them and they came to eat. As they were eatting, I carefully reached out and started petting them. They growled, and one did hiss and bite, but after about a week of that, they started coming up to me without me having the tuna, and about a week after that they were almost completely friendly.

Answer 8

Your best bet would be to encourage human contact by playing with them. Try a couple of toys with strings to get them to run around a bit
then encourage play. When they start to play with string toys introduce them to other toys which allow you to get closer to the kittens. After a while the kittens will associate being around you with fun. Also try some fresh cream milk, the kittens will associate nice food with being around you aswell.
Good Luck!!!

P.S. Be extra careful if the mum is looking after kittens outside as she may see you as a threat and may attack you!!

Answer 9

socialize them by spending time with them. have pacationce and give them there space. handle the kittens as much as you can. i would even seperate kittens from mom and dad when there 5weeks or so and only put them together when they need food then ween them. get the mom fixed as soon as you can or shell spring another litter. use food to coax socialization.

p.s. they all need a trip to the vet! they need rabie shots and to be dewormed and check ups. they probly all need to be treated for fleas

Answer 10

Hold, love, cuddle with, and hand feed the kitten and in time it will get tame!