My son found 6 cats living in a truck we don't use anymore. About 3 months old. Can they be indoor cats now.

Answer 1

They are probably wild cats. But that dosen't mean that you cannot get them to trust you. It takes time. Take them food, sit close but not very close to them. Take it slow and after sometime they will eventually allow you close enough to pet and hold. They may need to get used to being around people.

Answer 2

Hi there,

If you say they are about 3mths old then I would say there is a good chance you could domesticate them. It depends on a few things though; if they were chased away while searching for food they may have associated humans as enemies, also if their "parents" were domesticated or not.

My mother has worked at old age homes all her life and at a particular one there was a cat that only slept on one ladies bed in the evenings, yet he was chased away by almost everyone else during the day. The lady and my mother had a specially bond and one evening she asked my mother if she would take the cat as she feared they would kill it when she had passed on, she was ill at the time and only had a few months.

My mother spoke to us about it and we said we'd give it a try; we have always had a cat, two at the moment. A week later she brought him home and kept him in her room as we feared he would run away. He was fully grown and very wild. She would feed him in her room and we had a cat box for him. At night we'd sit and talk to him and soon enough he calmed some. Long story short... we had him for ten years. He was a very loving animal and even adapted to us getting two dogs and eventually moving twice.

If you really love cats and they aren't too afraid of humans I don't think you'll have a problem - Good luck.

Answer 3

I Believe So, Thats How My Best Friend Got Her 4 Cats, They where Kittens Found In Her Dads Old Storage Shed So She Kept Them and Now there Very Trained . So I Geuss You Just Have To Train Them. Especially If There Younge There Easier To Adapt.

Answer 4

Yes....cats have the instinct to bury their business and most will easily use a litter box...if you plan to keep multiple cats, have two maybe three litter boxes throughout the house so they have enough places to "go".
I recently was given a kitten that was about 3 months old and each time I seen him eat or drink I took him and set him in the litter box, so he could remember and after about a day he would go to the litter box on his own..he has never messed outside the litter box and we have had him about 2 months

Answer 5

well are they hissing and stuff right now or are they acting friendly? if they are pretty friendly bring them on in! if not, then I suggest putting them all in a kennel inside your house and just put some food and water in there for them and let them just watch your family and how you guys are. that might help them adjust a little.. talk to them, pet them and just give them some attention. my cat was very very scared of people when I got him... he hid in my son's closet for about 2 months and would only come out at night time, well we ended up finding a differant place to live so we had to go get him out of the closet and we put him in a kennel, we got him to the new house but instead of letting him right out I had him stay in there for a couple days. he had food and everything so he was not being mistreated at all. I would talk to him and pet him and stuff and he was scared but after a while he just didnt really care. I let him out and now he will let me pet him which is a BIG differance, Ive had him for MONTHS and if I would have just put him in a kennel to begin with we would be so much further by now. he still does hide a little in the day time but he will come out quite a bit. before we never seen him until night and if he knew u were awake he ran back in the closet... try the kennel thing if they are wild kittens or just really scared kittens.. but like I said, if they are fine with u touching them and whatever, just bring them in..

Answer 6

A long time ago, the very same thing happened to me only I found them in a old abandoned gas station across the street from my house. I found homes for all of them (there were 5) but I kept one for myself. That was over 8 yrs. ago. She hasn't been outside since. Good luck!

Answer 7

Sure, just make sure to take them to the vet when the're old enough so they can be tested for diseases and get their shots. Also get them fixed to prevent problems such as spraying, pregnancy, etc. If you already have cats you should isolate them in case they do have a disease, and just to make sure the other cats don't become too angry at the invasion of territory.

Answer 8

Yes,,but they probably would still like to go out too.But,,I think they would absolutely love to be pampered by bringing them in your home.Train them to the litter box ,,keep house plants out of reach,,they are toxic to cats as is aspirin. Use baby powder from the neck down for fleas,,do that outside.They hunt at night,,playfully.They like toys & paperbags to play in.The mama will want to teach them things.Dont give them milk,,give them water.Start them eating baby rice cereal.Thats about all I know about cats.Im a dog person,,lol.

Answer 9

They can be but they may not like it very much. I have a cat whose mom was feral so she was born in our barn. She lived outside - my grandparents have five acres, and all the neighbors have 10+ acres so she has TONS of room to run. I took her with me when I moved into my apartment, it lasted about a week. Now she won't have anything to do with me when I go to my grandparents. :-(

Answer 10

sure all it will take is some patience getting them used to being indoors as opposed to living outside wild...it wont take long and make sure you either find homes for some of them but the main thing is get them spayed or neutered or you will have plenty more than 6