Hey everyone. About 6 months ago a very little cat rocked up at our house, and started wandering around, mum began to feed it and it would come inside and would meow at us and everything, but wouldn't be touched. It began to get fatter, and we thought we were just over feeding it... wrong, 3.5 weeks ago it popped out 3 kittens. She still comes inside for food, leaving the kittens in the safety of one of our sheds, but we want to be able to tame them all... I've read alot of the websites, but i'd like to know some personal ideas from you guys. Any help would be appreicated.
Cheers
Lee
2006-11-20 12:07:02 · 7 answers · asked by Lee Lee 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Borrow a humane trap from the local shelter and catch mom after she's weaned the kittens. You can entice her with some tasty food in the cage, pour a little tuna juice on the metal flap they have to step on to set the cage off.
You need to get her fixed. A TNR(trap/neuter/release) program will get her fixed and given the basic shots. It sounds to me like she had human contact at one time. A feral cat would not come into your house. She doesn't trust people anymore though, someone probably abandoned her and she lost the trust.
She will probably come around and let you pet her when she starts to trust you. She won't trust you after you catch her in the cage, but you must get her fixed! If you keep feeding her she will develop trust.
Good luck! I have a feral in my yard who was wild as could be for the first 3 years. In the last year, after 4 years of steady feeding now, she comes up to me and wants to be petted. Some of the other ferals come close but I still can't pet them.
2006-11-20 12:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have done this a lot with feral (wild) cats. You get the kittens when they are about a month old. At that point, they can eat canned cat food or softened dry kitten food and drink on their own. You supplement it with Kitten Milk Replacement Formula that is available at most pet stores.
If you bring the kittens inside now, and socialize them to people, they will be the same as any domestic cat and be able to be rehomed into loving families. If you allow them to stay in the shed, they will become wilder than their mother and won't be good companions for humans. There are statistics on the internet about feral cats and the difficulty of rehabilitating them, depending on the number of generations that have been born "in the wild". Do an internet search for Alley Cat Allies - you will find the statistics there.
Mom will not always be with her kittens in the shed. Pick a time when she is away and take the kittens. It sounds harsh, but it is much kinder for a kitten to grow up in a loving home, than on the streets exposed to hazards and disease. If you bring the kittens in, Mom may decide to come along. I've had that happen too. It sounds like she may have had some human companionship in her past and it might not take much to get her people friendly again.
2006-11-20 13:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just take the food and put it closer and closer to you and the mother cat will get used to you.when you can pat her she is yours it will happen ,don't try to take her kittens wait until she brings them to you then play with them gently she will watch you to see if she can trust you with her kittens when she does you will have a nice little family..
i had almost the same thing happen to me,the i would not call him a man next door killed 3 kittens with a spade and the mother cat grabbed one kitten and jumped over the fence into my place,
hid up the back under a bush i used to feed them putting the food down near them she would hiss and snarl till one day as i was putting the food down she came out and rubbed her head against my hand..later on she brought the kitten out but i was not allowed to pick it up until a month later that was 6 years ago
she had another 2 kittens now i have 4 beautiful cats 3F-1M
..all have been fixed so no more kittens
the mother cat now sits on my lap but does not like a hand put each side of her the other 3 are all playful
2006-11-20 17:12:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 07:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK'what I would do was to show that cat some affection and kindness if you don't then I don't think that they will ever come to you,Also,if they are outside cats,bring them inside more so that they can know u care about them.I do the same with my cats all the time.see if It works!
2006-11-20 12:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by froggy_1@verizon.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
patience...try feeding it with your hands. Don't expect tha mommy to get it right away. Once you start seeing the kittens playing, go sit and let them get used to you. Eventually they'll start sniffing you and letting you move (it takes alot of patience and time!!!). Soon they'll let you pet them.
2006-11-20 12:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by oilfieldprincess 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You won't tame her! She will train her kittens to hide and run from you also. When you can, hold the kittens and feed them warm milk, when they can be weaned, bring them in the house and feed them by hand.
2006-11-20 12:11:26 · answer #7 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋