I posted a question a little while ago about a kitten i rescued who is ferrel. She has never been around other cats so never got any social skills. I have been debating on whether to give her to someone who can have her as an outside cat or just deal with it. She is so pretty but bites constantly. I just feel like I would be abandoning her aftering rescuing her. Many people told me to wait and see and other said that it would be best to let her go. I want to find the best option because as much as it annoys me now I really love her. Now my second question that I want to post is, do you think I should "try" and get another kitten to see if she gets better with that.
2007-01-17 08:13:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I didnt rescue from a shelter it was from my friends house and the mom had abandoned it
2007-01-17 08:23:55 · update #1
I have had a lot of success with feral kittens. You need to get kitty to associate your touch with good things. Try giving some really juicy tidbits and petting immediately before or after so she will connect your scent with good things.
Patience and lots of touch will eventually teach kitty that you mean no harm. Don't push kitty too much at any given time but work with her consistently, several times a day, so that she learns you are non-threatening.
If kitty is still really young, by all means get another kitten. If kitty is over 5 months you might wait on the next kitty until the feral one is more comfortable.
Sometimes caging a feral one in the busiest place in the home will help. You can talk to kitty and stop and make contact frequently. If kitty can hide somewhere away from human contact this is just going to retard progress. A cage allows the cat to be around humans and yet maintain her personal space.
A lot of people have no knowledge of and are not willing to take on a feral cat. If you love her you are probably her best hope. Keep working with her. At least under your care she is protected from disease, starvation, predatory animals, traffic and mean people.
She may never be a cuddly companion, but I have a 13 year old that dances all over me and demands attention. Live trapped as a feral kitten, we have been through it all together. She still won't let me pick her up, but she loves being with me and curls up on my arm at night to go to sleep.
There is hope.........just takes lots of love and patience.
2007-01-17 08:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by memaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another kitten would probably not help at this time, maybe later though for companionship. Because she was ferrel she will take some time to adjust to her new lifestyle. Good on you for rescuing her! As for her biting, this too will stop...if she isn't fixed, fix her that should calm her down quite a bit. Make sure she has lots of toys that bring out her ferrel hunting skills...this will occupy her mind tons! I think you should keep her, you seem like the right person to love her and she and you were meant to be together! You could always get some fish also to occupy her interests inside, make he love the indoors! Lots of treats, lots of love and attention should do the trick. It will take time and patience, but she'll come around!! Good luck!
2007-01-17 16:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by designz51 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At this point, I'm not sure that adding another cat to the mix would be likely to help anything. In fact, it's possible that the current cat might make the new cat suspicious of people too and then you'd really have a big problem on your hands. I would go and tell the people at the shelter your situation and ask their advice. If you aren't trained to be able to help socialize cats, then it might be best to give the cat back to the shelter so they can give it to someone who would help. Then you could adopt another one instead, or if you wanted two, you could probably get two from the same litter at that point. That way, the cats will be sure to get along. Hope this helped!
2007-01-17 16:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by Susan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to contact someone like the ASPCA to help with the ferral cat. She may not be able to become social and if she keeps biting you, what kind of life is that. I wouldn't get another cat until this problem is solved or you find someone who can take her and give her a more stable place to live. Is she spayed? Don't let her outside until she is. The cat population is huge out there because of people letting their unspayed or neutered cats go outside. Also, call your vet to see if they have any cat rescue groups who can help.
2007-01-17 16:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by wet_jeanlouise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kittens and/or cats that are in that situation almost always need to be with one person. So if you give her to someone else she might become more confused and get worse instead of better. I think it would be a good idea to get another kitten, roughly the same age so they can interact with each other.
2007-01-17 21:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by elfwarrioralexandria 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my kitten kind of is to i got him from a house out in the country and he was good but now that he is growing up he bites and attacks me frequently for no reason but there is no way i want to give him up just want him not to
2007-01-17 16:31:43 · answer #6 · answered by Nightchild 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't, getting another cat might highten her anxiety and make her even harder to deal with. Probably best to save all your patience for her.
2007-01-17 16:20:41 · answer #7 · answered by Regina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep her as she is, don't get another kitten. Be patient, she hasn't learned about human love yet
2007-01-17 16:18:29 · answer #8 · answered by allyalexmch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋