and he's doing great! He was just a bag of bones ltterally a skeleton with fur!! Now he's fat and happy, we are giving him gruel (KMR formula with some Iams wet cat food mixed in, plus some nutri-cal everyday..I jst tried him on kitten chow which he can eat now but only takes a couple of bites then starts crying for his gruel.. This kitty we are keeping as a pet
we now have a new feral kitten my husband brought home, this one wasn't too crazy at 4 weeks old but now he's as tame as can be...he just appeared in thier shed/garage and there was no mother or other kittens around, the people kept it for a week there and put out dry food which he couldnt eat. (at tha time he was 3 weeks).waiting but nothing happened, my husband couldnt stand it anyore knowing he was starving to death and asked to take it..so now we have him..
so he leaves food/water out for her and she's doing fine.. she sleeps in his barn...It's been awhile since her release so she has actually gotten a few feet from him, so I guess being with us for 2 weeks showed her that humans are not that bad...I was sad to see her go but she did bite my daughter and sctratch her, so that's when I looked to find her a home..(daughter is ok, went to the doctoer for it)
My feral kitten is mean! we rescued her running down the middle of a busy highway. She was so terrified she didn't notice we had her I guess because she was sweet and gentle, and now that she has calmed down she hisses, spits and bites and swipes! It's been 3 days and no change. We have her in a dog kennel with a litter box food and water...Do you have any suggestions? I would love to tame her, and If I can't, I don't know what to do with her since I don't know where her colony is.
I'm curious to know how the situation turned out as I didn't see this question 8 weeks ago. If you still have her then I would suggest spaying her number one, number two if she won't calm down you have to keep your personal safety in mind. Cats can inflict deep puncture wounds. If your cat ever gives you a serious bite go to the emergency room and make sure they give you antibiotics of some kind. Your cat may need a lot of time to be tamed. Go easy with her, talk softly
UPDATE: well we kept her for 2 weeks and she wouldnt calm down, she got worse every day, so we fattened her up and relesed her on this farm (with owners approval) where she could roam and hunt all the rats he has from the feed... there are no other cats around there, he lives on 20 acres,
I have noticed a number of behaviours in ferals, there are those who just wont let humans near and hiss spit and swipe, there are those that get realy scared and tend to hide (even if in a cage, which is why it is good to let them have a place to hide), those that hide, but dont mind being petted if they are in their safe hiding place, and those that dont mind people at all and you can even hold in your arms.
Awe she reminds me of the feral cat I trapped in December. I had her ear tipped and tested and wanted to know her age (I do not release when under 6 months, unless very wild) I was shocked when the vets said she was about a year. She was still gentle so I tamed her and am now fostering her.
I have seen a number of gentle feral cats volunteering at the RSPCA here in Canberra Australia, unfortunately many of them still cant be adopted out due to the fact that they are used to hunting in the wild (some of the realy friendly ones could possibly get adopted out, due to the fact that they would be easier to keep as inside only).
I give every feral a chance of being adopted. I noticed the younger they are the greater chance of taming. The ones that hiss and spit and growl (only adults) get an ear tip are neutered and vaccinated and returned where caught. The ones that don't mind being petted can either be house cats or barn cats, depending on how friendly the cat is. I kept the feral I trapped. Now named Smidgen. She is now fully a part of my house hold.
Great work! :) I hope the kittens will be able to be adopted out too. I don't think it's so bad to spay a pregnant cat if she's not very far along, but it makes me extremely queasy and uneasy to think of spaying a pregnant cat if they're close to term, so I'm really glad you waited. Thankfully none of the cats I spayed were pregnant.
It's ok she's safe now. I caught her to get her spayed, so she wouldn't have a bunch of babies that would suffer and die on the street. A lot of kittens have died because they were born to feral mothers. Check my "RIP feral kittens" video for more info. We actually ended up keeping Miss Kitty inside though because she was still young enough to tame.
wow, the RSPCA here in canberra adopts out all of their kittens of feral mothers (doesnt matter if the mother is one that you can go up and pat, or one that hisses and spits if you even get close), as long as the kittens themselves have behavior that shows they are adoptable, they will get adopted out once they are the age and weight they can be desexed.
@Rubystars1000: Read from where I wrote UPDATE and read upwards, youtube wouldn't let me post my whole story...
sillygirl722 4 months ago
and he's doing great! He was just a bag of bones ltterally a skeleton with fur!! Now he's fat and happy, we are giving him gruel (KMR formula with some Iams wet cat food mixed in, plus some nutri-cal everyday..I jst tried him on kitten chow which he can eat now but only takes a couple of bites then starts crying for his gruel.. This kitty we are keeping as a pet
sillygirl722 4 months ago
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sillygirl722 4 months ago
we now have a new feral kitten my husband brought home, this one wasn't too crazy at 4 weeks old but now he's as tame as can be...he just appeared in thier shed/garage and there was no mother or other kittens around, the people kept it for a week there and put out dry food which he couldnt eat. (at tha time he was 3 weeks).waiting but nothing happened, my husband couldnt stand it anyore knowing he was starving to death and asked to take it..so now we have him..
sillygirl722 4 months ago
so he leaves food/water out for her and she's doing fine.. she sleeps in his barn...It's been awhile since her release so she has actually gotten a few feet from him, so I guess being with us for 2 weeks showed her that humans are not that bad...I was sad to see her go but she did bite my daughter and sctratch her, so that's when I looked to find her a home..(daughter is ok, went to the doctoer for it)
sillygirl722 4 months ago
My feral kitten is mean! we rescued her running down the middle of a busy highway. She was so terrified she didn't notice we had her I guess because she was sweet and gentle, and now that she has calmed down she hisses, spits and bites and swipes! It's been 3 days and no change. We have her in a dog kennel with a litter box food and water...Do you have any suggestions? I would love to tame her, and If I can't, I don't know what to do with her since I don't know where her colony is.
sillygirl722 7 months ago
@sillygirl722
I'm curious to know how the situation turned out as I didn't see this question 8 weeks ago. If you still have her then I would suggest spaying her number one, number two if she won't calm down you have to keep your personal safety in mind. Cats can inflict deep puncture wounds. If your cat ever gives you a serious bite go to the emergency room and make sure they give you antibiotics of some kind. Your cat may need a lot of time to be tamed. Go easy with her, talk softly
Rubystars1000 5 months ago
UPDATE: well we kept her for 2 weeks and she wouldnt calm down, she got worse every day, so we fattened her up and relesed her on this farm (with owners approval) where she could roam and hunt all the rats he has from the feed... there are no other cats around there, he lives on 20 acres,
sillygirl722 4 months ago
@sillygirl722
Thanks for the update. At least as a farm cat they won't starve. I'm glad to know that kitty had a place to live. :)
Rubystars1000 3 months ago
@sillygirl722
please write to me and let me know how things went
Rubystars1000 5 months ago
I have noticed a number of behaviours in ferals, there are those who just wont let humans near and hiss spit and swipe, there are those that get realy scared and tend to hide (even if in a cage, which is why it is good to let them have a place to hide), those that hide, but dont mind being petted if they are in their safe hiding place, and those that dont mind people at all and you can even hold in your arms.
alphamone 1 year ago
Awe she reminds me of the feral cat I trapped in December. I had her ear tipped and tested and wanted to know her age (I do not release when under 6 months, unless very wild) I was shocked when the vets said she was about a year. She was still gentle so I tamed her and am now fostering her.
sweetvegan74 1 year ago
@sweetvegan74
Great work! Thank you for all the great work you do for feral cats! :)
Rubystars1000 1 year ago
@sweetvegan74
I have seen a number of gentle feral cats volunteering at the RSPCA here in Canberra Australia, unfortunately many of them still cant be adopted out due to the fact that they are used to hunting in the wild (some of the realy friendly ones could possibly get adopted out, due to the fact that they would be easier to keep as inside only).
alphamone 1 year ago
@alphamone
I give every feral a chance of being adopted. I noticed the younger they are the greater chance of taming. The ones that hiss and spit and growl (only adults) get an ear tip are neutered and vaccinated and returned where caught. The ones that don't mind being petted can either be house cats or barn cats, depending on how friendly the cat is. I kept the feral I trapped. Now named Smidgen. She is now fully a part of my house hold.
sweetvegan74 1 year ago
I finally caught my Momma Kitty but she was pregnant so we have to wait until her kittens are weaned before we can get her spayed.
JacketTalent 1 year ago
@JacketTalent
Great work! :) I hope the kittens will be able to be adopted out too. I don't think it's so bad to spay a pregnant cat if she's not very far along, but it makes me extremely queasy and uneasy to think of spaying a pregnant cat if they're close to term, so I'm really glad you waited. Thankfully none of the cats I spayed were pregnant.
Rubystars1000 1 year ago
Wait, why did you trap her??
she was doing that "i;m scared" blinkie thing. Liek she is gonna cry tears
HeatherlinnDorkGirl 1 year ago
@HeatherlinnDorkGirl
It's ok she's safe now. I caught her to get her spayed, so she wouldn't have a bunch of babies that would suffer and die on the street. A lot of kittens have died because they were born to feral mothers. Check my "RIP feral kittens" video for more info. We actually ended up keeping Miss Kitty inside though because she was still young enough to tame.
Rubystars1000 1 year ago
@Rubystars1000
wow, the RSPCA here in canberra adopts out all of their kittens of feral mothers (doesnt matter if the mother is one that you can go up and pat, or one that hisses and spits if you even get close), as long as the kittens themselves have behavior that shows they are adoptable, they will get adopted out once they are the age and weight they can be desexed.
alphamone 1 year ago
Cats when they are little tend to take to other cats quicker then older ones
6665948 2 years ago
It's not the cats Ithat are the problem.
Rubystars1000 2 years ago
What?
6665948 2 years ago
Very cute!
lisar915 2 years ago 2
Thanks Lisa. I was praying her surgery would go well today. She's at the clinic now.
Rubystars1000 2 years ago
keep her then
6665948 2 years ago
I'd like to but I don't think I can
Rubystars1000 2 years ago
Why not?
6665948 2 years ago
Is she a big size cat or still small?
6665948 2 years ago
She's still a kitten, maybe not even had her first heat yet.
Rubystars1000 2 years ago
Aww she is such a cute cat
6665948 2 years ago
Thanks. :)
She just ate some tuna fish a few minutes ago because I had to feed her before midnight because she can't eat after that.
Rubystars1000 2 years ago