Hello,
this is my first post on this site. I have been feeding a colony of ferals for several months now. The kittens (or Kitten) are now about 8-9 months old. I have already taken Iris to the vet and had her shots, dewormed and URI, and the rest of her shots and testing.
After the spaying, I took her home in a placed her in a big cage while she recovered. During the time she was in the cage she hissed and slapped at me. I decided to return her to the colony. (BTW she had lost her litter mate a few days before I took her in and she was still looking and meowing for him).
After returning her to the colony she has become real attached to me. She lets me pick her up, rub her belly and gives me kitty kisses. She comes when I call her and wants me to love on her. I am again thinking of taking her home since the area she is living in is somewhat dangerous (parking garage with alley, but hot a lot of traffic). I do have a female cat that is about 4 yrs. old.
I do still need to trap the mama cat. The mama doesn't have anything to do with Iris, but she does come to eat each day. But mama doesn't have anything to do with me.
My question is: Will I have any luck bringing Iris into my home? She is getting friendlier to people coming into the garage instead of hiding. She will also let other people pet her when I with her. What to do now???
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
this is my first post on this site. I have been feeding a colony of ferals for several months now. The kittens (or Kitten) are now about 8-9 months old. I have already taken Iris to the vet and had her shots, dewormed and URI, and the rest of her shots and testing.
After the spaying, I took her home in a placed her in a big cage while she recovered. During the time she was in the cage she hissed and slapped at me. I decided to return her to the colony. (BTW she had lost her litter mate a few days before I took her in and she was still looking and meowing for him).
After returning her to the colony she has become real attached to me. She lets me pick her up, rub her belly and gives me kitty kisses. She comes when I call her and wants me to love on her. I am again thinking of taking her home since the area she is living in is somewhat dangerous (parking garage with alley, but hot a lot of traffic). I do have a female cat that is about 4 yrs. old.
I do still need to trap the mama cat. The mama doesn't have anything to do with Iris, but she does come to eat each day. But mama doesn't have anything to do with me.
My question is: Will I have any luck bringing Iris into my home? She is getting friendlier to people coming into the garage instead of hiding. She will also let other people pet her when I with her. What to do now???
Thanks for any and all suggestions.