Ok...here's the story....
We've noticed a kitten around the apartment blocks of where we live. And with me being a cat lover decided to do some digging around for news. It turns out the 'owner' lives in the same complex.
However..this person hasn't been seen by anyone. And to further complicate the issue, they don't own the kitten, they only look after it....like that makes an ounce of difference.
The children upstairs, particularly the girl has grown attached to the kitten as she plays with it on sight but she isn't allowed to keep any pets.
So today after a few nights of feeding it, we have it inside. Now we have a frightened angry kitten who is by behaviour, feral. It doesn't like being handled at all. We have provided it with food and we have to keep it in our cat cage as it's bound to lead to cat fights or further scratches and bites on us. I've sprayed some Feliway onto some paper towels and weaved them into some of the holes of the cage. I'm hoping that helps to calm the kitty. The cage is also in a quiet area of our one bedroom apartment.
Though there is hissing from the kitty when either Russell or Esper feel brave enough to invesitgate. And I have put a towel over the cage, though I'm not sure whether that is a good idea. I'm not sure how to let the kitty out to do its business.
My hope is to somehow rehabilitate it and then give it to the local vet to find a good home for it. We simply cannot have another cat in the household. Does anyone out there have any suggestions to help?
Oh, we will be moving soon into a two bedroom place. One room is supposed to me my study but will also double as the kitty's room. The kitten will go in there as I'll be spending most of my time there and can keep an eye on all cats. I don't want to leave the kitty in the cat cage at the moment but I am at a loss what to do. My current place is small and I can't dedicate a room just for it.
I don't even think it's eaten yet, though that's most likely due to it being in new surroundings. I hope things improve soon. Anyone with ANY ideas, please post them. I need all the help I can get for this VERY frisky bundle.
We've noticed a kitten around the apartment blocks of where we live. And with me being a cat lover decided to do some digging around for news. It turns out the 'owner' lives in the same complex.
However..this person hasn't been seen by anyone. And to further complicate the issue, they don't own the kitten, they only look after it....like that makes an ounce of difference.
So today after a few nights of feeding it, we have it inside. Now we have a frightened angry kitten who is by behaviour, feral. It doesn't like being handled at all. We have provided it with food and we have to keep it in our cat cage as it's bound to lead to cat fights or further scratches and bites on us. I've sprayed some Feliway onto some paper towels and weaved them into some of the holes of the cage. I'm hoping that helps to calm the kitty. The cage is also in a quiet area of our one bedroom apartment.
Though there is hissing from the kitty when either Russell or Esper feel brave enough to invesitgate. And I have put a towel over the cage, though I'm not sure whether that is a good idea. I'm not sure how to let the kitty out to do its business.
My hope is to somehow rehabilitate it and then give it to the local vet to find a good home for it. We simply cannot have another cat in the household. Does anyone out there have any suggestions to help?
Oh, we will be moving soon into a two bedroom place. One room is supposed to me my study but will also double as the kitty's room. The kitten will go in there as I'll be spending most of my time there and can keep an eye on all cats. I don't want to leave the kitty in the cat cage at the moment but I am at a loss what to do. My current place is small and I can't dedicate a room just for it.
I don't even think it's eaten yet, though that's most likely due to it being in new surroundings. I hope things improve soon. Anyone with ANY ideas, please post them. I need all the help I can get for this VERY frisky bundle.
