We have had Sunny in the house for almost 3 weeks now. She is a feral kitten who is motherless. She really took to us and kept following us in the house so we let her stay. She's getting along pretty well with our bird (she has not eaten him) and uses her litter box like a dream. She is usually quite playfull and tried to attack the paper coming out of my printer. For the past two days she has been rather lethargic. She ususally sleeps on and off and plays the rest of the time. Today she has slept most of the day in a room away from us. She's usually in the living room with us in her favorite chair. Today, when she's not sleeping - she's crying LOUDLY at the door. Does she want out? I have finally gotten all of the fleas off of her (and bathing her was NOT FUN). I don't know how old she is so I was planning to take her to be spayed and given her shots in 2 weeks.
1. If she wants out, should I let her out? It is against my better judgment since there are approx 40 feral cats in the yard next to mine. I have a family of 3 that I have taken care of for approx 3 years and they are quite territorial.
2. Do I wait for the 2 weeks and have her spayed and her ear cropped (so Animal control knows she's feral, fixed and healthy) and let her out then only if she persists?
3. Will this pass? We really love her and would love for her to stay. This is not normal baby kitty crying for food or affection - it's the type of crying my ferals were doing when we took them to have them fixed and had to keep them in our home for 24 hours. They wanted out - BADLY!
I don't know what to do and only want the best for her. We only have our experience with the ferals outside and have never had a cat indoor. Any help you can give us is appreciated.
1. If she wants out, should I let her out? It is against my better judgment since there are approx 40 feral cats in the yard next to mine. I have a family of 3 that I have taken care of for approx 3 years and they are quite territorial.
2. Do I wait for the 2 weeks and have her spayed and her ear cropped (so Animal control knows she's feral, fixed and healthy) and let her out then only if she persists?
3. Will this pass? We really love her and would love for her to stay. This is not normal baby kitty crying for food or affection - it's the type of crying my ferals were doing when we took them to have them fixed and had to keep them in our home for 24 hours. They wanted out - BADLY!
I don't know what to do and only want the best for her. We only have our experience with the ferals outside and have never had a cat indoor. Any help you can give us is appreciated.