Hi, I'm new here and new to handling ferals. My background: I own 1 tame female, 1 y.o., "Mimi" that I raised since she was 5 weeks old. She comes when she's called, sleeps next to me, spends every weekend with me at my boyfriend's, in short; perfect. I wanted to get 2 more kittens to keep at my house so Mimi would have friends during the week.
On mother's day a feral my mom befriended showed up at my mom's with kittens. Three weeks ago I took two of the kittens, a boy and a girl, after they had been neutered. The vet said they were 10 weeks old, so now they are 13 w.o. My mom got the mother of the kittens fixed as well. When the mother returned from being spayed and found her kittens gone, she stole some other feral's 5 w.o. kitten. On father's day I took that kitten. I've had that kitten for 11 days so she's a 6 to 7 w.o. I think.
So, I have a 13 w.o. boy named "Vincent" who is fixed, a 13 w.o. girl named "B.G" (for "Baby Girl") who is fixed and a 6 w.o. girl named "Stella"
I looked at the N.Y.C. feral taming videos on You Tube and followed them to get all 3 eating out of my hand, allowing me to pet them, and pick them up in a controlled situation, i.e. my bathroom. I had Vincent and B.G. only for the first 10 days.
Vincent graduated after 11 days and is out of the bathroom and in the rest of the house. He's as tame as a 13 w.o. boy full of explosive energy can be. He let's me pick him up, he comes to me to play, he rolls over and asks for his tummy to be pet etc.
B.G.'s taming is going slowly. She's not out of the bathroom yet. She hid, hissed, trembled and slinked away for days but she's finally where I can put her on my lap and she rubs against me, kneads and plays with her favorite toys. She still will go hide but as soon as she does she turns around and comes back out. She does better when the other cats are visiting with her in the bathroom. She loves Mimi.
Stella is my problem because B.G. is too nasty with her to let them be together. B.G. terrorizes tiny Stella to the point that Stella is not allowed to eat, play with toys or even move because B.G. hisses, growls, and slugs her. Consequently, I had to let Stella out of the bathroom with Vincent and Mimi. According to what I've read she should've been tamed up by now but she continues to not let me touch her except when I feed her or when I'm playing with her and her toys. She's with Vincent at all times and she sees Vincent make a lot of contact with me but Stella is not having any part of it.
I only have 1 bathroom.
Here are my questions: 1) Should I let B.G. out of the bathroom and put Stella in it? 2) Should I take Stella with me to by b.f.'s over the weekend and stick her in his extra bathroom and leave B.G. in the bathroom? (I have a cat sitter taking care of the babies when I'm not there) 3) Will Stella tame up if I leave the situation the way it is? 4) How can I ever let Stella and B.G. be together if B.G. is such a bully?
Thanks for anything you can share with me.
On mother's day a feral my mom befriended showed up at my mom's with kittens. Three weeks ago I took two of the kittens, a boy and a girl, after they had been neutered. The vet said they were 10 weeks old, so now they are 13 w.o. My mom got the mother of the kittens fixed as well. When the mother returned from being spayed and found her kittens gone, she stole some other feral's 5 w.o. kitten. On father's day I took that kitten. I've had that kitten for 11 days so she's a 6 to 7 w.o. I think.
So, I have a 13 w.o. boy named "Vincent" who is fixed, a 13 w.o. girl named "B.G" (for "Baby Girl") who is fixed and a 6 w.o. girl named "Stella"
I looked at the N.Y.C. feral taming videos on You Tube and followed them to get all 3 eating out of my hand, allowing me to pet them, and pick them up in a controlled situation, i.e. my bathroom. I had Vincent and B.G. only for the first 10 days.
Vincent graduated after 11 days and is out of the bathroom and in the rest of the house. He's as tame as a 13 w.o. boy full of explosive energy can be. He let's me pick him up, he comes to me to play, he rolls over and asks for his tummy to be pet etc.
B.G.'s taming is going slowly. She's not out of the bathroom yet. She hid, hissed, trembled and slinked away for days but she's finally where I can put her on my lap and she rubs against me, kneads and plays with her favorite toys. She still will go hide but as soon as she does she turns around and comes back out. She does better when the other cats are visiting with her in the bathroom. She loves Mimi.
Stella is my problem because B.G. is too nasty with her to let them be together. B.G. terrorizes tiny Stella to the point that Stella is not allowed to eat, play with toys or even move because B.G. hisses, growls, and slugs her. Consequently, I had to let Stella out of the bathroom with Vincent and Mimi. According to what I've read she should've been tamed up by now but she continues to not let me touch her except when I feed her or when I'm playing with her and her toys. She's with Vincent at all times and she sees Vincent make a lot of contact with me but Stella is not having any part of it.
I only have 1 bathroom.
Here are my questions: 1) Should I let B.G. out of the bathroom and put Stella in it? 2) Should I take Stella with me to by b.f.'s over the weekend and stick her in his extra bathroom and leave B.G. in the bathroom? (I have a cat sitter taking care of the babies when I'm not there) 3) Will Stella tame up if I leave the situation the way it is? 4) How can I ever let Stella and B.G. be together if B.G. is such a bully?
Thanks for anything you can share with me.