Any suggestions?

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Originally Posted by KRZ 


I brought the four smallest kittens and now have three of the older kittens inside to my home, isolated in a bedroom. I plan on retrapping the remaining older kitten as soon as I can. With the exception of one older kitten, they are all doing so well. They will eat out of my hand, they love to play with the da bird, and are starting to crawl on me when I lie down and play with them.
I have found wonderful homes for three of the younger kittens and two of the older kittens. The first kitten went to her home last saturday and is doing well. Tonight another kitten went to his home.

A wonderful reading today, in the Eve of Christmas.

Virgin Mary and the Jesus child are surely happily rejoicing!   :)

(I was born and had my childhood  in the catholic Poland, and thus - this figure is entirely natural for me).

To your question: Jcat advices is The Answer here. Both this carrier described, and the protective clothes.

Other possible advices:

If you can get  Felifriend, it will help.  Felifriend is another type of Feliway, used at direct handling. So many vets uses Felifriend. I suppose some  Show-judges uses it too....   :)

I suppose you must buy Felifriend online, as it is not sold in all countries.

As you are in a hurry, you must do without Felifriend. Try with spraying profusely with Feliway, at the least.

If you have dr Bachs  Rescue Remedy, you can try with this too.  Before you do the maneuver.

If you dont have them at home nor in a shop nearby you, you can perhaps borrow some Feliway spray and or Rescue Remedy from some rescuer or breeder living nearby you?

Most breeders wont risk fostering a feral, but many ARE helpsome as long they can do without risking the health of their own protegées.

If they are difficult to get into a normal carrier with small opening, you can try with a "carrier" with a big opening.  (if you dont have a carrier as Jcat tells about, and you are in a hurry).

Laundry basket of plastic. Common in Sweden and I suspect common in USA too?

Lay something cozy in the bottom.  Take the cat into the basket: easy with this BIG opening.

Lay the lid cover on.  Fasten it with some ropes, or tape...   Done!   :)

Merry Christmas!

Good luck!   *vibes*

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Originally Posted by jcat 
 I used heavy leather gloves, put on a long-sleeved jacket and upended a cat carrier so that the opening was pointed upward and I could drop him in.

 

Right, this is the standard to do if you must use a "normal" carrier with a reluctant cat.

Do also so with relucant home raised cats.

One or two additions: It is easier if you are two. The other is helping, by steadying when needed.

The cat will also probably spread his hind legs, not to be pushed into the opening. So the helper will take down this / these hind legs, and put them into the opening...    :)

If alone, you can also try to wrap the reluctant can in some nice towel.

When wrapped up, they tend to take it easy and get more submissive.

Such a wrapping in towel is better than taking wild wrestling matches or helding them with force...   :)

Also this tip works nicely with home cats too. For example if they do hate nail clipping.   :)

But with such a toga, clothed as an old Rome Senator, they do find themselves in the procedure.   :)