Tomorrow I'm getting a group of feral kittens to foster. They're about five weeks old and are quite feisty little characters (or so I hear . They won't be very happy at first being in our house but given enough patience, treats, and places to hide I think they'll be alright.
These guys will be my first time socializing feral kittens. We did have a feral mom once and were told to hold her kittens and get them used to people. But that ended up being a completely different thing.
Any advice? These guys still seem quite young, and in my experience, that means they learn to adapt fairly quickly. But I won't know until they get here.
Any advice concerning socializing them is appreciated. I can't wait to meet them.
I am a bit confused at one of my shelter's requests. They asked if I could keep them separated from my other group of foster kittens who are just a week older. I responded with, of course, I would have wanted them quarantined a bit anyway, at least until we knew both groups were healthy. But they're asking them to be apart for the entire foster period?
Before now, I've been allowed to mix groups of foster kittens and encouraged to introduce my own pet dogs to help socialize them. So long as everyone is healthy, up to date on shots, and they aren't being overwhelmed, introducing one group to another hasn't been something we've avoided.
What's different in this case?
This is a picture from the shelter, I'll try to post more after I get them.
These guys will be my first time socializing feral kittens. We did have a feral mom once and were told to hold her kittens and get them used to people. But that ended up being a completely different thing.
Any advice? These guys still seem quite young, and in my experience, that means they learn to adapt fairly quickly. But I won't know until they get here.
Any advice concerning socializing them is appreciated. I can't wait to meet them.
I am a bit confused at one of my shelter's requests. They asked if I could keep them separated from my other group of foster kittens who are just a week older. I responded with, of course, I would have wanted them quarantined a bit anyway, at least until we knew both groups were healthy. But they're asking them to be apart for the entire foster period?
Before now, I've been allowed to mix groups of foster kittens and encouraged to introduce my own pet dogs to help socialize them. So long as everyone is healthy, up to date on shots, and they aren't being overwhelmed, introducing one group to another hasn't been something we've avoided.
What's different in this case?
This is a picture from the shelter, I'll try to post more after I get them.