hi all, havn't been on here in ages but found another litter of ferals and need advice so i thought of you all.
there are many stray and feral cats in my neighborhood and they reproduce...quickly. my dad and i usually get out and can catch the babies when they're between 8-10 weeks old, so they can get used to people. one of my cats, Peanuts, used to be a feral but is now fine with people.
but anyhow, we just caught three more kittens. there's a forth but it got away...our driveway has so much junk on it that it's probably just hiding under something, but seeing as it's dark outside and it's a black kitten and we spent about 45 minutes outside searching i don't think we'll have any luck tonight.
like i've said, i've caught cats before but they've never been this crazy...the runt of the litter (see pics below) will let me hold it and likes my warmth but the other two are INSANE! they hiss, and spit, and one of them tore my hand up a great deal.
i have them all in a crate in my house. i cut up bits of chicken and put a little canned cat food (not a lot cause it's so rich and they havn't been on the best diet) and a small amount of cat food in their crate (two of them hissing bloody murder at me) to see what they'll eat. so far the runt has been the only one to come forward and eat...the other two finally just stopped spitting (as long as i keep myself at least 15 feet away) and are now pressing themselves against the far back of the crate.
so...how old does the one in the pic look? (sorry for the horrible picture, the lighting's terrible and the kitten uncooroperative) it's old enough to be away from it's mother, right? it's been a couple of years since i've taken in kittens, I'm a little out of practice. any tips on how to get the other two to eat? any advise in general?
my dad says that we might take them to the humaine society tomorrow...i really want to find homes for them instead like we used to and am trying to persuade him. should i take them to the humaine society? i'd rather not...
the runt...the only one i can touch without gloves.
there are many stray and feral cats in my neighborhood and they reproduce...quickly. my dad and i usually get out and can catch the babies when they're between 8-10 weeks old, so they can get used to people. one of my cats, Peanuts, used to be a feral but is now fine with people.
but anyhow, we just caught three more kittens. there's a forth but it got away...our driveway has so much junk on it that it's probably just hiding under something, but seeing as it's dark outside and it's a black kitten and we spent about 45 minutes outside searching i don't think we'll have any luck tonight.
like i've said, i've caught cats before but they've never been this crazy...the runt of the litter (see pics below) will let me hold it and likes my warmth but the other two are INSANE! they hiss, and spit, and one of them tore my hand up a great deal.
i have them all in a crate in my house. i cut up bits of chicken and put a little canned cat food (not a lot cause it's so rich and they havn't been on the best diet) and a small amount of cat food in their crate (two of them hissing bloody murder at me) to see what they'll eat. so far the runt has been the only one to come forward and eat...the other two finally just stopped spitting (as long as i keep myself at least 15 feet away) and are now pressing themselves against the far back of the crate.
so...how old does the one in the pic look? (sorry for the horrible picture, the lighting's terrible and the kitten uncooroperative) it's old enough to be away from it's mother, right? it's been a couple of years since i've taken in kittens, I'm a little out of practice. any tips on how to get the other two to eat? any advise in general?
my dad says that we might take them to the humaine society tomorrow...i really want to find homes for them instead like we used to and am trying to persuade him. should i take them to the humaine society? i'd rather not...
the runt...the only one i can touch without gloves.