I found a 4 month old kitten living in my bush. There had been two, one black and one a silver tabby, but the black one disappeared. I guess he was killed by a raccoon.
The tabby I named Gus. The day before I caught him, he was playing in a very cute way in my front yard in broad daylight. I TNR'ed him, and he's been living back in my bush ever since. But that was three weeks ago, and I haven't seen him leave the bush, day or night, since.
I feed him. He appears on my porch like clockwork every night at 7:45pm, but at the first sound of anything he runs back into the bush. If he gets too scared, he just won't eat that night.
He's very sweet, and handsome, too. He's not angry or vicious. He's just a scaredy cat. I regret not releasing him into my bathroom and socializing him, but I wonder if trapping him again might scare him too much.
I'm completely new to TNR and to cats. What do I do next?
Thanks!
Kris
The tabby I named Gus. The day before I caught him, he was playing in a very cute way in my front yard in broad daylight. I TNR'ed him, and he's been living back in my bush ever since. But that was three weeks ago, and I haven't seen him leave the bush, day or night, since.
I feed him. He appears on my porch like clockwork every night at 7:45pm, but at the first sound of anything he runs back into the bush. If he gets too scared, he just won't eat that night.
He's very sweet, and handsome, too. He's not angry or vicious. He's just a scaredy cat. I regret not releasing him into my bathroom and socializing him, but I wonder if trapping him again might scare him too much.
I'm completely new to TNR and to cats. What do I do next?
Thanks!
Kris