I just found this site and am looking forward to getting info and others experience to trying to tame feral seven month kittens. I have four cats of my own and recently trapped a family of cats living next door at my neighbors abandoned/foreclosed home. It took me three days and no sleep to trap three kittens, the mother and the father too. The mother and father were too feral so are released back out after their TNR. I built a shelter where I feed them and it has an outdoor heating pad and stuffed with straw.
One of the kittens (the more feral one of the three and needed one-on-one care) is in another foster home as I had to separate that one from the other two who were making progress. They are all girls and would have had litters of their own come spring. I had to do something for this family.
I have these kittens in a Midwest cage cat playpen with beds, toys, litter and hammock. After twelve days I am making progress but it is so slow and I wonder if they will ever make it to the point of being adoptable. Pixie is the furthest along. She purrs, rolls, licks my fingers, but does not like to be toweled and held. Fern is more frightened but purred finally yesterday and this morning stood and arched when I pet her back. But she immediately regressed into her shell like she shouldn't allow herself to enjoy petting. She can be toweled and held though.
Any advice on helping them along would be appreciated. This is my first forum I have joined and am not computer savvy but I will try to figure this out.
Thank you
One of the kittens (the more feral one of the three and needed one-on-one care) is in another foster home as I had to separate that one from the other two who were making progress. They are all girls and would have had litters of their own come spring. I had to do something for this family.
I have these kittens in a Midwest cage cat playpen with beds, toys, litter and hammock. After twelve days I am making progress but it is so slow and I wonder if they will ever make it to the point of being adoptable. Pixie is the furthest along. She purrs, rolls, licks my fingers, but does not like to be toweled and held. Fern is more frightened but purred finally yesterday and this morning stood and arched when I pet her back. But she immediately regressed into her shell like she shouldn't allow herself to enjoy petting. She can be toweled and held though.
Any advice on helping them along would be appreciated. This is my first forum I have joined and am not computer savvy but I will try to figure this out.
Thank you