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Dear all,
My father has been looking after a stray/feral cat for over 6 months and she had 5 kittens. The mother cat eats regularly but never comes into the house and hisses when approached. I decided to take one kitten in (she's 14 weeks old). We were told to wait until she was weened. After looking on-line, I tried out the dark, small room technique and gave her plenty of food and water. But she escaped and the problem is that it's an open space flat with not many doors. She basically meows all night-long, and during the day is silent and hides. I have barely caught a glimpse of her (perhaps twice in 5 days). I have managed to toilet-train her by using a mix of soil and litter. She is eating well but doesn't seem ready to coming out (even just out of curiousity) when I am around. The pore sole ! I'm not sure whether I should just simply take her back to my dad's or continue and wait and be patient. I generally leave her alone and respond to her meows with sweet sounds too. I have noticed she plays with her toys when I'm in bed. Any advice from you would be much appreciated. The problem is that even with ear plugs, I get barely any sleep and I'm going into work extremely tired. THANKS !! Emma
My father has been looking after a stray/feral cat for over 6 months and she had 5 kittens. The mother cat eats regularly but never comes into the house and hisses when approached. I decided to take one kitten in (she's 14 weeks old). We were told to wait until she was weened. After looking on-line, I tried out the dark, small room technique and gave her plenty of food and water. But she escaped and the problem is that it's an open space flat with not many doors. She basically meows all night-long, and during the day is silent and hides. I have barely caught a glimpse of her (perhaps twice in 5 days). I have managed to toilet-train her by using a mix of soil and litter. She is eating well but doesn't seem ready to coming out (even just out of curiousity) when I am around. The pore sole ! I'm not sure whether I should just simply take her back to my dad's or continue and wait and be patient. I generally leave her alone and respond to her meows with sweet sounds too. I have noticed she plays with her toys when I'm in bed. Any advice from you would be much appreciated. The problem is that even with ear plugs, I get barely any sleep and I'm going into work extremely tired. THANKS !! Emma