How To Take Care Of A Feral Cat And Kittens

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How to take care of a feral cat and kittens. HOW DO CATS SEE. The litter should be kept together for at least a few weeks so the kittens can learn from each other. For feral mothers the kittens should ideally be separated from mum at 6-8 weeks - if they stay longer with a feral mum they will be taught feral behaviors and will take longer to tame.

Take the trap to an area where you usually see the cat and set it. Feral cats may not want to be near you but theyre still great moms for their babies. In this video I give you 11 tips for working with hissy feral kittens.

It may take time to gauge how much the colony needs. Never attempt to handle the cat. Get a warm blanket bowls toys and food.

Keep the traps covered to reduce the cats stress. This video shows how you can give feral cats a safe space to raise the. The latter varies with the kittens ability to eat.

Considering the short miserable lives that feral cats suffer those kittens that can be tamed and adopted by humans are indeed lucky. If its already old enough to eat by itself you can introduce it slowly to watered-down tinned food for kittens. I do not know what experience you will have but at least in my area at certain times of the year there are quite a few.

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