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⌈ Secret Post #3101 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Feral kitten advice?

[(Anonymous)]

Is it actually feral, or just stray? How old is the kitten? A young kitten is pretty easily socialized, but if it's too young the kitten might still have a mother looking after it? Or need milk and such still?

Anyway, yeah, the younger the easier. The important thing is to take it slow, let the cat associate you with food. No sudden movements, it's probably frightened and likely to lash out if it hasn't had contact with people before. It would really be best to get the kitten to a vet before handling it too much, if you can afford it. If your aunt is prepared to take it in hopefully she can cover neutering and the first round of shots?

Re: Feral kitten advice?

[(Anonymous)]

SA but with actual behavior, don't try to rush petting it. Let it hang out around you, free to move closer or further. Especially let it associate you with food. The first way to pet is probably when it's eating, just down the back - that's a relatively "safe" spot. Definitely don't go for the tummy, or near the face (because it'll bite if it gets panicked). Do the "slow blink" with the kitty and encourage it to come to you, if it has become calm enough in your presence you can let it sniff your fingers, but probably better to be wearing a pair of gloves the first couple times if kitty is still nippy. Make sure kitty has a little cave - like a pet carrier with a blanket over most of it - to feel safe in, so it has a retreat if it needs it.

Re: Feral kitten advice?

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for your comments!

I don't have a lot of experience with kittens or cats, so I can't tell how old it is at all by just looking. All I can really tell is it's size and that it can eat wet, solid-ish food (wet food from a can is what my coworker gave it last night out of pity). I didn't explain well, but we've found out that the kitten is injured (red, irritated, hairless skin on the back of a leg), so I think it was hiding there to recover?

I have it set up right now in a kennel carrier with a towel, and it seems to be taking comfort huddled in the back behind a mound of towel.

Thank you very much for you comments and notes about helping to make the kitten comfortable with humans again! I'm taking down everything to pass off to my coworker (or my Aunt if it doesn't work out with my coworker) and hopefully make things easier for the poor thing.