Comments on: Taming a feral kitten to be an outdoor cat?

By: topdogcatcher

topdogcatcher — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:51:59 +0000

Ya, keeping it outside is not going to tame it.

Bring the kitten inside, away from everyone and other animals. Spend time with it, in the room, but do not force the issue, this will take time. Let the cat trust that you will not hurt it, and by being calm and patient, the cat will become comfortable. This process will take weeks if not more time than that.

The cat will eventually realize that you mean food and water, and no threat. It will prob come around to get pet and from curiousity, with time. I have seen many ferals become domesticated, over time, and with huge leather gloves for protection, lol, I work at an animal shelter.

Remember, holding the cat by the back of the neck does not hurt it, and should put it into a submissive state. The grip will give you time to maneuover it around if you need to. If you are holding it like that and it still is "freakin out", watch yourself.

Good luck.
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By: QTpie

QTpie — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:42:59 +0000

i would find cat treats or give the cat small pieces of ham to keep the cat in your yard whenever it tries to go away.
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By: renaelock

renaelock — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:24:59 +0000

if it is a kitten you can tame it fairly easily. keep it in the pen and spend lots of time with it. once it turns friendly then you can let it out. if you let it out before then, then you will have a cat that obviously won’t come back.
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By: princessmeltdown

princessmeltdown — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:06:59 +0000

So you have a wild cat that you want to keep outside as a pet?

Sorry, that’s like putting a balloon outside and telling it not to float away.
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