How To Get Feral Kittens To Trust You

Stay in your sight after she finishes eating instead of running for cover take a few steps towards you sit near you and wash which shows she s relaxed sit with her back to you which shows she trusts you.

How to get feral kittens to trust you. Eventually the cat may allow you to pet or even pick it up. Feeding is the most effective way to get a stray to interact with you. If they are true feral the mom at may never trust you. This can ensure your kitten feels safe.

Earn their trust through food. If they are kittens you can try to catch them with a thick blanket or with a towel. In a gentle voice say here kitty. But it is important again not to move too quickly.

Allow the cat to come to you. While some strays may walk into someone s home on their own most strays have trust issues. When you encounter the kitten that does not trust you squat down on one knee. Luring a stray inside 1.

A cat will not simply walk. Trapping a feral kitten requires agility and intelligence. Select a cat trap. Repeat three or four times a day.

But let s say that you found a grown up cat. Don t try to pick them up just sit there and talk. If you try to get closer to them they would definitely run away. This may take a few weeks.

Usually kittens stay together and don t run around too much. Sit outside near mom cat and kittens giving them food to eat. Or really agile kittens. I have a feral for the last 3 years.

Use an entire room or provide a partially covered large crate or box. She still doesn t trust me or any human but she is safe. Give your feral kitten time to get used to its new surroundings. Lure the cat into the trap.

It also lets you continue building trust with it. Set up a separate and cozy area where it can sleep eat and use the litter box. Slowly the kittens will come up to you. A cat working to trust you may eventually come and rub your legs or sit near you but just out of reach.