How To Get A Scared Feral Kitten To Trust You
If you want to get the kitten veterinary care set up a humane cage trap and move the food bowl into the cage.
How to get a scared feral kitten to trust you. Trapping a feral kitten requires agility and intelligence. If you try to get closer to them they would definitely run away from you. For the majority of cats especially feral cats trust with you will need to be built up before they let you befriend them enough to get physically close. In case the situation turns impossible and you really want to rescue them you can get a humane cat trap.
Usually kittens stay together and don t run around too much. I ll go through one by one and if you can think of or have any vetted tips that you ve tried out yourself do share with the rest of us in the comments down below. Or really agile kittens. In terms of gaining the initial trust you ll need there are three basics.
But let s say that you found a grown up cat. Once the kitten gets used to entering and exiting the cage on its own trap it cover the cage and move it to a safe space. To earn the trust of a feral kitten feed it from a bowl at the same time every day to build a routine. During the feedings place one of your shirts under the food dish so the kitten associates your scent with good things.
Place the food for a kitten at a particular place for few days continuously. Food fun and familiarity. If you live in a house with loud children and big barking pets your kitten might be scared especially if it already doesn t trust you. 2 put the kitten in an enclosed space by itself.
You should be very kind to the kitten and try to be very compassionate while dealing kittens. Try to be very calm and gentle while approaching the kitten. If they are kittens you can try to catch them with a thick blanket or with a towel.