How To Get Feral Kittens To Trust You

Trapping a feral kitten requires agility and intelligence.

How to get feral kittens to trust you. Select a cat trap. Now that you know which kitten you d like to rescue the next step is to trap them so you can bring them to a safe place. Bring your kitten treats and interact with it regularly. Give your feral kitten time to get used to its new surroundings.

The old adage if you feed a stray cat it will stay around is only true in the sense that the reason it stays around is that it is hungry and you are finally giving it what it needs. Sit outside near mom cat and kittens giving them food to eat. Kittens often find it hard to know who to trust. Use an entire room or provide a partially covered large crate or box.

If the kitten remains calm grip it securely by the nape of the neck put the towel on your lap and set it on the towel. This may take a few weeks. Set up a separate and cozy area where it can sleep eat and use the litter box. Feeding is the most effective way to get a stray to interact with you.

Usually kittens stay together and don t run around too much. While some strays may walk into someone s home on their own most strays have trust issues. Make this first physical contact brief. Cats depend on humans for care and even stray cats need food water and shelter.

Part 2 luring a stray inside earn their trust through food. Create a cozy and quiet spot. Don t try to pick them up just sit there and talk. The best way to gain a cat s trust is to give them food.

A hand coming at the kitten is frightening. Provide it everything it needs including food water a cozy crate and a litter box. Stroke the kitten s body while speaking in soft reassuring tones then release.