How To Socialize A Feral Kitten With Other Cats

Spending time with these fuzzy little guys though a lot of work will also be a lot of fun.

How to socialize a feral kitten with other cats. With feral kittens you should take time with them. Socializing a feral cat doesn t occur overnight and it takes a full commitment on your part along with changing your way of thinking about cats in general to make it work. 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. At 6 to 8 weeks old for rhinotracheitis calcivirus panleukopenia and chlamydia vaccinations.

Your kitten needs at least 2 visits to the vet. Congratulations on deciding to foster and socialize kittens. The socialization of feral kittens requires a daily commitment of time the duration of which depends on the age of the kittens and the amount and consistency of the time you spend working with them. Trapping a feral kitten requires agility and intelligence.

It can be done however regardless of the cat s age or what some authors have said on the subject. The ultimate goal is to help the cats make good decisions so they can let go of their fearfulness replace it with trust in people and eventually find homes of their own. In cats there are different variables that influence their behavior the most important being known as the sensitive period of socialization it is a time that elapses from the second to the seventh week of the cat s life. The cat is a solitary and territorial predator.

They may at times share territories with other cats over all related females but hierarchical tensions are frequent. We have tons of tips on how to help your mini kitties feel at ease around people and how to help them grow up to be loving companion animals. During the socialization process you ll want to do six to eight sessions per day with each cat with sessions in the beginning lasting one to three minutes. Some of my most endearing experiences have been with older senior cats who were maybe for the first time in their lives given choices and allowed to control what happens to them in their environment workman says.

Your kitten needs a series of vaccinations to protect it against common diseases before it begins socializing with cats. First things first change your way of thinking. If they are kittens you can try to catch them with a thick blanket or with a towel. Usually kittens stay together and don t run around too much.

Kittens are a blast of course but workman says that if you socialize your kitten or even start socializing an older cat the fun won t end.