feral kittens

Yep, I have a farm, so the 2 cats always have kittens each year. If I am lucky they only have 1 batch each a year, if I am unlucky, they both have 2 batches a year. If I wait too long to handle them, I have to cage them to make them friendly so I can give them away.

Never. I think the cats don't like the dog. I have never had cats act that way. Not for long anyway. I have always had cats around. Cats that are used to you and used to having you around don't hiss and run off. Not in my experience anyway. They are acting this way because they feel they are in danger. The dog most likely.

I haven't had this problem where I live. I remember when I was a child we occassionally had stray cats, sometimes giving birth in a shoebox. I think its very sad. These cats and kittens are feral because at some point they were abonded by ignorant and selfish owners. The poor things roam around, exposed to disease and malnutrition. They eat native wildlife. What are you going to do about yiour family of cats and kittens?

It sounds like the cats are basically wild. I have a mother cat named Jupiter who has had around 6 or 7 litters. I helped her at each birth and she always allowed me to handle her kittens right from the start. My girlfriend on the other hand couldn't get near them without Jupiter hissing and "protecting" them. Here's the thing, my girlfriend and I raised Jupiter from a kitten and my girlfriend handled Jupiter since she was a kitten. Recently, we discovered a cat in the basement. I went down to investigate, the cat came right up to me and even let me pick her up...she runs away from everyone else, so go figure!!!

What a nice story. The cats I have are feral, they were found out by a ditch, but were brought to a very nice facility that does not perish their cats, but keeps them for people to buy. And also it is a nice one. You have to return them to there if you return them and it costs 75 dollars to do so! Weird huh. Well anyway, congratulations about the birth of your kittens. Have a great day.

When we had some feral cats, I fed them every day and stayed near the dish until they got used to me. Eventually, I was able to touch them while they were eating. After a few months, I was able to pick them up. One thing I would recommend is catching them and getting them fixed. There are usually programs that will help fix feral cats.

I have certainly had this problem. My Lucky was a feral kitten, and guess how I solved this problem? Lunch meat! First of all, you must be fearless. They can smell your fear, seriously, they really can smell your fear. Put some meat on the ground next to you when you are beginning to feed them. You may have to do this for a month or so. Then little by little, put the meat on your clothes, wear heavy jeans or pants that you can part with because it is going to get messy. Next keep the meat in your hands, breathe, they might bite you, but it's okay they are learning to trust you, and let them take the meat from your hands, but make sure that the meat is cut into small pieces. Do all of this gradually. It could take several months to domesticate your kittens. Some will domesticate quicker than others. It took my mother and I five months, every single day of the technique I just mentioned to get Lucky to be a house cat, but the thing was he wanted to be a house cat. He did not like the outside world. He wanted comfort, a warm place to sleep, lots of food, and toys. He saw what my older cats had, and he wanted what my other cats had. Lucky was a major success story. He was born feral, lived a feral life, and he became a house cat. I have three other cats, besides Lucky, who are 12 and 13 years of age. They all came from different litters and situations. They were the runts or they just weren't fit for their litters. Lucky was too smart and was tired of being on the outside looking in. Lucky is past a year old and he is doing so well. Your feral kittens can become domestic as long as you work hard to get them to trust you. You have to build trust, but also, the cat has to be willing to become a house cat and has to be willing to trust you. This is not as easy as people would believe it to be.