How do you get a feral cat to have kittens?
Option 2: Bring the kittens to a Municipal Shelter. Many shelters have volunteer foster programs (volunteers who care for kittens until they’re ready for adoption) and will try to match the kittens with a volunteer to give them the care they need.
Is it possible to tame a feral kitten?
Those adult stray cats that were once owned, or feral cats of quiet temperament, may sometimes be tamed with patience. But a feral kitten is often easily tamed if it is captured young enough. Considering the short, miserable lives that feral cats suffer, those kittens that can be tamed and adopted by humans are indeed lucky.
Is it better for feral cats to be left outside?
Op-Ed: Feral cats and their kittens are better off left outdoors San Francisco Examiner on September 19, 2019. As people who love and empathize with animals, seeing cats—and particularly kittens—outdoors tempts us to launch into action to find ways to help them.
Is it OK to bring a community cat into a shelter?
The only reason to bring a community cat into a shelter is to spay or neuter her and then return her to her outdoor home. We have also learned that just as it is best not to intervene with baby birds or bunnies, it is best to leave feral kittens with their mothers in their outdoor homes until the kittens are no longer nursing.
Where does a feral cat give birth to a kitten?
Feral moms usually give birth in quiet, unseen spots where kittens will not be visible for several weeks. With no human contact, they will be totally wild. When kittens begin to romp and play, they are first noticed by humans but are not easily captured.
Those adult stray cats that were once owned, or feral cats of quiet temperament, may sometimes be tamed with patience. But a feral kitten is often easily tamed if it is captured young enough. Considering the short, miserable lives that feral cats suffer, those kittens that can be tamed and adopted by humans are indeed lucky.
What to do with feral and community cats?
Feral and Community Cats. Feral cats are cats who are too poorly socialized to be placed as a typical pet. The ASPCA supports the management of community cat colonies primarily through TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) and scanning for the presence of a microchip, vaccination, sterilization, ear tipping and, when feasible, microchipping.
The only reason to bring a community cat into a shelter is to spay or neuter her and then return her to her outdoor home. We have also learned that just as it is best not to intervene with baby birds or bunnies, it is best to leave feral kittens with their mothers in their outdoor homes until the kittens are no longer nursing.
How old do you have to be to adopt a feral cat?
Feral cats generally cannot be easily socialized and adopted. However, kittens under four-months old can often be socialized and adopted even if born to feral cats. Learn more about feral cats and our affordable spay/neuter program for them.