Ditto, I do a ton of work with ferals and best to trap the kitty asap to work with if there are hopes of socializing. Sure you can make "friends" over time but the feral kitten mortality rate is very high so best to bring in and will also make the chances of true socialization much more likely...and also decrease the chances that the kitten is FELV+ since it will have less time outside to become infected (unless born with it or already exposed, tough to guess the chances). The Feral Cats group has many files on socializing.
Good luck! On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 3:02 PM, wendy <[email protected]> wrote: > I am sitting here typing with my previously feral cat lying next to me, her > head on my leg looking up at me. I had no choice but to trap her when in NC > for my grandmother's funeral because she was my grandma's cat and my uncle > was going to trap her anyway and release her at some farm...grrrr... > Anyway, couldn't find a home for her while I was there, so she made the trip > back to Texas with me and did beautifully. The day after we arrived back > home, I opened her cage at my house in a very small room and she let me > touch her after she'd explored the room. That was two years ago, and she > doesn't even want to leave the house now to go outside, uses the litter box > religiously, and in my opinion, is a very happy, mostly domesticated kitty. > > I am no expert, but if you truly want to adopt/domesticate her, it might be > better to trap her and do the things Chris was talking about. Good luck > with the kitten. > > :) > Wendy > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can > change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ > Margaret Meade ~~~ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:07:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about a new kitty > > Hi Folks: > > You all were such a big help to me last summer when we rescued a little cat > who was diagnosed with feline leukemia. Sadly, we lost little Smokey but?my > husband?is now in the process of trying to tame and catch?a wild little > kitten that is on?his job. He's?eating the?food he gives him?but he will not > let him touch him. Any suggestions? Also, what is the chance that an > abandoned kitten has feline leukemia? Does it help to catch the decease > early? > > Thank you for your help, > Kathryn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharyl <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, Jun 18, 2009 10:52 am > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about A/D > > > > > Some PetsMart stores have an attached vet clinic called Banfield. > Sharyl > > --- On Thu, 6/18/09, gary <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: gary <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about A/D > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 1:54 PM > > It is Hill's Prescription Diet a/d. > > > > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Sander, Sue > > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:53 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about A/D > > > > But is it simply called A/D with Banfield?? What is > > Banfield? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Susan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Debbie > > Harrison > > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:52 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about A/D > > > > > > I'm almost certain it is made by Hill's Science Diet.... > > > > Debbie (COL) > > "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard > > battle"? Philo > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
