How To Socialize Semi Feral Kittens

Once you ve spent enough time with them that they let you hold them hold the kittens as much as possible.

How to socialize semi feral kittens. Watch the cat s reaction and body language. The cat will let you know what he s feeling. If you have an older cat that will help. Usually feral cats tend to bond with one singular human so if you want them to be more used to other humans you can call friends and family in and then you can have them work with the kittens handle them and from there see what happens.

However you can socialize feral kittens if you work with them before they hit four months of age. The kittens will follow and learn from your cat. With feral kittens you should take time with them. Becky robinson president and founder of alley cat allies shares a little secret about felines.

These kittens will be unsocialized at first but with enough time and handling if you have the resources to do so they can become socialized cats who live indoors. Take time to socialize each of the kittens in a litter individually while you re down on their level. At no point you should consider her a lost as feral cats can be socialized in the right way. How will a cat or kitten ever become comfortable around humans if you don t interact with them.

Bear in mind however that the first two days the feral kittens should remain by themselves so they feel safe. If the cat is food motivated always use lesson 1 a number of times to reinforce for the cat that it s time to socialize. You want to introduce them to a small space at first like a room and not your entire apartment or house she suggests blocking off areas at first like babyproofing that you don t want them to turn into their clubhouse she suggests closing off the underparts of your bed as well at least for a while. If the kitten isn t making progress by then it s best to spay neuter eartip vaccinate and return the kitten to his or her colony before it becomes unfamiliar territory.

What you have here is a kitten and thy are way much easier to tame as opposed to adult feral cats. See the list of body language signs above. Please check out this video 736211323853504. Make sure they are close to your body so they feel your body warmth and heartbeat.

In attempting to socialize an older kitten who seems borderline feral we recommend giving it 2 weeks maximum. Turn them on so the kittens will get accustomed to the indoor noises and human voices.