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Cats owned: Two Tabby Girls
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Location: Scotland, UK
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16-05-2011, 07:28 PM   #11

Re: I have found some feral kittens.....


maybe try following Mum from a distance just to get an idea of general directon. Good luck



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Location: Milton Keynes, UK
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16-05-2011, 09:24 PM   #12

Re: I have found some feral kittens.....


Thanks everyone for your replies. I haven't seen mum or babies since my first post I will continue searching x



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Cats owned: Leia: blue torbie
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16-05-2011, 09:38 PM   #13

Re: I have found some feral kittens.....


I sometimes think they have ESP ... she suspected what you were up to!



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18-05-2011, 03:11 PM   #14

Re: I have found some feral kittens.....


I think you are right! She came in yesterday, she is such a little minx, she just wanders in brazenly, rolls around all over the catnip toys and looks adorable but will not allow me near enough to even stroke or touch her. She comes and goes but I have not seen her little ones. I fear she may have deserted them somewhere.... I have been on a number of walk arounds looking under all the shrubs and bushes but not seen the little poppets.... will keep looking!



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Cats owned: Rescue centre - currently LOTS
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Location: Weardale, UK
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18-05-2011, 05:31 PM   #15

Re: I have found some feral kittens.....


Feral kittens over the age of about 12 weeks old are very difficult to tame. Even if you can’t catch the mother, you should try to get the kittens as young as possible. They can learn to lap from about 4 weeks old if necessary.
See if your local vet, Cats protection, or rescue centre can lend you a feral cat trap for the mother. If you can get mother and kittens together, you can keep them together in a dog crate or similar, until they are 6-8 weeks old. Then separate them from mum – perhaps into another dog crate, where they can still see each other. Handle the kittens a lot every day. Just feed mum and provide a litter tray – don’t try to touch her. Spay mum as soon as her milk has dried up. Ask the vet to “ear-tip” the mother so that other rescue organisations will know she has been spayed.
We ask our vet to check the cats teeth and ears at the time of spaying, as there will be no chance of doing this at a future time.
When she is recovered from her spaying, release her back where she came from, if it is safe to do so.
Keep handling the kittens daily. Worm them, de-flea them, and get them vaccinated ready for rehoming as pets.



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