THE TAMING OF
FERAL KITTENS
The time it takes to tame a feral kitten all depends on if they have been born to an abandoned female who has gone wild or are from several generations of ferals,also on how old the kitten is.The younger the kitten is the less time it will take.
If you have a small empty,unused room,leave them free with somewhere to hide,first all possible exit points must be blocked-chimney,pipeholes,windows etc.
If you havn't got a spare room you can cage them.
If caged put the cage on a table,so they are level with your face..Cover the cage,back,top and sides and leave for a few days,just providing food,water and clean litter trays,not attempting to touch the kitten until you can push the food to the back of the cage with a stick.Always talk in a quiet,slow voice.Then proceed as for the free kittens:-
* In the open,put the food against a far wall,so that the kittens backs are towards you when eating.Stroke very gently on the back with one finger while they are engrossed in eating.The next day with two fingers,later with the whole hand,eventually overcoming their fear of hands.
*Finally when used to being touched,slowly and gently pick up underneath the body-never by the scruff,it is too frightening.When you have succeeded in picking one up,it will go rigid at first...but keep trying.
*Some may tame quite quickly but play with all of them and do not just concentrate on the most timid.
*It is a matter of trial and error.All kittens are different and each must be treated differently.It is not as difficult as it sounds and they will repay you when they purr,roll on their backs and let you pick them up.
When they start purring and playing,you have won!
