How To Get Feral Kittens To Trust You

Create a cozy and quiet spot.

How to get feral kittens to trust you. To earn a kitten s trust speak to it gently in a loving manner. The old adage if you feed a stray cat it will stay around is only true in the sense that the reason it stays around is that it is hungry and you are finally giving it what it needs. Use an entire room or provide a partially covered large crate or box. Kittens often find it hard to know who to trust.

Make this first physical contact brief. Trapping a feral kitten requires agility and intelligence. Usually kittens stay together and don t run around too much. Now that you know which kitten you d like to rescue the next step is to trap them so you can bring them to a safe place.

Slowly the kittens will come up to you. While some strays may walk into someone s home on their own most strays have trust issues. Set up a separate and cozy area where it can sleep eat and use the litter box. If they are kittens you can try to catch them with a thick blanket or with a towel.

Give your feral kitten time to get used to its new surroundings. Select a cat trap. Part 2 luring a stray inside earn their trust through food. Sit outside near mom cat and kittens giving them food to eat.

Cats depend on humans for care and even stray cats need food water and shelter. Feeding is the most effective way to get a stray to interact with you. Don t try to pick them up just sit there and talk. If the kitten remains calm grip it securely by the nape of the neck put the towel on your lap and set it on the towel.

A hand coming at the kitten is frightening. The best way to gain a cat s trust is to give them food. Stroke the kitten s body while speaking in soft reassuring tones then release.