Hello!
This is my first post here!!. I'm so glad that I found this community and I hope I can be part of you.
This question has been probably asked several times, but I'm still kinda lost figuring out what should I do. I consider myself a Catlover but I have no experience in feral or stray cats, so I'm looking for some advice and/or direction from the experts here.
I'm currently in my home country Chile visiting my family,
About 3 weeks ago, a cat mother and 3 kittens started showing up in my parent's backyard. We've been feeding them and taking care of them the best we can, but the mother has been getting more and more defensive and she won't let anyone of us get close to her, or the kittens.
The mum cat looks to me that she's maybe 1 year old or a little younger. And the kittens looks about 3 months old. A few weeks ago they were still drinking milk from their mum.
I'm afraid of the mother getting pregnant again, so we made an appointment with the local vet to neuter her next week. The problem is that we are figuring out how to catch her and the kittens. I watched several youtube videos on how to get them in a cage. But my biggest fear is that the mother is already feral, and will turn her kittens to also be feral. And my family and I are willing to take them all if there was a way to turn them into house cats. Or else, sadly, they will all become street cats. There's also the problem that when the kittens start getting older, they will also probably start having babies unless we can catch them all and neuter them.
I would greatly appreciate any advice on how to correctly catch them all, especially the mother. And also advice on how to make them socialize with people and hopefully turn them into house cats. The mother might be a lost cause because she's older, but I have high hopes for the kittens!!.
I would really appreciate it if you know or can direct me to someone that has experience with these issues. I have some pictures and a short video that I can share as an example of what we are dealing with.
I'm a beginner in all this, so sorry if I'm not using the correct terms. I'd like to take this chance to also educate myself on all cat topics!
Thank you so much in advance! and I'm looking forward to your replies.
This is my first post here!!. I'm so glad that I found this community and I hope I can be part of you.
This question has been probably asked several times, but I'm still kinda lost figuring out what should I do. I consider myself a Catlover but I have no experience in feral or stray cats, so I'm looking for some advice and/or direction from the experts here.
I'm currently in my home country Chile visiting my family,
About 3 weeks ago, a cat mother and 3 kittens started showing up in my parent's backyard. We've been feeding them and taking care of them the best we can, but the mother has been getting more and more defensive and she won't let anyone of us get close to her, or the kittens.
The mum cat looks to me that she's maybe 1 year old or a little younger. And the kittens looks about 3 months old. A few weeks ago they were still drinking milk from their mum.
I'm afraid of the mother getting pregnant again, so we made an appointment with the local vet to neuter her next week. The problem is that we are figuring out how to catch her and the kittens. I watched several youtube videos on how to get them in a cage. But my biggest fear is that the mother is already feral, and will turn her kittens to also be feral. And my family and I are willing to take them all if there was a way to turn them into house cats. Or else, sadly, they will all become street cats. There's also the problem that when the kittens start getting older, they will also probably start having babies unless we can catch them all and neuter them.
I would greatly appreciate any advice on how to correctly catch them all, especially the mother. And also advice on how to make them socialize with people and hopefully turn them into house cats. The mother might be a lost cause because she's older, but I have high hopes for the kittens!!.
I would really appreciate it if you know or can direct me to someone that has experience with these issues. I have some pictures and a short video that I can share as an example of what we are dealing with.
I'm a beginner in all this, so sorry if I'm not using the correct terms. I'd like to take this chance to also educate myself on all cat topics!
Thank you so much in advance! and I'm looking forward to your replies.