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Hello, catsite!
We just trapped a feral kitten yesterday (we've been recently feeding the mother cat and she gave birth in our backyard). We trapped this kitten yesterday and let it stay in its cage for a hours but it soiled itself (we didnt have a litter box in the cage) so we had to let it out into a spare room. The first day it kept hiding in the corner and kept crying. I havent tried touching it yet (its hostile and keeps spitting/hissing at me even while i give it food) Right now its beginning to roam around the spare room and its ears perk up when it hears its mama outside meowing but still hides whenever I'm around. I wanna try touching it but I'm also scared it might bite/scratch me.
This is the first time I've tried to socialize a feral kitten before (I've also never had a pet cat before) so I'm a little clueless what to do. Do I just approach and pet it or wait until it comes around? I think the poor kitten is scared and just really misses its momma.
We just trapped a feral kitten yesterday (we've been recently feeding the mother cat and she gave birth in our backyard). We trapped this kitten yesterday and let it stay in its cage for a hours but it soiled itself (we didnt have a litter box in the cage) so we had to let it out into a spare room. The first day it kept hiding in the corner and kept crying. I havent tried touching it yet (its hostile and keeps spitting/hissing at me even while i give it food) Right now its beginning to roam around the spare room and its ears perk up when it hears its mama outside meowing but still hides whenever I'm around. I wanna try touching it but I'm also scared it might bite/scratch me.
This is the first time I've tried to socialize a feral kitten before (I've also never had a pet cat before) so I'm a little clueless what to do. Do I just approach and pet it or wait until it comes around? I think the poor kitten is scared and just really misses its momma.