Hello all,
One night I found a small kitten crying on the porch, we watched to make sure the mom was not coming back. We finally brought the kitten in and loved her.
Two weeks later we found the mom and two kittens, one boy and one girl. I was not able to get the kittens or the mom. I would take food out to them and started feeding them once in the mourning and once at night. I would sit outside and talk to them when they came out to eat. This took about a year.
Eventually i was able to get close to the mom when she was eating to pet her. Then she had kittens in my shed. I was able to get closer and closer to the kittens, yes the mom hissed at me. Soon i was able to get close enough to pet the mom and her kittens, she even let me pick them up. I found homes for all eight of her kittens. I was about to take mom and her first daughter to the vet to be spayed. That's when her daughter had kittens, and mom was helping to nurse them. So we found homes for them. We were going to take them up to the vet again, when mom got pregnant. These cats are worst then rabbits. We took the daughter to the vet and got her spayed.
Mom had two kittens, that survived. They started to walk and leave the shed. I knew that they were too young to leave the mom, but if i did not get them I risked not getting them at all. So i was able to put the kittens into a dog crate and mom followed. I brought the crate into my house and made a spot in the basement for them.
I blocked off a small area. I put a large dog pillow and a blanket, a litter box, and a small pet condo that i made. Mom freaked out at first. Then a day later she started staying with the kittens. She is very protective of her kittens. I think this helped with the whole bringing inside bit. One night one of the kittens was trying to climb over the wall that i put up. I went to grab the kitten and the mom scratched me. It was not very bad, but enough to let me know that if she wanted to she could mess me up.
So far everyone is doing good. The kittens are running around playing, mom is moving around and keeping an eye on them. I also have 3 cats( the one that started all this and two of mom's kittens, and 2 dogs upstairs. I keep a dog gate at the top of the basement stairs. This way everyone can see each other, but mom won't freak out by the other animals. I figure if everyone see's each other long enough, I could bring mom upstairs.
We have already found homes for the two kittens. And mom is getting spayed in a week or two. Hopefully she will get along with the other animals, I can't see putting her back outside.
One night I found a small kitten crying on the porch, we watched to make sure the mom was not coming back. We finally brought the kitten in and loved her.
Two weeks later we found the mom and two kittens, one boy and one girl. I was not able to get the kittens or the mom. I would take food out to them and started feeding them once in the mourning and once at night. I would sit outside and talk to them when they came out to eat. This took about a year.
Eventually i was able to get close to the mom when she was eating to pet her. Then she had kittens in my shed. I was able to get closer and closer to the kittens, yes the mom hissed at me. Soon i was able to get close enough to pet the mom and her kittens, she even let me pick them up. I found homes for all eight of her kittens. I was about to take mom and her first daughter to the vet to be spayed. That's when her daughter had kittens, and mom was helping to nurse them. So we found homes for them. We were going to take them up to the vet again, when mom got pregnant. These cats are worst then rabbits. We took the daughter to the vet and got her spayed.
Mom had two kittens, that survived. They started to walk and leave the shed. I knew that they were too young to leave the mom, but if i did not get them I risked not getting them at all. So i was able to put the kittens into a dog crate and mom followed. I brought the crate into my house and made a spot in the basement for them.
I blocked off a small area. I put a large dog pillow and a blanket, a litter box, and a small pet condo that i made. Mom freaked out at first. Then a day later she started staying with the kittens. She is very protective of her kittens. I think this helped with the whole bringing inside bit. One night one of the kittens was trying to climb over the wall that i put up. I went to grab the kitten and the mom scratched me. It was not very bad, but enough to let me know that if she wanted to she could mess me up.
So far everyone is doing good. The kittens are running around playing, mom is moving around and keeping an eye on them. I also have 3 cats( the one that started all this and two of mom's kittens, and 2 dogs upstairs. I keep a dog gate at the top of the basement stairs. This way everyone can see each other, but mom won't freak out by the other animals. I figure if everyone see's each other long enough, I could bring mom upstairs.
We have already found homes for the two kittens. And mom is getting spayed in a week or two. Hopefully she will get along with the other animals, I can't see putting her back outside.