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Please help. Over the Summer there were several litters of ferals in our yard. We successful got the first ones to the shelter on our own and they were adopted. Then under our porch, there was a mom and another 2 kittens. The shelter came and set up traps (with the promise of no kill, adoption or TNR) and one baby went in immediately and then they set up the cage nxt to it and the mom went it. They left one baby so I fed her. Two weeks straight the shelter came back but they couldn't catch her.
I set up one of my cat's carriers and put the food slowly in to the front and I caught her. Since I gained a great deal of affection for her I brought her inside and put her in an empty bathroom. So far my 2 cats, aged 12, are not aware. She has never been handled and hides. She hardly plays and stays in the carrier or a little condo. I've never fostered before and since she is already 6 weeks old, do I have any hope of socializing her since she has no siblings? Should I give her to a shelter, I'm so torn. I am also afraid that I could somehow pass on something to my cats, although the baby looks pretty healthy. She has sat with me outside, but she doesn't come very close and again she's never been touched by humans.
What should I do? Has anyone had success fostering just one very cautious shy kitten alone? Should she be taken to a vet right away?
Any advice would really be appreciated.
It may sound crazy but I feel a little panicked. I want to do what is best for her, but also for my own "babies".
I set up one of my cat's carriers and put the food slowly in to the front and I caught her. Since I gained a great deal of affection for her I brought her inside and put her in an empty bathroom. So far my 2 cats, aged 12, are not aware. She has never been handled and hides. She hardly plays and stays in the carrier or a little condo. I've never fostered before and since she is already 6 weeks old, do I have any hope of socializing her since she has no siblings? Should I give her to a shelter, I'm so torn. I am also afraid that I could somehow pass on something to my cats, although the baby looks pretty healthy. She has sat with me outside, but she doesn't come very close and again she's never been touched by humans.
What should I do? Has anyone had success fostering just one very cautious shy kitten alone? Should she be taken to a vet right away?
Any advice would really be appreciated.
It may sound crazy but I feel a little panicked. I want to do what is best for her, but also for my own "babies".
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