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RE: Misbehaved kitten

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Posted by: ttpurr4cat at Sat Feb 7 12:27:07 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ttpurr4cat ]  
   

I also have worked and tamed many feral cats. First thing is that if you have had her for a month or more and she is 2 1/2 3 months old...she was way to young to be taken away from her Mother and siblings. Secondly between 7 weeks and 12 weeks is the prime time to socialize kittens. This is when they do most of their learning. Instead of chasing the kit around and peering at her, I agree with the other poster...you need to step it back a notch. To socialize my ferals, I keep them in a small room like a bathroom. I go in the room frequently with treats and a book. I then sit on the floor and read the book out loud and if the cat comes near me, it gets a treat...without me even looking directly at it. This gets the cat used to my presence and my voice and as I am sitting on the floor, I don't look quiet as big and scarey. When cats stare at each other, it is perceived as a threat and mother cats rarely pick up kits so those two things are terrifying for a kitten. That is why if you have a roomful of people and all love cats but one, the cat will go to that one. All the others are looking at the cat and trying to get it to come but one is refusing to look at it, therefore that person is not threatening to the kitty. If you don't have time to work with this kit, then it is imperative that you rehome her as soon as possible to someone who does. The longer it takes to tame her the harder it will be.
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