I found three adorable, stray kittens in front of my house a few days ago. They hang around the bench and in my front yard which I don’t mind at all. I left out bit of ham and bologna and cup of water for them. They are wary of me and are scared if I make any sudden movements or if I go towards them. My neighbor kid told me today that that there is a mother cat with some kittens down the street.
Should I just leave the kittens be and let the mother find them? Should I bring the kittens to the mother myself? (I’m not sure how I could do that since that cats run off if I make any sort move towards them.) Or should I call my local animal shelter?
I’m also thinking about maybe keeping one of the kittens as a pet if they start to get used to me. Is that a good idea since it’s a stray?
Any advice or suggestions?
The main thing is to get them into a vet, check for worms, get thier shots and basic health checks. They may not be from the mother cat and it could be that the reason they are stray is something happened to the mother. Call the local animal shelter and find out from them what your options are. It is important to keep stray animals fixed to prevent further breeding and causing more strays to be in the situation you are finding these three in… If you want just one and one does start to warm up to you, keep it and take to your vet and allow animal rescue to gather the other two. Adoption agencies can also help and if there are any pet-sitting services in your area, you can call and they might have some foster care for the kittens. I know in Atlanta we have several like this, in fact that is where I adopted my cat!
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i think that you should call your local animal shelter and see if they could find them a nice home…. I also think that it would be a great idea to keep one for yourself … but be very careful! They can be sick without looking like it…tell the animal shelter that you are interested in a certain one, but you’re not sure if it’s healthy. Ask them to check it out, to give it a quick inspection to make sure that it is ok to handle…then take it to the vet.
Well, you need to act fast. Socialization in kittens prior to 8 weeks is pertinent to their domestication. Cats who are not socialized properly or at all end up feral (wild). It sounds like you cats are going down this raod. Try to catch them. You may need to contact your local humane society for help in this. During this time of year, they are probably overwhelmed with kittens, so they may have their hands full.
They certainly need to be feed a decent kitten food regularly, whether you catch them or not.
As far as vet work goes, they will need, at the minimum, vaccinations, tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV (one of them is all that needs to be tested) and SPAYED AND NEUTERED!!! I emphasis that because someone not fixing their cat is how you ended up here, and if you don’t fix these, then you may end up with 3 litters in 6 months.
If you cannot get close to them at all, and they seem older than 8 weeks (are their eyes still blue?–kitten’s eyes are blue at birth but change color around 6 wks) then unless you have months to tame them, they are essentially feral. Many people feed ferals, but the imperative key to having outside wild cats is sterilzation, as I emphasized above, including the mom who had them. If you cannot afford this, many humane societys can assist you in this area.
I reccomend you contact one immediately. Offer as much assistance as you can (ie donation, help catching them, etc) as at the humane society where I volunteer, we are overwhelmed with kittens this kitten season.
Take them to the Human Society or local Animal Hospital for a check up if you are planning on giving them good homes
My best response to this is if they have their eyes opened, which it sounds like they do, and if you can get some cat food and they are not in any intimant danger try to feed them for a bit to calm them down and allow them to get to know you. Since you arent sure that the cat is the kittens mother, it is best not to take them to her. Just try to get some kitten chow and feed them until they become tamer and in the mean time look for some homes for the kittens.
If you can’t catch them they are either shy or ferile (wild). In any event the local animal shelter should be called. They will spay/neuter them and will easily find homes for them. I’m sure you can have one if they the animal shelter says they can be socialized.
you should probably just leave them for they’re mom to find them and just check on them everyday to make sure they’re o.k.
you should call the animal shelter. if you want to keep one then i think you should. it doesn’t matter that they were stray. my first kitten was a stray. you just have to keep it inside for at least four months without letting it get out so it knows that your house is it’s home and that you are it’s owner. and if you decide to let it become an indoor/outdoor cat make sure it has a collar.
Call your local animal shelter or animal control. They can get you a humane box trap (won’t hurt the kitten) that will catch them and they can be removed. You can do this yourself by picking up one of these traps at a fram or tractor supply store, but be very very careful. You don’t know what they have been exposed to and cat bites get infected easily. If you do manage to tame one, you will have a lot of work to do in its care with shots and constant handling. It will always want to go outdoors and it’s life could be very short. Good luck to you.
TIE THEM IN A BAG AND TOSS THEM IN WATER (lol) Thats what my brother tells me to do id say keep them
I agree that the idea of taking them to the Humane Society is a good one, or you might check with your local newspaper about placing an ad. A lot of newspapers don’t charge for classified ads if your giving them away. As far as your concerns about taking in a stray. If you get one of them to get friendly enough with you that you can catch it and take it in, go ahead. There is nothing wrong with strays as long as your willing to have it checked out by a veterinarian. They make good, loyal pets.
take them to a local no kill instead. if they are still nursing some humane societys dont have the staff to bottle feed and may put them down. no kills will bottle feed them and then find them good homes. also make sure you fix them if you keep one. most local humane societys, or peta if you have a local branch, offer low cost nueter/spay programs.
Take them to the pound. there are too many ferel cats in this country. it may sound harsh but it is best for the animal. the Pound is also the only place that i will get a cat.
I would continue feeding them and they will slowly warm up to you. Once the kittens are a little tamer you might want to check with nursing homes in the area to see if they would like a kitten. The positive response to pet therapy programs in nursing homes and homes for the handicapped have resulted in many homes adopting a pet for the residents. Cats are an excellent choice because they are easy to take care of and enjoy human contact. The kitten would bring a lot of joy these people who are often lonely or house bound.
a stry is a prefcto pet i had one but she die 5 yr ago…ran over..but anyways dont take them to the mother and dont just leave them there.if the mother dont accept them she wont nurse them and if u keep them there with u..they will all stay with u and depend on u for food and water and maybe shelter!just take them to a shelter..was a cat owner of 3.
take them to the shelter or to your vet and get them there shots and then give them away
Are they really little? Because they might not belong to the mother cat down the street but if they’re small enough or about the same age as her kittens she’ll take them in as her own. Also it is a good idea to keep one if it gets used to you, because who knows if it’ll find a home anyway??
maybe take it to the vet to make sure everything ok and dont have any bites from any other animals. make sure it get rabbies shots also so u dont get sick from the cat
call your local animal shelter for advice. see if they are old enough to give them away. i wouldnt touch them if you plan on giving them to the mother. she might not take care of them with human scent on them
take them to a vet and if you are a cat luver keep some or all cuz they all need a good home or if you are not a cst luver take them to the Humane Society
You should know that once you start feeding them you become responsible for them. Are you prepared to take them in when winter comes, because once you continue to feed them they’re gonna come calling. A great idea would be call the SPCA to come get them.
Keep them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you want one of the kitten’s for yourself then I do suggest you let it get used to you. Be outside within eye vision of the cat and it should get used to you. Cats are great friends from my own experience. I have a male of sixteen years and he’s been the best of friends. I hope you can find homes for the other two. I once had two cats, the male cat’s sister, they were good for each other. He was a little of a bully to her, but he misses her now.
keep them but once have them take them to the vet to make sure they dont have any diseases and get them there shots and a CUTE name collar
Call your local animal shelter to find a trap, neuter and return program. If the cats are feral, the TNR program will trap them, fix them and return them. Then you can continue to feed them but they won’t reproduce. If they are not feral, the program might be able to take the cats in and put them up for adoption.
There is nothing wrong with taking in a stray if you choose to do so. Just make sure to take them to the vet to get their vaccinations, fixed and checked for diseases as soon as you bring them into your home.
keep them because kittens are easy trained
if you are to take them do now before the become ferrel
Feed them kitten food, not ham and bologna. If you decided to keep one, neutered or spay him/her around three months old. Keep in mind before you decide to keep them all. Be ready to be a pet parent. It is a huge commitment. You could look for good homes, ie. friends may want them. The shelter a also a good alternative so they could be up for adoption.
I think you should wait until the kittens trust you then you can bring them to the mom.
You should have left them. Much like baby birds, their mother will now abandon them. Actually just give them to a shelter or the local cat lady.
If there is a mother around, then leave them alone. She’ll find them. Don’t bring them to her. Mother cats are funny about humans handling their babies. And don’t feed them because if you keep feeding them, they’ll never leave you alone and you’ll have other strays coming around to eat also.
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I reasently found a litter of stray cats i kept one and sold the others for a dollar a piece. ofcorse i waited untill they were about two months old. it costs money to take them to the animal shelter. hope this helps.
Adopt them all, get them neutered and give them a good home. Don’t feed them ham and baloney. That stuff is poison.