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I have done this many times.I have a cage (fairly large) that I put a litter pan and toys and a small towel hammock.Put it in a location that the kitty can see and hear you and your daily activity.Talk to it and spend time hanging around the cage talking in a soothing manner.Slowly begin to try to interact with a toy.Take the kitty out a few times a day and hold it.(sometimes you need a good glove for this!) Dont use the glove to long or it will scare the kitty. I have found it does not take long for them to enjoy the love and companionship over their fear.It generally takes me about 3-4 weeks for total trust.Be PATIENT!! You will be rewarded with alot of love. Good luck!!
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∙ 13y agoYou have to show them the error of their ways. Living wild is all they've known so far in life, so they do not know they are doing any wrong. Try showing it that you are the boss now and you make the rules!!! It will take time for it to learn that, but slow and steady wins the race. You can show them that good things happen when they do what you want, like a little treat or a good petting.
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∙ 11y agoI live near folsom, Ca. At the Zoo here they have a program where they take in feral cats and use volinteers to sit in the cage with them. Many of them lose there fear of humans and reach a point where they become domistcated and adopted out to a home.
I usually take care of a few feral cats, feed them and give them water but the ones that fear me never completly loss their fear. I am sure many feral cats can be domisticated with the proper technique but it is not an easy task.
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∙ 11y agowhat you are going to want to do is at first make sure it has no diseases and keep it in an enclosed area. AVOID PUTTING IT IN A CAGE because when you do that it will upset the kitten or cat and it will not like if you touch it.
After you have checked to see if there is any diseases (if there are let a professional give their advice DONT do it yourself) go to feed it by putting cat food into a bowl and leaving it with the cat( DO NOT WATCH THE CAT EAT OR IT WILL ATTACK AS A TERRITORIAL THREAT).
After you have been feeding it for two weeks give it a toy mouse or a pole with carpet on it so it something to entertain itself with.
after you do that for another two weeks, try to feed it by hand(if it dose not accept it and it scratches you, then back away slowly and re-do paragraph 2) and do that for THREE weeks.
After you have done all of that, try to pick it up.
If you have followed all of these instuctions then your cat will be tamed.
DONT FORGET TO GIVE YOUR CAT TREATS, THIS WILL HELP THE TAMING PROCESS.
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∙ 13y agoYes, you can. If you do it preferably before they are one year old and used to your feeding and touching them they will be used to humans and their home and they will stay with you.
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∙ 13y agoWell if i were you let it come to you first. Whatever you do don't pet it or pick it up. My friend did and she had to get a rabies shot.
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∙ 12y agoYou may be able to get it to come eat, but domestication is outside of its nature.
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What is a sentence using the word domesticate?
Jessica worked every day with the young feral cat, attempting to domesticate it so that it could become a pet.
How do you build a feral cat shelter?
A ferral cat should have no trouble finding shelter and won't be inclined to use it unles you domesticate it.
How do you build shelter for a feral cat?
A ferral cat should have no trouble finding shelter and won't be inclined to use it unles you domesticate it.
What is a female feral cat called?
A female feral cat . . . .
What are the characteristics of a feral cat?
A feral cat is basically a wild cat, that is not familiar with humans. Feral cats can be aggressive, bite, hiss, and run due to fright.
The other cat native to Egypt is the swamp or jungle cat-Felis chaus but it is the wild cat which is believed to have been the cat to domesticate the Egyptians what does it mean to domesticate Egypti?
This means nothing. TheSiamese Cats were the Egyptian praised cats! _________________________________________________________________________
Can you domesticate a feral cat?
You may be able to get it to come eat, but domestication is outside of its nature.
Is a feral cat a producer or consumer?
A feral is not a producer it is a secondary consumer
What do you call a cat that runs in the wild?
It is a feral cat
What is a wild cat called?
Feral cat is unsocialized domestic cat. Feral Cats looks like pet cats. Feral cats are born outdoors, and they live outdoors. Feral cats are noctural. They sleep during the daytime, and they are active during night. Feral cats are wary of humans; thus they aren't adoptable as pet cats. Feral cats live in colonies with other feral cats.
How do you train a feral animal?
feral is the term used to describe the wild state of a normally domesticated species, such as a cat.
What does feral cat mean?
Feral cats are wild descendants of domestic cats. A feral cat has never associated with humans.How did feral cats come to be? When two strays mate in the wild, they give birth to a litter of feral kittens. These kittens have never interacted with humans. Feral kittens can be domesticated if taken in young, but adult feral cats are almost impossible to domesticate.Answer 1A feral cat is a domestic cat which has been homeless so long that it has adapted to life in the wild. This term also applies to all domestic animals. Answerferal means wild or untamed as in a barn cat. Actually, deep down, every cat is feral.
