Stray Cat

gettingready

If it was me - would get them when she walks away, bring them home and then trap her and bring her inside too.

She can get pregnant very quickly now and the longer babies are withot human contant the more ferral the little tigers will be.

But perhaps I am overreacting? And worry too much...

JCS1

That's what I want to do, but - I don't want to get the kittens too young in case she the rejects them and I end up hand feeding them, I'm also conscious that she is fearful of humans and don't want to distress her more than I have to.

It's difficult to know what to do for the best.

Treevo

JCS1 wrote: »

That's what I want to do, but - I don't want to get the kittens too young in case she the rejects them and I end up hand feeding them, I'm also conscious that she is fearful of humans and don't want to distress her more than I have to.

It's difficult to know what to do for the best.

If I were you I wouldn't do that yet. The kittens need their mother now. Feed her up and build trust through food. And she'll need a lot of food. Maybe feed her in the hay loft and get her used to you being in there.

She will probably always remain feral so the best thing you could do for her is to have her spayed in a few weeks. Then you could take the kittens and socialise them to humans ready to be rehomed.

JCS1

I've just been out and fed her, she's on unlimited wet and dry food. I do keep a small distance and talk to her in a low voice hoping to build up trust.

I suspect she will remain a farm/outside cat, but at least she has food and shelter (would be happier if she had cuddles too though!)

Spirit_2

A big well done for helping her.

JCS1

Could never not help a stray cat - the cat sat on my knee now is a stray also (though he was a very small kitten when he got left in the farmyard, and is now very much a mummy's boy )

atrixblue.-MFR-.

intime, start to feather some worming tablets, and flea tablets into her system so the babies can get a good start at survival without risk of infection to mum and babies, ask your vet for someadvice on doing this.

she looks like a youngester, i hope she's coping well with babies, is there anyway of checking their status while mum has something to eat, that way you can intevien if needed if their survival rate looks poor.

mum2one

she looks beautiful. hope the kittens are ok I do hope there going on ok, xx

JCS1

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

intime, start to feather some worming tablets, and flea tablets into her system so the babies can get a good start at survival without risk of infection to mum and babies, ask your vet for someadvice on doing this.

she looks like a youngester, i hope she's coping well with babies, is there anyway of checking their status while mum has something to eat, that way you can intevien if needed if their survival rate looks poor.

Vet is out tomorrow doing TB testing, so will get some free advice of him.

No easy way of checking, whereas before she used to come out for her food she isn't since she had the kittens but instead is waiting until no one is around. She's also in a corner in the furthest part of the loft, so no way of waiting patiently until she goes for her food.

I just want to make sure they are all ok but can't without stressing the cat. Suspect the point will come in a few weeks where I have no choice though.

gettingready

Just looked and see you are in Peak District - and there was me ready with cat napppppppppping kit