Hey there,
I've successfully lured a pregnant feral into my garage and she had her kittens over the weekend. The mom knows me and trusts me but not enough to let me touch her or go near the kittens. My first concern is that mamma doesn't seem to have used the litter box, it's been 5 days since she's been in the garage full time. Normally she poops in our garden. I've tried putting an unscented litter box and today I even put in some dirt from the backyard.... Any suggestions?
I will be giving up the kittens in about 12 weeks, I'm totally prepared to socialize them until then. My concern is more for the mother. I can't take her in my home as I have a very jealous siamese and my partner and I are already allergic to cats. The mom is quite feral, I've been with her a month and still haven't touched her. She hisses every time I go near the box she's in with the kittens. I'm worried I won't be able to have access to the kittens without totally upsetting the mom. And then I'm worried about what to do with mom once the kittens are gone and she's spayed... I live in Toronto so it's pretty **** cold in the winter...
Also, my garage isn't the safest place for the kittens. Once they start walking they're gonna get into big trouble 'cause there's lots of places to hide and many exposed wires. I may be able to move them temporarily into a spare room in my house but how do I catch them if mom won't let me near them?
Any advice would be great.
Tx.
J
I've successfully lured a pregnant feral into my garage and she had her kittens over the weekend. The mom knows me and trusts me but not enough to let me touch her or go near the kittens. My first concern is that mamma doesn't seem to have used the litter box, it's been 5 days since she's been in the garage full time. Normally she poops in our garden. I've tried putting an unscented litter box and today I even put in some dirt from the backyard.... Any suggestions?
I will be giving up the kittens in about 12 weeks, I'm totally prepared to socialize them until then. My concern is more for the mother. I can't take her in my home as I have a very jealous siamese and my partner and I are already allergic to cats. The mom is quite feral, I've been with her a month and still haven't touched her. She hisses every time I go near the box she's in with the kittens. I'm worried I won't be able to have access to the kittens without totally upsetting the mom. And then I'm worried about what to do with mom once the kittens are gone and she's spayed... I live in Toronto so it's pretty **** cold in the winter...
Also, my garage isn't the safest place for the kittens. Once they start walking they're gonna get into big trouble 'cause there's lots of places to hide and many exposed wires. I may be able to move them temporarily into a spare room in my house but how do I catch them if mom won't let me near them?
Any advice would be great.
Tx.
J