Training Your Feral Cat

Be Patient With Your New Feral Cat

Some feral cats have been tamed and reverted to the wild because a previous owner mistreated them. If your family deserted you, it would take a while to trust anyone again. Some feral cats are born that way because their mother and father are feral cats. Feral cats must depend on what they can catch for food or on good people who feed them. It will take a feral cat a long time to trust you and warm up to you. Feed your new feral cat foods they like, talk to them gently, and interact with them daily. Your new feral cat or cats will probably bite or nip at you, to begin with, as they wonder what is in store for them in a new home. If we were taken to a strange place in a room full of strangers, we would probably not sleep all night and be very apprehensive. Your feral cat feels precisely that way.

Place Your Feral Cats In A Room That Can Be Closed Off

If you give them the full range of your home, they will be scared and hide, and they will remain feral as they have not had time to bond with you. If you keep them in one room, you can bond with them by feeding them and playing cat games, such as having a fish or bird on the end of a string they can go after. Have a litterbox in the room with easy access, a food dish, and a water bowl. Your feral cat may not use the litterbox, but with patience, he will. Never place your cat’s head in an accident, as that is just mean and cruel. Even as humans, we may have an accident on occasion. Make sure you have a cat bed or hammock in the room for them to curl up and feel safe. If you have another cat, they will be able to smell the newcomers under the door, and they will get used to each other this way without any bloodshed. After two weeks have passed, I let the newcomers mingle with my other cats under my supervision to begin with. Once I see that everything is Ok, they get to stay with the rest of my cats.

Cat Food And Cat Treats

Your ferals will get tame quicker if you feed them cat treats they love, and you talk to them gently and never yell at them. If your cat does not like a specific brand of cat food, do not try to make them eat it. A cat will most likely starve before it eats food that it does not like. When switching cat food brands, always make sure the tried and true brand is still available for them to eat. Most pets learn rather quickly not to bite the hand that feeds them.

Talk Gently And Lovingly To Your Once Feral Cat That Is Now Tame

By now, you and your feral cat or cats should have warmed up to each other, and you will have a loving and wonderful pet cat for many years to come. God bless you for saving a cat’s life and giving him a second lease on life.