Re: Kitten ...NOW Daryl's Dad

Good news all around.  And Daryl, I was a total dog person until I found
Sugar - totally feral and about 6 weeks old I thought.  She was 4 months old
when I took her to the vet.
Since I didn't know any better, I took her in and turned her into a house
cat (who spends time in the garden w/ me on her tether).  She will never be
wholly socialized but she has her moments.  And she loves her mama, she just
hates to share me w/ anyone or anything.  So just do what comes naturally -
you've got good instincts.  And Lord knows we have some real cat experts in
this bunch!
:-)


On 5/31/06, Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> Barb,
>
> Your experience is similar to what I've read. I have no idea how old the
> little one is, but the sooner the better according to my friends. I just
> wish I had more experience with cats.
>
> d
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <sundrops@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Kitten ...NOW Daryl's Dad
>
>
> > Daryl, thanks for the positive progress reports on everyone!
> >    Re the kitten, by all means go ahead and trap it now.  It will
> > definitely be harder to truly tame the longer you wait.  I have trapped
> > several feral cats myself and also wince a little internally -- not
> > wanting to be trapped myself!  But it is best for them.  I caught 3 of 4
> > kittens from a feral litter under my house, by hand, at about 8 weeks
> and
> > they are all now fine pets.  The 4th one I could not catch until 12
> weeks,
> > and while I kept her inside with the others for a month, and she did
> > tolerate me, she was never friendly or cuddly.  I took her to be spayed
> at
> > 4 months and released her back outside with her mother, aunt, and
> grandma.
> > If she had been the only kitten and I could have spent more time with
> her,
> > she probably would eventually have come around.  Good luck.
> > --Barb Tandy, Grass Valley CA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Kitten ...NOW Daryl's Dad
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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