Cindy in C-ville Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Any tips on how to get him to come to us? We've set out milk, a bit of turkey, and Sara Maria just came back from the store with some cat food. We don't think he has a tag, but we want to catch him to make sure. And, if he doesn't we just might want to keep him around. He looks just like Toothless in "How to Tame Your Dragon." The kids and I are smitten ... by the kitten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 did you get canned kitten food? I would think it would be attracted to that. Please try to grab him/her before dark! Poor baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 You don't need to give him milk. Water is fine. :-) Just keep putting out food. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Tuna isn't very good for cats BUT for attraction purposes it is one of the best. They love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) How old do you think it is? A good friend of mine took in a stray kitten who was no more 6 months old and very pregnant. She is now the grandcat to 7 kittens plus catdom's tiniest baby mama. Come to think of it, everyone I've known who took in a stray cat, took in a pregnant cat. My sister has about 11 cats now -- her pregnant stray had, if memory serves, 9 kittens. Boy, I sound like Debbie Downer, don't I? Edited July 24, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 If you feed it...it will come. We currently have a momma with five kittens who visit us every night. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Any tips on how to get him to come to us? We've set out milk, a bit of turkey, and Sara Maria just came back from the store with some cat food. We don't think he has a tag, but we want to catch him to make sure. And, if he doesn't we just might want to keep him around. He looks just like Toothless in "How to Tame Your Dragon." The kids and I are smitten ... by the kitten. Aww. Any canned, stinky food and water will probably get it to come to you. I had a kitten in college that got his name from me singing, "I am smitten with this kitten." He was named Smitty :001_smile:. I had him for 9 years, living well beyond what was expected due to a cardiomyopathy. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Most kittens can't resist chicken baby food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Oooh...smelly stuff. Yum. Don't want more cats though. Hoping for a boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 We have cats in our yard all the time. we see 4 or 5 cats regularly. I can't tell if they belong to my neighbors and are outside cats or if they're feral. Last year one of them had kittens in our crawl space, and now we see the grown kittens (at least one of them) around. About 5 years ago we adopted a young cat who adopted us - he just hung around and hung around with absolutely no encouragement from us until we decided to adopt him. We only had him for 2 weeks before he got sick and died from some illness that mother cats can pass on to their babies. We were so sad, but we were glad he didn't have to die alone in the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Cindy, did you catch him last night?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 It may take time to catch him. I would start getting him used to being fed, then try stayng while he eats. After he starts getting used to your presence you can gradually move closer and eventually touch and finally catch the kitten. Then I strongly reccommend a trip to the vet for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Cindy, did you catch him last night?? Didn't catch him. We actually left for the beach but have someone taking care of our two goldens, our bunny, our fish, and now putting out food for the kitty. Toothless, so we've named him, likes to hide under the HVAC unit. We sat outside and watched from dusk to dark last night. We didn't spy him (notice I'm hoping it's a "him") this morning, but can tell that he ate more of the food we set out last night. I'm hoping he'll stay around until we get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 It may take time to catch him. I would start getting him used to being fed, then try stayng while he eats. After he starts getting used to your presence you can gradually move closer and eventually touch and finally catch the kitten. Then I strongly reccommend a trip to the vet for him. Yep. He'll go to the vet right away if we can catch him - neuter, tags, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 We have cats in our yard all the time. we see 4 or 5 cats regularly. I can't tell if they belong to my neighbors and are outside cats or if they're feral. Last year one of them had kittens in our crawl space, and now we see the grown kittens (at least one of them) around. About 5 years ago we adopted a young cat who adopted us - he just hung around and hung around with absolutely no encouragement from us until we decided to adopt him. We only had him for 2 weeks before he got sick and died from some illness that mother cats can pass on to their babies. We were so sad, but we were glad he didn't have to die alone in the woods. Cathmom, I'm continuing to think about your burn-out situation. How's it going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Cathmom, I'm continuing to think about your burn-out situation. How's it going? I feel like I'm starting to move forward a bit. Thanks for asking! Enjoy your vacation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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