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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 05:58:00 No.329731 View View Reply Original Report

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i dont know if this is the right board to post on, but maybe you guys can help me out, today i adopted two 6 week old feral kittens. ive fed them and given them milk but they are very cautious about letting me pet them, and they hiss at me

do any of you have advice on how to make them more friendly?

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 06:00:00 No.329735 Report

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HIT THEM 'TILL THEY LOVE YOU

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 06:08:00 No.329747 Report

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>>329734

This. They're feral, so it'll take a while, but kittens are always reluctant to get used to new people. Mine hid from me, but now he's always at my feet.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 06:27:00 No.329758 Report

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>>329734
Seconding. We got a feral stray from a pumpkin farm who hid behind our bookshelves for about three days before he decided we might be OK.
Keep feeding them, stay low to the floor when possible (but don't make any effort to get near them- just be accessible if they're curious) and try not to look like a gigantic thing that wants to eat them and they'll come around.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 06:33:00 No.329763 Report

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 06:37:00 No.329765 Report

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I've cared for feral cats and kittens while working at the shelter, and the best thing you can do is just be around.

Don't force your presence, make sure they see you putting food down, talk calmly to them, and don't stand over them. Eventually, they should come around.

Also, just holding them and petting them while talking calmly will help. Only do this once in a while...They will hiss and growl, but it will show you that you are nice.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 06:52:00 No.329772 Report

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The cats have an aversion to people so all you need to do is get in their face and overwhelm them with your presence. At first they will be very anxious but the animal can't sustain anxiety forever. After they realize nothing bad is happening, they'll be calm and start to associate their previous anxiety to a calm sensation.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 06:56:00 No.329777 Report

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>>329772
what?

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 07:00:00 No.329779 Report

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>>329777
I said the cats have an aversion to people so all you need to do is get in their face and overwhelm them with your presence. At first they will be very anxious but the animal can't sustain anxiety forever. After they realize nothing bad is happening, they'll be calm and start to associate their previous anxiety to a calm sensation.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 07:01:00 No.329780 Report

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>>329772

ok, no, don't do this.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Oct 2008 07:31:00 No.329793 Report

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a calm sensation. heee.

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