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08-12-2008, 02:23 AM
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Hi guys. I was just browsing through the internet (zilvia) last night and I heard some rustling in the bushes next to my room. Honestly I kind of got scared because there was a LOT of rustling and shaking, I thought someone was trying to sneak into my house through the backyard so I quickly ran upstairs and grabbed my brother's 45MM USP. I cautiously opened the door only to see this cute little family of cats! One mother and four kittens. Two tuxedos, Two black cats, and one black/brown striped.
What a relief. No Hamburglars!!
Now, this would be my first encounter with wild cats, and I want to find these guys a home! My question is How should I catch these cats? They're wild and when I feed them, they come to me. I hooked them all up with some canned tuna fish and some 2% milk from Ralphs market. (gallon of milk was brand new... now half of it is gone!!!) The mother cat comes to eat the food when the food is near me, I even petted her while she was eating. But the kittens are so scared, they won't get near the food unless I move away a distance from them.
It makes me sad that these guys are alone! So I set up a small tent home for them out of blankets and towels, and filled up two plates full of more cat food and milk. Hopefully they will feel at home there until someone catches them.
Any advice on what to do? Please don't say any stupid stuff, like shoot the cats or hit them in their sleep because animal cruelty is seriously not cool.
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Update #1:
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I set up the tent for them right outside of my room and went to bed last night. I laid one of my t-shirts and then set the plates of food and milk on top because I read that once they smell your odor, then they'll become more used to you since they know you're feeding them.
This morning around 5:00 A.M., one kitten was tapping on my glass so I got up and grabbed my camera. It seems like they are getting getting used to the food and home :).
These little monsters are so cute because they'll always send one guy to go testing waters, and if everything is O.K. then the rest come over.
Hi guys. I was just browsing through the internet (zilvia) last night and I heard some rustling in the bushes next to my room. Honestly I kind of got scared because there was a LOT of rustling and shaking, I thought someone was trying to sneak into my house through the backyard so I quickly ran upstairs and grabbed my brother's 45MM USP. I cautiously opened the door only to see this cute little family of cats! One mother and four kittens. Two tuxedos, Two black cats, and one black/brown striped.
What a relief. No Hamburglars!!
Now, this would be my first encounter with wild cats, and I want to find these guys a home! My question is How should I catch these cats? They're wild and when I feed them, they come to me. I hooked them all up with some canned tuna fish and some 2% milk from Ralphs market. (gallon of milk was brand new... now half of it is gone!!!) The mother cat comes to eat the food when the food is near me, I even petted her while she was eating. But the kittens are so scared, they won't get near the food unless I move away a distance from them.
It makes me sad that these guys are alone! So I set up a small tent home for them out of blankets and towels, and filled up two plates full of more cat food and milk. Hopefully they will feel at home there until someone catches them.
Any advice on what to do? Please don't say any stupid stuff, like shoot the cats or hit them in their sleep because animal cruelty is seriously not cool.
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Update #1:
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/Munnyboxer/IMG_0816.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/Munnyboxer/IMG_0817.jpg
I set up the tent for them right outside of my room and went to bed last night. I laid one of my t-shirts and then set the plates of food and milk on top because I read that once they smell your odor, then they'll become more used to you since they know you're feeding them.
This morning around 5:00 A.M., one kitten was tapping on my glass so I got up and grabbed my camera. It seems like they are getting getting used to the food and home :).
These little monsters are so cute because they'll always send one guy to go testing waters, and if everything is O.K. then the rest come over.