Feral kitten

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Interesting I’ll try that!

I don’t think taming will take long somehow:
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Though she keeps forgetting herself playing and then hissing ??. She’s fast asleep on me now, think she’s missing her family and she just cries when by herself!
have you been back to where you found her to see if there are any more?? she's adorable!!
 

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I've driven past but not searched, I think the vets have though after the second one was found. I cannot have any more lol!!!!!
 

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I'm North Wales, I think if there were more they'd have been found by now, now the vets are on the case (vets are 2 mins from where I found her).
 

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As you know , having had my own ragdolls i love seeing pictures of Huffle ?

However that is a seriously cute little bundle how lucky she was found by you. Think I'd have to keep going back as I couldn't bear the thought of there being more

I dont have any experience with ferals but was going to reccomend advice that is often used on horsey threads and just sit in her room with a book so she gets used to you being there but can see we have progressed To laps which is adorable

I would just chat lots to them so she gets used to your voice I talked loads to mine probably adding to the batty cat lady image!

Also be doubly careful with your doors/windows in making sure she cant get out anywhere as theres no way you want her leaving the house at this stage

As I'm biased I think Huffle would like some more photos added to her thread as she needs to remind everyone how gorgeous she is as is worried this little interloper is stealing the limelight!
 

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As you know , having had my own ragdolls i love seeing pictures of Huffle ?

However that is a seriously cute little bundle how lucky she was found by you. Think I'd have to keep going back as I couldn't bear the thought of there being more

I dont have any experience with ferals but was going to reccomend advice that is often used on horsey threads and just sit in her room with a book so she gets used to you being there but can see we have progressed To laps which is adorable

I would just chat lots to them so she gets used to your voice I talked loads to mine probably adding to the batty cat lady image!

Also be doubly careful with your doors/windows in making sure she cant get out anywhere as theres no way you want her leaving the house at this stage

As I'm biased I think Huffle would like some more photos added to her thread as she needs to remind everyone how gorgeous she is as is worried this little interloper is stealing the limelight!

I driven past a few times and not seen any sight of any more, so hoping they've all been caught now, guess I could call the vets to see if they found any more?

Yeah she's pretty much not feral now lol, didn't take long and Huffle helped :cool:. I'll updated Huff's thread but here is Squirrel just being super squirrely :p.

 

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Vet day for these two today.

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Huffs is now neutered ?? thank the lord ??

Squirrel got a check up, unfortunately my fears were correct that she does have an umbilical hernia ?. Fingers crossed we can get to four months without complication so it can be corrected when she is spayed! Speaking of age, vet thinks she’s no more than 6 weeks now, the poor wee mite! I really hope she is a feral and wasn’t dumped by some heartless cretin ?.
 

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I've just been showing all the photos of Hufflepuff and Squirrel to my coworkers!

Glad that Hufflepuff has now been spayed, and fingers crossed that Squirrel grows up all nice and easy. She is so lucky you found her :D
 

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It's a good job HP was feeling maternal, really, wasn't it, if she's so young?

I’m not sure if maternal or only being nine months herself, but definitely a lovely thing that she adores Squirrel! No wonder Squirrel was shouting for company ?!

I've just been showing all the photos of Hufflepuff and Squirrel to my coworkers!

Glad that Hufflepuff has now been spayed, and fingers crossed that Squirrel grows up all nice and easy. She is so lucky you found her :D

Ah fame for them ??.

Fingers crossed we remain complication free all round ???.
 

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Good luck keeping Huffle quiet- it was like Poppys painkillers contained speed she was straight out the box and off her face bouncing off the walls! Last encounter of spaying was the cat drifting out the box then flopping down and sleeping for ages so it was rather a shock!
Oh and she got a few days of fish/ chicken as they recommended a plain diet. Following this raw food was deemed absolute garbage and she couldn't possibly eat such low quality rations!
Has she got a cone or is she lucky enough to not have one?
 

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Good luck keeping Huffle quiet- it was like Poppys painkillers contained speed she was straight out the box and off her face bouncing off the walls! Last encounter of spaying was the cat drifting out the box then flopping down and sleeping for ages so it was rather a shock!
Oh and she got a few days of fish/ chicken as they recommended a plain diet. Following this raw food was deemed absolute garbage and she couldn't possibly eat such low quality rations!
Has she got a cone or is she lucky enough to not have one?

Haha she is already trying to rough house with Squirrel, thankfully they're now both asleep. I can see a lack of productive work whilst I run round after them!
No cone of shame so far, just need to make sure she doesn't start licking the incision. She's decided she can only eat the kitten food at the moment, but they didn't mention a plain diet? Don't want her to get any more ideas about eating human food lol.
 

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Advice guys?

Squirrel is passing a little bit of red blood (so coming from near the end of her digestion rather than higher up, which google tells me isn’t too much for concern). Her poops were improving after worming but have gone a bit soft again after the vet visit.

Trying to remain calm that it’s probably just the damage from the heavy worm burden and then the stress of a vet visit, but would you guys call the vets again?

She’s bright, eating, drinking, pooping and weeing, just the odd spot and the odd stool that’s looser.

Picture of the Squirrel’y rascal that’s already causing me stress ??.
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It probably is as you said, the stress and the worms, but I would be on the phone to my vet first thing in the morning for advice. If she seems happy and perky, and is eating and pooping then I wouldn't be panicking just yet, but as she's so small it doesn't take much for them to go downhill fast ?
 

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It probably is as you said, the stress and the worms, but I would be on the phone to my vet first thing in the morning for advice. If she seems happy and perky, and is eating and pooping then I wouldn't be panicking just yet, but as she's so small it doesn't take much for them to go downhill fast ?

Thanks, will ring them in the morning! She seems perfectly fine asides from that and the hernia but The vet telling me she’s only 6 weeks now is making me very twitchy!
 

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I agree with ringing the vet in the morning and also keeping an eye on her, it is absolutely scary how kittens can change from well to ill so quickly.

You are doing a grand job with her, I'm sure it will all be fine. :)
 

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I agree with ringing the vet in the morning and also keeping an eye on her, it is absolutely scary how kittens can change from well to ill so quickly.

You are doing a grand job with her, I'm sure it will all be fine. :)

Thank you, she’s been legging it found like a thing possessed tonight, so I know she’s ‘probably’ fine but she’s so tiny!
 
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