According to statistics, there are more than half a million stray cats around the world. Some compassionate people take care of the needs of these animals, regularly feeding them, while others take drastic steps, trying to tame street cats.
Should you tame a street cat?
It's not easy to tame a street cat to live in the house! This carries with it some kind of danger. Here you need to clearly understand what kind of cat a person tames: a domestic one, recently thrown out by the owner, or a street one, who has lived in freedom all his youth.
The fact is that the first one will easily take root in a new place and fall in love with its new owner, but as far as exclusively a street cat is concerned, taming it is not an easy task! In any case, the decision remains with those who decided to take such a radical step.
What to do to tame a street cat?
It all depends on how adult the street cat is. For example, picking up a kitten under the age of 10 weeks, you can tame him in literally one week. The situation is worse with an adult: getting used to a person in such a cat can take from several months. Sometimes these cats are not tamed at all! Either way, taming a wild street animal will require tremendous patience.
A hearty lunch. The very first step in taming a wild cat from the street is, of course, feeding it. There is no need to overfeed an animal that is used to being malnourished in the wild. It is best to divide your meals into three hourly meals.
Water procedures. A street cat needs to be washed. Probably, it is not worth talking about the danger that fleas and other parasites living in its fur can carry. Water procedures should be attended to as quickly as possible. It is worth noting that washing a stray cat is not an easy task! Do not frighten the animal with excessive water procedures.
The main thing in washing a street cat is to use special preparations and shampoos to remove parasites from pets. Since cat scratches on the hands cannot be avoided, it is necessary to prepare brilliant green, alcohol, iodine or hydrogen peroxide to disinfect the resulting wounds.
Treatment. It is necessary to take the street cat to the veterinary hospital for the introduction of antihelminthic drugs. The doctor will examine the animal, determine its condition, identify diseases that it has caught in the wild, and advise on appropriate treatment. When taming a street cat, you need to be prepared for the fact that you will have to spend a lot on its treatment.
Moral preparation. You need to understand that once a stray animal will have to live in completely limited conditions for him, get used to the new rules. Unfortunately, in most cases this does not give any positive results.
In any case, you need to be mentally prepared for the fact that the cat will start hiding in the corners of the house, and when a person approaches her, she will behave aggressively. This is understandable: street animals almost always retain their wild habits and habits. Their hunting instinct is extremely developed. Moreover, they have an increased desire to reproduce. This also needs to be taken into account.
Do not place the cat in a cage or other confined space! She can take this for a trap, then it will definitely be impossible to tame her. There is no need to react negatively to the aggression of the animal, because it cannot begin to trust a person so quickly. You should gradually train the wild cat to the toilet, to neat feeding and to good manners. In the first days of a street cat's life in a new place, you should not try to pet it, it is better to demonstrate your location with an affectionate voice.
What if the cat is not tamed?
If all else fails, then the cat should be released. There is no need to be very upset, since this is still a cat from the street! On the contrary, one should be glad that now there is one more cured and well-groomed pet in the wild.
