If you are going to care for a stray cat, it is important to know how to care for it. Thankfully, it's not that difficult. In this article you will find a series of useful information for those who do not intend only to feed it!
Steps
Step 1. Find a cat to care for
If a stray cat hangs around the house, try calling it or getting its attention (to find out if it is a street cat or if it has an owner, look at its fur and if it is well fed. owner, don't look after him!).
Step 2. Make sure you have something to eat that appeals to their taste and smell
If not, you will need to get it.
Step 3. Squat down
If you sit on the floor, you will make less noise and be less scary.
Step 4. Whisper sweet, quiet words
You could say "Here, kitty", "Come here, kitty" or "Psst psst psst".
Step 5. Start moving the food slowly a little further
However, make sure it stays inside the house so the cat will have to go inside to eat. Also, the longer you stay away from food, the more confident your cat will feel to get close.
If he comes in and eats, let him smell his hands so he can start trusting you. If not, he is likely not very hungry or a wary cat, so be patient and try to approach another cat
Step 6. If you don't mind sleeping at home, plan
Prepare a comfortable space for him by using old blankets and / or old pillows (or a cat bed) somewhere, like in the basement or garage.
When the cat is already in the house, make sure that there is food and water in his area, some blankets (a pillow or a cat bed) and a litter box (if you don't have one, put some old newspapers on the ground, so that he will have a place to relieve himself). If you don't want him to go into bedrooms or other rooms, close the doors or put the cat in a room that you can lock. That way, he won't be able to get out of there until you open the door
Advice
- If you are brave and willing to rescue animals, you can try to rescue stray cats that don't have an owner or get lost, and take them to the vet. In this way, they will be able to receive all the necessary medical care, be vaccinated and perhaps even neutered (or sterilized) and, therefore, be ready to be adopted by a loving person or to find their old owners.
- If you are terrified that a cat may go to the toilet on the floor or on a pillow or behave inappropriately, try covering the area in which it belongs with newspaper. If you use the litter box, remember to change it every day.
- Buy catnip if you want. Place it in the cat area. That way, he'll appreciate where you placed the catnip and sleep there instead of on the sofa, bed, or anywhere else you don't want.
Warnings
- When a cat lives on the street or has been lost for a long time, it will surely not be very polite, so be aware that it may scratch or bite you! Always try to be gentle and calm. By doing so, you will avoid accidents.
- If your cat lives on the street and you really like it a lot, you can keep it waiting for it to adapt to home life, tune in and not be afraid of other animals that may live with you, and as long as you are willing to get it vaccinated properly..
- If you intend to take care of a cat for only a certain period of time and then let it loose, don't give it a name! You will start to get attached so much that if you stop taking care of him, you will suffer a lot and it will be difficult to forget him.
- Pay attention to the cat you take home. Since it is a stray (make sure you have not 'stolen' it from someone else!), It may have some disease or an aggressive character, injure other pets that may live with you and also the people it comes into contact with. Even if he appears to be healthy, take him to the vet for a checkup, in his own interest and that of others who may get some infections from being in contact with him. If he is too aggressive and you are unable to handle him, call a breeder, animal adoption center, or hunt him from the house.
- If you allow him to live in your house for a long time, this situation will begin to please not only you, but also the cat. Be prepared to see him come home for several days. If you don't intend to adopt it, don't take care of it. Just stop feeding him and letting him in. If you hold out for a few days, he will give up.
