Any suggestions for socializing a single kitty

Hi Wendy,

I had a similar situation recently when I took in a supposedly tame
kitty from a couple who was relocating overseas. She kept attacking me
and was tearing me to shreds. I ended up borrowing a large condo from
a local cat sanctuary. the condo was around 48"x32"x22". I put it in
my living room, where she would be in contact w/my other cats. My
kitten loved jumping up and laying on top of the cage, and would dip
his paws down into the other cat's food and water, and play w/her tail
when he could capture it. Those 2 now get along pretty well, even play
together, and only fuss at meal time. I had to put down a $150 deposit
for the condo, but was able to return it about a week ago and get my
money back. Good luck, hope this helps!

Wendy wrote:
> The cat was found outside with his brother when he was around 2 1/2 - 3
> weeks old. His brother didn't make it and he's been alone since. He's around
> 7 weeks old and is doing a lot of biting. He's had a stuffed animal in with
> him all along as well as other toys and his crate is kept in an area where
> he is around people a lot. I've been so tempted to put him in with a litter
> of kittens who are a few weeks older but he hasn't been tested for FIV FeLV
> yet.
>
> The other day he launched himself at my face and bit me so this is becoming
> a problem and I don't feel right adopting him out until he has more social
> skills.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> W
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Wendy, I hope it is not to late for the kitten.
I hope it is just its way of playing.
Does he spat?

The kitten should have been handled by someone.
It should have been hand fed bits of food.
I have three new kittens (3 to 4 weeks old) rescued from under my tool shed
and I make it a point to pick them up and handle them for at least an hour
each day.
The momma cat even comes in the house and feeds them now and she is starting
to tame down and accept the hand that feeds her.
If a kitten does not get attention from a human it will grow up to be feral
and wild.

Willee


"Wendy" <wendypart.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> The cat was found outside with his brother when he was around 2 1/2 - 3
> weeks old. His brother didn't make it and he's been alone since. He's
> around 7 weeks old and is doing a lot of biting. He's had a stuffed animal
> in with him all along as well as other toys and his crate is kept in an
> area where he is around people a lot. I've been so tempted to put him in
> with a litter of kittens who are a few weeks older but he hasn't been
> tested for FIV FeLV yet.
>
> The other day he launched himself at my face and bit me so this is
> becoming a problem and I don't feel right adopting him out until he has
> more social skills.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> W
>
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