Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat

If you find that you have a stray kitten or young cat hanging around your house, you may wish to help it or tame it and bring it into your home!

Steps

 * 1)  Feed the cat. This is the only best way to keep the cat around your house. If it realizes you will feed it and give it water, it will rely on you.Use only cat food for better results.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 1.jpg|center]]
 * 2)  Observe the cat. Note if the cat looks ill or hurt in any way. Watch how it acts alone.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 3)  Make yourself known to the cat. Talk to it, make noises, slowly move to it.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 4)  If it seems friendly, pet it! If the cat does not seem scared by your noise or movements, let it rub on you and pet it. You may want to get on the floor with it.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 4.jpg|center]]
 * 5)  Give it warmth/shelter, if necessary. If it's cold, put a box with old T shirts out for it. This will also help the cat get used to your scent.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 5.jpg|center]]
 * 6)  Try to lift the cat. After a while of sitting and petting the cat, try to pick it up. Just lift it slightly off the ground, in case it doesn't like it, so you don't get scratched. See if you can eventually pick it up and carry it.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 6.jpg|center]]
 * 7)  Take it to the vet! Before you bring the cat inside, you will want to get its shots, possibly fixed and checked for illness.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 7.jpg|center]]
 * 8)  Ease it inside. Bring it in. But seclude it from other pets for the first few days. Spend time with it to make sure it doesn't feel too anxious.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 8.jpg|center]]
 * 9)  Ease it in with your pets. Slowly introduce them to keep from fighting.[[Image:Make a Stray Kitten a House Cat Step 9.jpg|center]]

Warnings

 * Be careful! Watch that they don't bite or scratch you. You don't know what illnesses they make carry at first!

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