Guspuppy
Well-Known Member
So my uncle has a feral cat that had kittens about 6-7 weeks ago. I am thinking of taking one of them in to tame into a house cat. My dilemma is that I have a dog. He grew up with a cat in the house until at least the age of one, I can't remember exactly when my cat did not come back one day. He's got a high prey drive but I'm pretty sure he would not hurt a kitten, just want to play with it. So my question is, will a feral kitten ever tame down well enough to endure a big scary predator housemate?
I have a dog crate I'm planning to use to confine the kitten until s/he starts to get tame, and I have a cat hole cut in the basement door from my last cat so cats always have a safe place to escape to if needed. (And I keep the litter box down there when a cat is in residence!)
Any advice if I decide to go forward with this plan?
I have a dog crate I'm planning to use to confine the kitten until s/he starts to get tame, and I have a cat hole cut in the basement door from my last cat so cats always have a safe place to escape to if needed. (And I keep the litter box down there when a cat is in residence!)
Any advice if I decide to go forward with this plan?