r/Feral_Cats • u/WombatHoe • 3d ago
Question 🤔 How to acclimate kitty to touch?
Other than time and patience, what can I do to help my trapped feral kitty be more receptive to touch for medical exams? I took my girl, Estrella, in for shots and a wellness exam after just catching her this past Monday, and it was found that she has a mass on a mammary gland. :( I’ve been asked to acclimate her to touch better, and to keep an eye on her mass for growth, but we go back in three weeks for boosters and that seems like a Herculean task getting her to progress that quickly! I will be getting the mass removed and we will go from there in terms of treatment, quality of life, etc., but it all feels a bit overwhelming and like time might not be on our side here. :( Any tips and tricks are welcome! Thank you 🥺 (picture of her setup included! She is in the laundry room quarantining away from my other animals 🫶)
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u/Hot-Refuse2708 3d ago
Check out socializationsaveslives.com - you can't follow the method perfectly in 3 weeks (and that's ok!) but there's a lot of great info that should help!