That’s a hard one because I’ve never experienced it before myself. I guess it depends on what you mean by ‘going nuts’. My assumption is that the longer you keep them inside, the more they adapt to the lifestyle and the easier it will become. You could also build a cat run / outdoor enclosure for them, or leash and harness train them to go on walks. I’ve had good experiences with using feliway to help calm cats too - that may help. If the issue is that the kitten is territorial, then it might help to set up a private area for them and ensure that they have their own separate litter box that other cats can’t use.
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Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world 1 year agoHow do you deal with a cat that’s used to roaming?
We have one indoor only cat but the other one was a feral kitten we found and we have never been able to contain them without them going nuts, which makes the indoor cat miserable too.
Instigate@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It just meows non-stop, day and night, drives the other cat mad.
Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 1 year ago
Time, in my experience.
I’ve rehabilitated several feral cats, each older than 2 years. It just takes a few weeks to adjust.