Comments on: How long will it take for newborn kittens to leave our back yard?

By: Julie P

Julie P — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:11:10 +0000

yea my friend had that happen to him so i guess you can either ask your neighbors if they want one and tell them that they haven’t got any shots or anything or take to the vet and see if you can put posters in the vets office and see if anybody wants them. They have to be be 3 or 5weeks old in order to touch them though.

By: carly

carly — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:12:20 +0000

They won’t leave. They will recognize the yard as their territory. You really should try to trap the mom and take her and the kittens to a shelter. BUT… be very careful. A feral cat is very protective and if bitten you would need rabies shots. Cat bites also get infected quickly. Call your humane society. See if they have a safe trap you can borrow. She can be lured into the trap with some canned tuna. A few weeks ago an injured kitten showed up in my yard. I used a trap to get her to the vet and then to a shelter.

By: River Hermit

River Hermit — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:19:15 +0000

Wild kittens usually leave at around 12 weeks or so, IF you leave them alone, do not feed or make it comfortable, ignore them…now if there’s alot of their food around like mice, etc it could take longer, but most wild cats, especially kittens, have natuial instinct to survive & leave, usually not tolerant of humans unless the human makes them friendly & comfortable..so leave them alone, mama & their natural instincts to survive, will make them leave…TC & Peace

By: SARAH G

SARAH G — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:04:12 +0000

If you are unprepared to adopt these kittens, call the humane society. They will take the mom and the kittens and find them a good home when they are ready for adoption. It’s not good for them to be out in a yard.

By: aya d

aya d — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:39:50 +0000

they propley won’t leave unless you sell them or something is you do the mother will leave as well