First time kitten mum

[Ballygowenwater]

So we’ve just adopted a kitten. She’s about 3-5months old and came from living outdoors on a farm without any human contact. She came home yesterday and is having her vet checks and vaccinations today. Any advice would be greatly appreciated 😍

Post a pic, is the advice you will overwhelmingly receive!!

Pic attached 🥰

You'll never train what is after all a feral cat. I prophesy a disaster.

Send her to me and I'll take her on instead

Your kitten is absolutely gorgeous btw and I'm very jealous.

Being serious - if she's had no human contact you may struggle. If @thecatneuterer is around she can give very good advice.

I should prob give more info. She’s very affectionate, lots of rubbing around our legs and has been actively coming over to be stroked etc. We’re kind of just leaving her do her own thing at the moment and explore the house while letting her come to us rather than the other way round. I have no idea if that’s the right thing to do or not but she seems relatively happy for now.

She is gorgeous.
It's unusual for a cat that has had no socialisation as a kitten to make a good pet, although some do. She looks remarkably chilled out though!
Keep her inside for quite a few weeks or else she might scarper. Only let her out before feeding her and keep outside trips brief at first.
Lots of play and toys but rotate toys for interest. Cat tree/scratcher. Put water to drink somewhere else to her food.

I've had kittens before which had no human contact - you're doing the right thing in allowing her to set her own pace - she's not constantly hiding from you which is half the battle - so just continue what you are doing? Lots of interaction when she instigates it and fuss, play time etc, and definitely keep her in for a while, she's long hair so get her used to being brushed and you can also use that as bonding time

In which case ignore everything I've said .

You sound to be doing all the right things, we've always let kittens just 'get on with it'.
A couple of things that you have probably already considered.
I assume you have litter tray etc. sorted?
Also, although she's used to being outside, I'd tend to keep her in for at least a month or two to get used to her new environment.

That might be the cutest kitten I've ever seen!

No advice but congratulations!

So we have a bathroom we don’t use a lot so we’ve designated that as her ‘safe space’ her bed is in there and she has a litter tray there too. Planning on getting another litter tray for another part of the house too I think (the house is quite long so it’s a trek to her current litter tray).

We’ve always been a dog house but decided to get a kitten after our last doggo passed away last year. So far it’s not the same as looking after a puppy! She’s much more chilled out.

The plan is to keep her indoors for a month as I think having had free rein of the farm she could easily make an escape if we give her the chance!

Argh just typed a long post & the PC ate it!

Short version - I have ex ferals who were much older than that when they were trapped. Taken me a lot of time, but they are now very sociable with me especially Boycat, who has been nicknamed the cuddle monster due to his almost insatiable demands for tummy & head rubs. You're doing the right thing letting her come to you

She's adorable !! We got a semi feral kitten many years ago and he spent the first week hiding behind furniture. He did eventually settle in and became the most wonderfully affectionate cat. He was always wary of strangers and when the door bell went but with us, our other cats and the dog we subsequently introduced to the household, he was great.

You are doing everything right. She looks well at home! Just don't forget to have her spayed before you let her out.

We had a feral kitten - he became the most loving puss. But only on his terms. He would lick snuggle, kneed purr and get on our knees and sleep.

But if you picked him up ... goodness! I always ended up looking like Freddie Kruger had been in.

Your kitten is gorgeous!

Oh my! If there is a pea hidden under that cushion she will tell you she had an awful sleep and is feeling all bruised.

A quick safety reminder: don't open windows even a creek, be careful when you open the door eg for the postman, that she doesn't shoot out.
Try and lock the cooker at night if possible. Check dishwasher/washing machine/dryer before you switch it on, she looks like she might jump in for a dark snuggle.
Have her poo checked regularly for worms if she was living outdoors. She looks like she feels comfortable in your home though.
Enjoy your beautiful family member.

That kitten is ridiculously gorgeous.

She is absolutely gorgeous. From her size I would think she is on the lower end of your age range.

She is beautiful! Good luck!

Good grief, she's sooooo cute!

Given how affectionate she is, I would wonder whether she and/or her mum have had more human socialization than you were told - at the least she might have seen her mum being friendly to people and learned from that.
You might also want to try some spoon feeding at the beginning, to reinforce the message that people = food = good.
And do make an appointment to get her spayed as soon as possible - it might be difficult in the lockdown, but you really don't want to be dealing with a pregnant 6-month-old kitten. Cat Neuterer will have the most recent advice, but one (Canadian) feral kitten rescue that I know of gets its speuters done at min. 8 weeks and 1 kilo / 2 pounds, and the kittens cope with it brilliantly (much better than the adult cats). Some of the more old-fashioned vets insist on kittens being 6 months old, which is incredibly risky.

Sooo cute

What a cutie 😍enjoy your new kitten