Taming ferals

[GSD20]

Somehow I’ve ended up with a little feral kitten. Probably 8-10 weeks. Hes been quite sick (flu) and stressed having come from huge colony that is currently being removed from the location.

Anyway he’s on medical treatment which I can manage and have agreed to foster him as I can’t get him into a rescue anywhere (everywhere is inundated!)

Has anyone got any tips on how to try and tame this little thing so he has the best chance of finding a new home? Hes currently a hissy spitty mess as soon as you open the cage. I have him in a crate in a quiet room but I’m not too sure what to do for the best. Do I handle him or just let him be?
Is he ever likely to be to a level where he could be a family pet?

Thanks?

I had one with flu and the random poos, last year. Once he has his neutering op the pooing stopped but he wasn't enjoying the eye drops so started to run away from me. All his other meds were given crushed in soft food.

The two ways I tame ferals is through food and play.

Food - I feed firstly from a spoon where I can, wooden at first and try and get in and stroke their heads as they eat once they are eating happily from the spoon. Then snacks, from my hand and then keep getting closer to them through the food and snacks. I say their name every time they take a bite to eat at first until they know what they are called. The moment they come to you for food, wind themselves round your legs and allow a head scratch is magical.

Then through play, most of mine live in the garden and have various huts, a heat mat, a auto food dispenser and I play with them using long sticks that I drag around that they jump on, which I then swish about and get them playing with each other and against me.

Using the feeding and head stroke technique has tamed all mine to a greater or lesser exent. My original flu and poo boy now jumps on onto my lap, jumps onto my chair as soon as I get up and is the loveliest lad ever. His older sister though, is only just allowing me to hand her snacks. But she does come and meep loudly now for them and has jumped on the back my chair whilst I'm still sat on it so we are getting better with her.