Socializing a Spicy Feral Kitten!

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  • čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
  • To make more of these stories possible, please join us as a monthly supporter: flatbushcats.org/donate. This video documents Franny's journey from hissy kitten to a sweet, loving indoor cat. Hope it helps you pick up some socialization techniques you can try yourself.
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  • @dragma907
    @dragma907 Před 5 lety +28082

    C H I L L B E A T S T O S O C I A L I Z E K I T T I E S T O

    • @waynerainey2606
      @waynerainey2606 Před 5 lety +90

      I want to beat kittens so they chill!

    • @kimy734
      @kimy734 Před 5 lety +308

      Woah careful you might cut yourself on that edge

    • @edleshed
      @edleshed Před 5 lety +76

      For real tho, where can I find tunes like this

    • @Adama.1
      @Adama.1 Před 5 lety +23

      @Ang Bon fuck anime

    • @AH-nz3gm
      @AH-nz3gm Před 5 lety +178

      @@Adama.1 I remember being 12 and feral. It's okay, man. You'll come to accept new things, too.

  • @MandaFandaa
    @MandaFandaa Před 5 lety +25196

    I know it’s not a laughing matter but I have to admit it was kinda comical to see the kitten hissing and then all of sudden started licking the spoon. 😂

    • @marzmartinez8165
      @marzmartinez8165 Před 5 lety +918

      I was cracking up too!🤣

    • @seifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
      @seifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Před 5 lety +2142

      it reminded me of when I got mad as a kid and then my mother will give me some dish that i love and i would eat it while trying to pretend that i was still angry lol.

    • @mscoco6714
      @mscoco6714 Před 5 lety +87

      Me too lol

    • @LAMetroFan
      @LAMetroFan Před 5 lety +927

      Her "ok but I'm still upset" way of licking😂

    • @missfitt3dp
      @missfitt3dp Před 5 lety +34

      MandaFandaa that was funny

  • @Verlarn
    @Verlarn Před 4 lety +5947

    Kitten is like:
    GET AWAY
    _GET AWAY_
    *GET AWAY*
    GE- hey is that *_chicken?_*

  • @aurelia8028
    @aurelia8028 Před rokem +515

    1:40. That death stare while still licking the spoon is totally adorable.

    • @margotrosendorn6371
      @margotrosendorn6371 Před rokem +10

      Upset but also food

    • @Psychotart
      @Psychotart Před rokem +10

      @@margotrosendorn6371 You mean hangry?

    • @long-hair-dont-care88.
      @long-hair-dont-care88. Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@@PsychotartNo more a mix of need of something an anger/resentment at needing someone else for it.... It's a very particular mood/look.

    • @Travis_22
      @Travis_22 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Me eat this chicken but me don't really want it

  • @yuelo2803
    @yuelo2803 Před 2 lety +151

    Kitten: *HISSSES*
    **Baby Chicken Food Arrives**
    Kitten: Exceptions can be made

  • @dimatadore
    @dimatadore Před 5 lety +8916

    I love how reluctantly the food-motivated kitten eats. She's eating and enjoying it but she's also mad about it.

    • @1KQ_
      @1KQ_ Před 5 lety +195

      My girlfriend in a nutshell 😂🙄 love her crazy ass tho.

    • @MrSpiritmonger
      @MrSpiritmonger Před 5 lety +44

      starve the living shit out of a kitten, and they will eat food off your hands just based off survival.

    • @1KQ_
      @1KQ_ Před 4 lety +40

      @Gustavo Joris oh what's wrong troll, not gonna reply? Back to mummys basement you go ❤

    • @MrSpiritmonger
      @MrSpiritmonger Před 4 lety +30

      @Gustavo Joris man, calm yo tits.

    • @theonlygem3618
      @theonlygem3618 Před 4 lety +56

      Why are you all agureing on a video on cats?

  • @skyglory1083
    @skyglory1083 Před 4 lety +2215

    Kitten: i angry😾
    Kitten:*tastes food*
    Kitten: i lick but still angry 😾🍗

  • @hjelsethak
    @hjelsethak Před 3 lety +331

    "What are you thinking of?"
    "Of how dangerous you are."
    "I'm not dangerous."

    • @edherdman9973
      @edherdman9973 Před 3 lety +10

      I gotta watch that movie now. (Arch of Triumph)

    • @baloo686
      @baloo686 Před 2 lety +3

      I really like this dialogue! I'm curious, what movie is this from?

    • @hjelsethak
      @hjelsethak Před 2 lety +1

      @@edherdman9973 Dude, same!

  • @TYoung023
    @TYoung023 Před 2 lety +157

    I socialized an 8 year old cat. It took 2 years and lots of bites, but patience won. He was never a lap cat but he was a good companion and trusted me until the end (at 15 1/2). Miss ya Nemo!

    • @Bocqurant
      @Bocqurant Před 10 měsíci +10

      You are such a kind and patient soul. Not many older cats get that kind of treatment

  • @prosebuds5124
    @prosebuds5124 Před 4 lety +3127

    Referring to feral cats as "spicy" is now my favorite thing ever 😂

    • @jackhb7552
      @jackhb7552 Před 4 lety +58

      Literally this. When the score card with spice level came up I actually died 😂

    • @chainamarie03
      @chainamarie03 Před 4 lety +20

      I like that term 'spicy'. All my cat have been former ferals. Ferals are the best. They need all the help one can possibly give them.

    • @iridescentelegance
      @iridescentelegance Před 4 lety +19

      I named my lil feral girl Clove, so she's my spicy spice girl XD

    • @chainamarie03
      @chainamarie03 Před 4 lety +5

      @@iridescentelegance that's a very cute name

    • @danksanchez4324
      @danksanchez4324 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah just like chlorine gas is just spicy air

  • @blazbohinc4964
    @blazbohinc4964 Před 4 lety +1765

    Cat: "I'm dangerous *mlem mlem mlem BE AFRAID *mlem mlem mlem I'm Watching you *mlem mlem mlem..

  • @zebra7290
    @zebra7290 Před 2 lety +43

    We rescued a feral kitten whose mom/siblings had been run over by a car. He was shivering and almost dead from thirst/starvation when we found him. We were out riding bikes and brought him back to our house intending to give him to a shelter, but he was so cute and funny that we fell in love with him and ended up keeping him. He play-fights with the cat we had before getting him, but they get along pretty well over all. He is now two years old and we love him so much!

  • @christinasmellman5078
    @christinasmellman5078 Před 2 lety +184

    Love her transition from hissing to licking the spoon 🤣😍 and the spice level 🌶🌶🌶🌶 is so cute

  • @doshinall
    @doshinall Před 4 lety +2003

    A feral kitten climbed into a hole under my vehicle and rode 30 miles! All we could hear was crying but we couldn't find him. During the wee hours I laid in the street with a flashlight and saw two glowing eyes but he wouldn't come near me. Finally I lured him with tuna. That was a year ago. Ari is now part of the family. Just a gorgeous, affectionate tabby.

  • @melissamencari2030
    @melissamencari2030 Před 4 lety +1923

    1:29
    "don touch me, me angy"
    *licks spoon*
    "me less angy, but me angy"

    • @user-pz6kq2tv9m
      @user-pz6kq2tv9m Před 3 lety +16

      More like scared🥺

    • @momo1461
      @momo1461 Před 3 lety +11

      Physically violated and inappropriately described as "spicy".
      That's racist and I demand social warrior justice!
      #Feminisms! #CancelCZcams

    • @momo1461
      @momo1461 Před 3 lety +10

      @Badger Drawz Disagreeing with stunning/beautiful white women is a hate crime. I'm calling the cops!

    • @momo1461
      @momo1461 Před 3 lety +8

      @Badger Drawz The great and wonderful Julie Bindel once wrote "all men are rapists who should be imprisoned and shot."

    • @momo1461
      @momo1461 Před 3 lety +9

      @Badger Drawz *[Shaking violently]* Are you trying to say women aren't beautiful?!

  • @JonsimsEth
    @JonsimsEth Před rokem +43

    This video gave us hope. We trapped a feral kitten 4 days ago. He’s very spicy!! He scratches and bites and hisses😮. It’s our first time domesticating our previous cats were not feral. We will just take it slow and steady, we know we can help him!

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Update on spicy kitteh plz?

    • @12symmo
      @12symmo Před 5 měsíci

      How did you go? I trapped my cat 8 months ago and she’s done really well since recovering from her surgery.

  • @blackcitroenlove
    @blackcitroenlove Před rokem +35

    I just gave our spicy feral a squirrel liver (traditional Cherokee food) and she was chill ever since. She's 9 now, got her at around 3 or so months.

  • @jasonlogan5622
    @jasonlogan5622 Před 3 lety +3759

    "I needed to know if she was food motivated at all."
    Kitten: HISS! HISS! HISS! HISS! HISS!
    Kitten: Is that chicken? It tastes like chicken.

  • @awesomepossum3739
    @awesomepossum3739 Před 5 lety +2404

    i love the part where he’s giving her food and she’s hissing and backing up, and then she sniffs it, stops, and starts licking it. it was the funniest and cutest thing i’ve ever seen
    edit: it’s at 1:25

    • @neo187420
      @neo187420 Před 5 lety +67

      "Hey... that's pretty good."

    • @nkbujvytcygvujno6006
      @nkbujvytcygvujno6006 Před 5 lety +40

      “Oh... okay”

    • @chaosengine4597
      @chaosengine4597 Před 5 lety +47

      "Hiss! Hiss! HISS!!! Hmmmm, foood. Me likes food" -> Spoon goes away -> "hiss?"

    • @varioxx3768
      @varioxx3768 Před 5 lety +20

      " get away from me..!.. Oh.. Is that.. Food?

    • @valravn5039
      @valravn5039 Před 5 lety +35

      Best thing she never breaks eye contact with him.

  • @DylBreaker
    @DylBreaker Před 3 lety +198

    “I needed to know if she was food motivated at all”
    Franny: *HISS* *HISS* *HISS* ... 👅👅👅

  • @dixiereynolds667
    @dixiereynolds667 Před 3 lety +10

    1:25 Franny: IM HAVING A BAD MOOD BUT THANKS FOR THE FOOD!

  • @kasarinueda8756
    @kasarinueda8756 Před 4 lety +2166

    Kitten was like “I’m so mad and I hate you but I love the food.”
    It’s soooo adorable.

    • @BlackPanther-vk5ew
      @BlackPanther-vk5ew Před 4 lety +21

      It's not hate.......it's called fear. I've tamed few feral kittens......it's not hard if you spend lots of time with them.

    • @summonersaisai
      @summonersaisai Před 4 lety +5

      tsundere mode on, that was all xDDD

    • @clearlyrebecca
      @clearlyrebecca Před 6 měsíci

      Literally me, right before I do cardio.
      "This sucks. I hate everything about it. I'm still gonna do it, but I'll look mad the entire time. 😠"

  • @K1RTB
    @K1RTB Před 4 lety +2365

    Next time someone says I'm lazy I'll reply: "I'm very food-motivated."

  • @citizencane3492
    @citizencane3492 Před rokem +18

    I don’t know why this didn’t pop up on my radar until now. I know it’s many years later … but I just have to applaud your perseverance. I’ve been doing TNR for about 30 years but have never bitten off a challenge like this. Thank you for demonstrating that it is possible.

  • @tradcatholic
    @tradcatholic Před 3 lety +12

    Beautifully explained. My daughter took a feral kitten in a rural setting, papoosed it and carried it around all day. By the end of the day, the cat was done doing feral cat stuff 😂

    • @21ruevictorhugo
      @21ruevictorhugo Před 8 měsíci +4

      I did something like that with two different feral kittens. The first one was hiding in my yard and I managed to sneak up and grab him by the scruff of the neck. I wrapped him up and brought him in the house and just held him in my lap even though he was struggling and after maybe 15 minutes he started purring and I kept holding him for another 15 minutes. I used to raise horses and I learned about imprinting from a vet. With a new foal you just touch them all over and if it takes say 17 times before the foal gets used to you touching it’s ears, you keep doing it for 17 more times. So I did this with the kitten and he’s now the friendliest and most loving cat I've ever had.
      The second kitten, all black, showed up on my deck on a cold Halloween night, crying and shivering. I grabbed her and brought her in and did the same thing. She’s so happy to have a home! She loves being held and patted but she’s nervous with my hands so I’ll try hand feeding her. Thanks!

  • @azzimarzuki4605
    @azzimarzuki4605 Před 4 lety +2573

    2 month old Franny: 🌶️
    5 month old Franny: 🍓

    •  Před 4 lety +80

      1 year old Franny: 🌺

    • @g.wizsensei760
      @g.wizsensei760 Před 3 lety +3

      damn its look like brainwashing xD hoomans is good hoomans is good you bad boiii

    • @thenotoriusbp
      @thenotoriusbp Před 3 lety

      @@g.wizsensei760 w

    • @momo1461
      @momo1461 Před 3 lety

      Strawberry?

    • @thenotoriusbp
      @thenotoriusbp Před 3 lety +5

      @@momo1461 sweet strawberry

  • @Strykelife
    @Strykelife Před 3 lety +2449

    When I was a kid, I ended up accidentally socialized a feral kitten in the neighborhood we lived in. I had no idea what I was doing at the time as I was very young. I just kept feeding, petting, and playing with him. Every day he'd come back for more attention and food. Sometimes with other cats from his litter and around the neighborhood. There came a point where he wanted to come into our house and my mom wasn't sure that was a good idea because of our other cats. But I let him in because hearing him cry was upsetting me. He got along well with our other cats but he did end up having fleas. We took care of that though and he became a part of the family. We took him with us when we moved from one side of the US to the other side. He was my first cat and he was a very good cat.

    • @yungcunt7183
      @yungcunt7183 Před 2 lety +71

      thank u for sharing

    • @acturusgarcia6027
      @acturusgarcia6027 Před 2 lety +43

      Wait, your family have cats but that was your _first_ cat?

    • @thepresidentofchina1512
      @thepresidentofchina1512 Před 2 lety +189

      @@acturusgarcia6027 as in her cat, like for me I have other cats but for my birthday I got my first cat, aka first cat I took care of.

    • @maryannvitelli5818
      @maryannvitelli5818 Před 2 lety +11

      Great story. Thanks!

    • @yarraidalg
      @yarraidalg Před 2 lety +19

      ah shit i'm not crying you're crying

  • @Fdal0214
    @Fdal0214 Před 3 lety +6

    3:51
    im dying
    _H.E.L.P_

  • @yazajag
    @yazajag Před 3 lety +49

    I'm so glad all the spicy kittens have their homes now. 🏡 🌶🐈💕

  • @soundingtheskies
    @soundingtheskies Před 4 lety +1793

    I love the term: spicy kittens. Not mean, not hostile, spicy. Because they aren't mean, not necessarily hostile, just scared and in need of love.

    • @ViolentKisses87
      @ViolentKisses87 Před 4 lety +93

      Wrap a Spicy kitten and make a Spicy Purrito

    • @pfdrtom
      @pfdrtom Před 4 lety +3

      Sounds like a selection at a doggie fast food chain.

    • @kerrysmith1899
      @kerrysmith1899 Před 4 lety +3

      With a mouth like a komoda dragon, and 20 switchblades.

    • @ilikefiretruckandmonstertr80
      @ilikefiretruckandmonstertr80 Před 3 lety +2

      R V they’re obviously trolling...

    • @RV-in2mc
      @RV-in2mc Před 3 lety +1

      @@momo1461 and so is Karen racist. See soon bread will be racist too. And donuts and milk

  • @Sean-uv2di
    @Sean-uv2di Před 4 lety +1829

    Franny:
    “Spicy Level 🌶🌶🌶🌶”

  • @user-rx4jg8lq7h
    @user-rx4jg8lq7h Před 3 lety +19

    How sweet that you socialize the cats so that they can get adopted! All that work and then someone else gets to enjoy the results of your hard work. That's really quite something.

  • @snidecommenter7117
    @snidecommenter7117 Před rokem +21

    It just takes patience and kindness. Almost any feral cat will come around.

  • @benjaminroman916
    @benjaminroman916 Před 5 lety +741

    "This playful body language shows she wants to engage but she just doesn't trust people yet". So relatable.

  • @rebeccaw_artist4127
    @rebeccaw_artist4127 Před 3 lety +1672

    i found a kitten on the street, who was pretty much Satan reincarnated, I adopted her and she turned out to be the nicest cat ever xD

  • @johnvan6803
    @johnvan6803 Před rokem +2

    Cats are just as lovable as dogs. You just have to earn their love and trust. You won't be sorry. Thanks for rescuing them! Help a stray if you can.

  • @myjoy211
    @myjoy211 Před rokem +22

    That's so cute when she was angry but licked the spoon. Sooooo sweet. ❤️

  • @Lorendrawn
    @Lorendrawn Před 4 lety +1654

    "I spend one to two hours every day just convincing her that people are not a threat."
    No joke i need that treatment lol

  • @dgp2024
    @dgp2024 Před 5 lety +1509

    kittens tryng to be scary is the cutest thing ever

    • @89Ayten
      @89Ayten Před 5 lety +62

      This is what the aliens say when we try and use conventional weapons against them

    • @slimydick23
      @slimydick23 Před 5 lety +43

      Cute if you're no where near them. They will rip you to shreds. Those nails and teeth are like needles. That cuteness will send you to the ER.

    • @nayhem
      @nayhem Před 5 lety +18

      *IS MURDER YOU DEAD!*
      (mlems the chicken)

    • @crimsontyphoon3420
      @crimsontyphoon3420 Před 5 lety +4

      Until they make graffiti of ur face with that claws of her

    • @goosequillian
      @goosequillian Před 5 lety +5

      @@slimydick23 No cats have nails. Perchance you ought to deepen your knowledge over cats.

  • @schwubs
    @schwubs Před měsícem +1

    i have an 18 month old stray semi feral kitty we just brought inside. she has the EXACT same behaviors. we're going on 2 months now. she's getting better. she LOVES people, she just doesn't trust them yet. cries when she is sequestered in her room alone. she is fearful of hands and feet and legs! she looks just like your kitten!🤞

  • @fixederror
    @fixederror Před 2 lety +1

    Oh God Franny is utterly adorable.

  • @clannahbanana5967
    @clannahbanana5967 Před 4 lety +1338

    "when someone has a deeply held belief, they're not going to change their minds after one conversation" love love love this

    • @rebelwithacause7334
      @rebelwithacause7334 Před 3 lety +49

      However, if you feed them before the conversation...they might be nicer, ha, ha!

    • @invictus7736
      @invictus7736 Před 3 lety +1

      What is there to love? That's a bad thing.

    • @clannahbanana5967
      @clannahbanana5967 Před 3 lety +30

      I love it because it's insightful, and shows that human connection is needed before you can influence someone's beliefs. If everyone changed their mind after one conversation, then there would be chaos. Everyone would be influenced by everything. When having a conversation with someone, it's important to keep in mind their beliefs, and how they came to those beliefs.

    • @invictus7736
      @invictus7736 Před 3 lety +16

      @@clannahbanana5967 In reality, most people are deeply invested in completely illogical and false beliefs which they won't relinquish even if they are repeatedly proven to be incorrect, and the world would be a far better place if you could convince the average person with just one logical conversation to abandon their baseless convictions.

    • @clannahbanana5967
      @clannahbanana5967 Před 3 lety +30

      @Invictus perhaps, but I believe life is not so black and white. Everyone has reasons behind what they believe, whether it's logical or not. In my experience I've had friends shift their perspectives only After I got to know them personally and Listened to/respected their perspective. That being said, these were also rational and open minded people so that's a huge factor.

  • @meridiadaedra3174
    @meridiadaedra3174 Před 5 lety +890

    OH MY GOODNESS
    SHE IS SO PISSED BUT SHES STILL LICKING THE SPOON AND ITS SO ADORABLE I AN CRYING

    • @MrTVMan-kn3vv
      @MrTVMan-kn3vv Před 4 lety +20

      @@thejanglezclan u have smol pp

    • @BalkanBiker
      @BalkanBiker Před 4 lety +9

      Haha yeah, I'm not even a cat guy and that was so adorable.

    • @leynaplant8200
      @leynaplant8200 Před 4 lety +6

      thejanglezclan by hop on, you mean punch right?

    • @mommamercy9902
      @mommamercy9902 Před 4 lety +9

      thejanglezclan Get your desperate looking ass outta here. On such a sweet and innocent video? Come now, go put that shit somewhere else

    • @animeaunty
      @animeaunty Před 4 lety +2

      thejanglezclan
      Go back to troll class, u flunked 👈

  • @henryvideos49
    @henryvideos49 Před 3 lety +15

    Cat: what is this!
    Human: food
    Cat: Disgusting.. give me more!

  • @MiotaLee
    @MiotaLee Před 3 lety +18

    I usually get really upset seeing wild and scared cats, I love them so much and it's just painful to see them scare. This video ended up giving me hope and it was genuinely so sweet. I think your calm voice and the smooth grooves helped a lot.

  • @iris.the.virus.
    @iris.the.virus. Před 4 lety +964

    "Stop it I hate you I hate you!"
    *starts to lick chicken baby food*

    • @flawlessvic
      @flawlessvic Před 4 lety +15

      _furious cute tongue licking noises commence_

    • @bumblebeez_
      @bumblebeez_ Před 4 lety +3

      Food makes everybody (or every kitty) happy I guess 😁

  • @kowalski8825
    @kowalski8825 Před 4 lety +701

    Kitten really went "I HATE YOU I HA- this food is delectable."

    • @lisagulick4144
      @lisagulick4144 Před 4 lety +17

      It wasn't hatred, but fear. If you watch Frannie's eyes all through the vid, you notice the pupils get narrower as she becomes less afraid. Along with ear position and tail movement, a cat's eyes tell you a lot about how she's feeling. Oh, and the paw-kneading also tells you that she's getting more comfy.

    • @normallymute0131
      @normallymute0131 Před 4 lety +7

      “This is some serious gourmet sh-“

    • @hlcepeda
      @hlcepeda Před 4 lety +5

      Hhhhhhiiiiiiiissssssssssscrumptious!

    • @yes207
      @yes207 Před 4 lety +3

      Kowalski it was more; "GET AWAY GET AWAY GET- finally some good fucking food"

  • @gengarzilla1685
    @gengarzilla1685 Před 3 lety +1

    It's true that cats and dogs are very different, but given enough time, support, and attention, a cat can become just as loving and sociable. You have to work for it but it's there.

  • @spinejackel
    @spinejackel Před rokem +7

    it’s always so funny when a kitten is being spicy but then gets a little taste of food and you can see something click in their little head like “oh. that’s actually tasty”

  • @sarasolomon4812
    @sarasolomon4812 Před 3 lety +747

    The "hissing kitten licking the spoon" has been made into a gif. It's such a great moment 😄

    • @HimanshuOnYT
      @HimanshuOnYT Před 2 lety +5

      I was thinking of doing that.

    • @Polyethylenester
      @Polyethylenester Před 2 lety +2

      time stamp?

    • @HimanshuOnYT
      @HimanshuOnYT Před 2 lety +5

      @@Polyethylenester 1:33

    • @creationsmarko
      @creationsmarko Před 2 lety +1

      If GIFs could capture sound it would be the funniest gif ever

    • @rpederse
      @rpederse Před měsícem

      I hate you I hate you I hate you. But I will accept a snack to maintain my energy for hating you.

  • @laumpolumpio
    @laumpolumpio Před 5 lety +1422

    1:45 "let it be clear that I will accept to eat this, very unwillingly..."

  • @CynthiaSchoenbauer
    @CynthiaSchoenbauer Před 3 lety +1

    I adore little Franny from start to finish. I like my cats with a little spice left.

  • @art2ridestudent214
    @art2ridestudent214 Před 3 lety +15

    Thanks to this video I was able to tame and find loving homes for 3 feral kittens! Thank you!

  • @petithibou1891
    @petithibou1891 Před 4 lety +734

    When you are so cute that being angry makes you even cuter

  • @povnw8985
    @povnw8985 Před 5 lety +783

    The spice level stat killed me 😹

  • @Thrill_House
    @Thrill_House Před rokem +5

    Only cats can slurp baby chicken food off a spoon AND never take the “I want to murder you” look out of their eyes😂😂 gotta love those spicy kitties❤❤

  • @jcepri
    @jcepri Před rokem +11

    Love, love, LOVE the before/after contrast shots at the end! I lost my beautiful Baby Girl on 12/26/22 and I find these rescue/socialization videos to be so healing. I swore I would never get another cat because no other cat will ever measure up to the last, but I know I'm going to break down. This is so helpful. Thank you for sharing these stories.

  • @KagomeHHaruhiF
    @KagomeHHaruhiF Před 4 lety +645

    *hiss hiss hiss*
    *carefully and angrily licks spoon*
    *doesn't break eye contact*

  • @YellowApprentice
    @YellowApprentice Před 4 lety +503

    The little peppers that were used to describe her spiciness were so adorable.

    • @JackVermicelli
      @JackVermicelli Před 3 lety

      I thought it was kinda cute that their "spiciness" was represented with them, but the peppers themselves-- adorable?

  • @johnr5252
    @johnr5252 Před rokem +1

    I think I could get that guy to calm down and sit with me in a day or two. So cute.

  • @ribread9501
    @ribread9501 Před 2 lety +3

    I just really want to thank TNR efforts because when we took in a stray from the streets we found that she had been neutered and I wonder if her experience with TNR helped her not be nearly as feral as she could have been, (and it was a relief to find her neutered). She was still super skiddish, but, the moment I made first contact with her after months and months of feeding her, she seemed to recognize the gesture and bonded immediately. She lives a happy and warm life with us now, and I couldn't ask for a better cat in all the world, she's the sweetest, most gentle and loving cat I've ever experienced, and I used to be pretty terrified of cats before her. She's not at all how she was out there in the wild, the way these cats truly transform is so amazing. I actually didn't know the term "TNR" before this video, thank you for such an informative video!

  • @MisterDemonTC
    @MisterDemonTC Před 4 lety +847

    I wouldn't be able to be a foster parent for kittens.
    I'd just keep them all.

  • @alicebrocardo861
    @alicebrocardo861 Před 4 lety +194

    "don't be mad..."
    kitty: *is hella mad*

  • @Frickenadazzal
    @Frickenadazzal Před rokem +1

    This is the cutest thing I ever saw.

  • @johntracy72
    @johntracy72 Před rokem +1

    Franny is such a sweet cat.

  • @midas1929
    @midas1929 Před 4 lety +74

    When an old lady in my street died, they found about 30 cats in her house. Also wild kittens living in the cupboards and in bad shape. So I adopted two. I let the cats "decide", sat with my wife on the floor in a room with all the wild kittens and waited to see which ones showed some interest and curiosity. The first days I was scratched all over the place. I used the same methods as you and it took a lot of time. But both became the most loving cats ever. The female would not move from my wife's side and the male from me. He would great me every night at the garage, run immediately out of the forrest when I called him and, very unusual, wanted to walk around the house with me every night like a dog. Both had a great cat life until they passed away.

    • @glennweyant8566
      @glennweyant8566 Před 4 lety +3

      That is a great story. What were their names, how long did each one live??

  • @thenerrdpit7441
    @thenerrdpit7441 Před 5 lety +2797

    the part where she first licks the spoon will forever be in my top three of Flatbush posts

    • @HailAnts
      @HailAnts Před 5 lety +107

      I thought the same thing! She’s still ready to hiss, the expression on her face doesn’t change, but she sticks her tongue out of the side of her mouth and laps up the yummy food!

    • @fireblast133
      @fireblast133 Před 5 lety +79

      I couldn’t stop laughing when I first saw it

    • @Transition333
      @Transition333 Před 5 lety +55

      It’s the instantaneous hiss-to-lick that kills me.

    • @Sigart
      @Sigart Před 5 lety +24

      She looks so surprised that she likes it! XDD

    • @catnip4587
      @catnip4587 Před 5 lety +11

      It brought me to tears😻

  • @64HomeMade
    @64HomeMade Před 3 lety

    The black and white one was off the spicy scale!!! Glad their all happy and loved.

  • @paxvostrum4824
    @paxvostrum4824 Před 3 lety +37

    "a lot of times they might be too young for revolution.."
    a kitty is never too young for a Revolution!

  • @jordankarr5022
    @jordankarr5022 Před 4 lety +459

    I love how at 1:34 shes just trying so hard to be angry and look ferocious while licking up baby food its really cute

  • @4321grp
    @4321grp Před 3 lety +1199

    A few years ago a feral cat hid 4 baby kittens in my mechanic shop, soon afterward I saw the mother cat dead on the busy highway that was near my house, so I started putting kitten food and water out for them and fortunately they were big enough to eat it even though they were terrified of me, one kitten a tom was more bold than the rest and he tamed down quickly, so I put an ad in the paper and he got adopted, then another kitten tamed down so that one got adopted too, then the third kitten was also adopted, until a little female kitten was left, she was the most scared of all the litter and I thought she would never ever be tame enough to hold her and pet her, but to my surprise after her siblings were all gone she quickly bonded to me and she even climbed up my leg all the way to my shoulder one time(that hurt! because she had sharp claws). But amazingly she became a very friendly and loving kitten and she turned out to be the very best of the whole litter and she also got adopted. All 4 feral kittens found homes.

    • @mikehannigan6552
      @mikehannigan6552 Před 3 lety +55

      God bless your kind heart for rescuing these orphaned kittens. I am sure that God knew what he was doing when he sent them to you

    • @sg-ds6qg
      @sg-ds6qg Před 3 lety +31

      Sad for the mother cat but I'm happy for the kittens ❤

    • @JadetheGoober
      @JadetheGoober Před 3 lety +8

      This is such a wholesome story. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @curioushoodie
      @curioushoodie Před 3 lety +19

      So sorry you had to find out about the mother cat that way. I once saw a dead cat left on the road which really ruined my week and the image is still burnt in my mind. Downer out of the way, I'm so glad you took in those little ones and made sure each and every one of them is well taken care of forever! ❤️

    • @AnnabelleJARankin
      @AnnabelleJARankin Před 3 lety +3

      Great story!

  • @Sphaatikhaa
    @Sphaatikhaa Před 2 lety +5

    Franny is such an adorable little feral cutie!

  • @mjr7910
    @mjr7910 Před rokem +6

    I don't know you personally, but I love you! No words to express how much I appreciate what you do.

  • @1Thatstrangeguy
    @1Thatstrangeguy Před 4 lety +438

    "I knew she hated me and she didn't wanna be there" Man that's how my last date went.

  • @Stoned_Raccoon
    @Stoned_Raccoon Před 5 lety +722

    I love how there’s a “Spice Level” for kittens. I’ve socialized a few feral kittens in my life, with VERY different spice levels 😂😂. Feral cats are so sweet if you put the effort in..

    • @s204lp
      @s204lp Před 4 lety +6

      Agree >^.^

    • @Wolfmysticstudios
      @Wolfmysticstudios Před 4 lety +10

      That's what my best friend does for a living. All of their cats are Strays that they brought in and socialized plus they used to Foster kittens.

    • @BlackPanther-vk5ew
      @BlackPanther-vk5ew Před 4 lety +8

      Stoned Raccoon ........Thanks for fostering, rescuing kittens, cats, etc. Isn't it soooo rewarding! There's such a huge need for helping ALL animals ...... especially kill shelters, homeless, dog meat trade, etc. You know what I mean!?! I only pray others see the need and want to help. Peace / Blessings to you & yours!!

    • @animeaunty
      @animeaunty Před 4 lety +1

      Stoned Raccoon
      Amen!

    • @incog99skd11
      @incog99skd11 Před 4 lety +4

      My Nehemiah was TNR and quite spicy. He was indoor and outdoor until one day he came home with a badly broken arm. I took him to a surgeon and three pins and one screw later he was healed. He still has a limp but now he is such a joy. He keeps me from being spun all the time (i.e. he keeps me sane) and he also appreciates me for helping him and providing him his safe place. He completed me in every way possible.

  • @BooTub3
    @BooTub3 Před rokem +1

    As a young kid I grew up in an apartment complex - The other silver teethed lil’ crotch goblins would torture the kittens and cats, one of them took a pair of scissors to an orange cats paw. Me and my mom would save all the kittens around the complex, we named the orange one Phoenix because they regenerate - we healed his paw and found him a new home as well as all the others (maybe kept a few 🥰) Thank you for being a kind human being

  • @boopthenose9704
    @boopthenose9704 Před 3 lety +1

    9:14
    it went from "DO NOT TOUCH ME YOU HEATHEN" to *lick lick* "I am in pure bliss"

  • @EllTheBob
    @EllTheBob Před 5 lety +690

    “Playful body language”
    *cat doing slow flips and spinning upside down*

    • @shroomslut9817
      @shroomslut9817 Před 5 lety +1

      Dylan Ladner dude, he’s just pointed out how funny it is calm down

  • @personalmail6571
    @personalmail6571 Před 4 lety +185

    *Wraps kitten in blanket*
    Kitten: Im helpess look at me

    • @KazukoLight
      @KazukoLight Před 4 lety +19

      Kitty burrito is great for protecting and removing the problem of potential scratching also they feel safe and secure and like it.

    • @garcalej
      @garcalej Před 4 lety +2

      Kitten papoose.

    • @trajectoryunown
      @trajectoryunown Před 4 lety

      Helpless, my ass. That's for the human's protection.

  • @thisgirl5933
    @thisgirl5933 Před rokem +1

    This is a great relaxing video. And the kitten licking the food for the first time is adorable. Fiesty... lick lick lick.

  • @Dwayneff
    @Dwayneff Před 10 měsíci +1

    that's literally all it's about with any feral/wild animal, trust and patience.

  • @SecretaryBirdable
    @SecretaryBirdable Před 5 lety +925

    I wish I could wrap an enraged human with a towel to be able to scratch his head and hand feed him until he gets nice and sweet.

    • @fkrkf
      @fkrkf Před 5 lety +158

      Isn't that just marriage? It's basically how I socialized my husband when we first got married.

    • @nitanice
      @nitanice Před 5 lety +3

      we're either going to have to soon or die. Please let me know how if you figure it out. :-)

    • @TV---kn2rl
      @TV---kn2rl Před 5 lety +36

      I imagine that's what having a baby is like

    • @ginnyjollykidd
      @ginnyjollykidd Před 5 lety +30

      Humans need touch, too. Maybe not a towel but a fuzzy blanket or soft robe and a hug. Talk softly to them and provide with delicious noms or chocolate.
      Always have chocolate on hand for the female humans, though it can work on male humans, too.
      Soft, soothing sounds like Mike Nesmith ( *Tropical Campfires* ), or Neil Diamond ( *Taproot Manuscript* ) or Mike Oldfield ( *Songs of Distant Earth* ) or other easy-listening music.

    • @lordarkay272
      @lordarkay272 Před 5 lety +18

      I mean itd work on me

  • @Whatlander
    @Whatlander Před 4 lety +645

    9:54
    "ZOOEY PLZ ACCEPT MY FOODHANDS"
    Zooey: *turns to look directly into the camera like she's on The Office*

    • @SanbaiSan
      @SanbaiSan Před 4 lety +23

      OMFG was wonderin' if anyone commented on this! She's the poster child for ummmm.... NOPE

    • @ameliadwiagustina2510
      @ameliadwiagustina2510 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @HaloHighlightz
      @HaloHighlightz Před 4 lety +1

      She said it’s a trap!!

    • @complexlittlepirate3589
      @complexlittlepirate3589 Před 4 lety +1

      This was defs the funniest moment, I kind of expected the next caption to be "This kitten had to go into the TNR stream because she was untamable". Nice to see Zooey eventually adapted herself to the role of a pampered pet :-)

  • @tylerlenzen7133
    @tylerlenzen7133 Před 2 lety +3

    1:24 has to be the cutest yet funniest thing I've seen in years.

  • @sle2979
    @sle2979 Před 3 lety +1

    That little tongue was so cute licking the spoon

  • @swellsessionsteam
    @swellsessionsteam Před 4 lety +825

    Believe it or not, I'm working towards my masters in clinical psychology and these videos are deeply informative. The attitude the narrator has towards the kittens is incredibly supportive, understanding, and patient. We should all hope to be this to the ones in our lives we are entrusted to care for.

    • @glennweyant8566
      @glennweyant8566 Před 4 lety +4

      Well, I'll agree to that too!! Very well said.

    • @THExRISER
      @THExRISER Před 4 lety +1

      Good luck.

    • @MadMax-us9ih
      @MadMax-us9ih Před 4 lety +6

      I'm studying for clinical psychology too! But I'm working towards my doctorate

    • @ExElliexE
      @ExElliexE Před 3 lety +2

      Adrijana Radosevic yikes I hope I never reach your level of pessimism

    • @rubina1868
      @rubina1868 Před 3 lety

      Are they any rescue group in Bushwick

  • @firefoxuser2557
    @firefoxuser2557 Před 4 lety +237

    amazing how she went from hissing and being afraid at the sight of your hands to rubbing her head against your hands for scratches in a matter of weeks... really amazing to see this

  • @TheEmaile
    @TheEmaile Před 9 měsíci +1

    Franny in the burrito! 😹 They all found such nice homes with good brothers and sisters! Amazing outcomes!

  • @RryhhbfrHhgdHhgd356
    @RryhhbfrHhgdHhgd356 Před měsícem +2

    0:47 Love that description of trying to grab older cats “they will win.” 😂 Ayup. Solid balls of muscle cats are, which spend that muscle trying to get enough food to become a solid blob of fat.

  • @ericmcquisten
    @ericmcquisten Před 4 lety +886

    "When someone has a deeply-held belief, you're not going to change their mind with just one conversation." - Narrator @ 5:30

    • @ericmcquisten
      @ericmcquisten Před 4 lety +25

      This video makes me smile, and has some deep insights!
      He has the patience of a saint... seriously!

    • @mirrortoyourweakness9769
      @mirrortoyourweakness9769 Před 3 lety +4

      This is framed incorrectly, no offense. Conversation does NOTHING to change the mind of a DEEPLY held belief..ACTIONS do.

    • @elliot_rat
      @elliot_rat Před 3 lety +6

      legit the smartest fuckin thing that i wish EVERYONE could understand.

    • @presentfuture7563
      @presentfuture7563 Před 3 lety +4

      Man, I needed to hear this today. With this video. Love and positive reinforcement.

    • @mattpeacock5208
      @mattpeacock5208 Před 3 lety +2

      Some genius once said "you cannot reason someone out of a position that they didn't reason themselves into."

  • @angelamartinez5495
    @angelamartinez5495 Před 4 lety +196

    **socialized a bunch of spicy kittens**
    *Everyone Liked That*

  • @juliekostas7322
    @juliekostas7322 Před 2 lety

    my goodness..... at 1:18 when those 4 sets of sweet, scared kitty eyes look up at you.... my heart melted.

  • @MissInformer
    @MissInformer Před rokem +1

    This adorable bean reminds me of my current cat, Baki. She was born outside and was in the early stages of socializing when we decided to adopt her from an in law. She did not like being around people at all, but she just walked right up to me the first time I saw her. If I moved she ran, but that was a great sign to us. We adopted her and dedicated a lot of time to showing her we love her and the house is just as much hers as ours. Now she greets each of us ever morning with a loud squeak, constantly begs us for pets, and I actually have to tell her to get off my lap rather than beg her to hop on these days. I absolutely love her, and her little ear notch that gives us a chance to tell her origin story.

  • @gabrielanthony1325
    @gabrielanthony1325 Před 4 lety +402

    Chill beats guy: The kitten still has an issue with my hands....
    Kitten: I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU GRABBED MEHHHHHHHHH

  • @GreyWolfLeaderTW
    @GreyWolfLeaderTW Před 5 lety +1054

    It's funny to see the super-conflicted emotions of a feral kitten.
    Danger! Human hand!
    But the food is so good! Petting by human hands feels good!

    • @bugzbunny69
      @bugzbunny69 Před 5 lety +3

      There's this cute anime you might like, called My roommate is a cat.

    • @stockingbutton
      @stockingbutton Před 5 lety +2

      She ate the food without taking her eyes off him!

    • @whoopsydaizy
      @whoopsydaizy Před 5 lety

      stockingbutton (if you're suggesting that that's a good thing, it's a bad thing, wide eyed stares are bad)

    • @stockingbutton
      @stockingbutton Před 5 lety +1

      Not suggesting its a good thing. She doesn't take her eyes off him because she doesn't trust the human.@@whoopsydaizy

  • @dianehobbs
    @dianehobbs Před 2 lety +1

    Frannie is beautiful and worth it! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @louiscypher6919
    @louiscypher6919 Před 10 měsíci

    Really loved the cat stats "purr volume N/A". ♥️

  • @asuka-ryo
    @asuka-ryo Před 5 lety +1187

    **wild hissing**
    **notice food**
    **start licking**
    Me when I'm mad and my friends try to calm me with food 😂

  • @ambermarie4369
    @ambermarie4369 Před 5 lety +86

    I love how they have a “spice level” 😂

    • @dozog
      @dozog Před 4 lety +1

      Pretty common in restaurants in China.

  • @michaelburgess6004
    @michaelburgess6004 Před 2 lety

    That stats chart is top tier. Spice level and purr volume. I love it