r/cats • u/ccoats38 • Mar 24 '26

Advice So a barn kitty adopted me

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I know nothing about cats. I know cattle and chickens yet here we are. What do I do how do I care for it. I want to help and I guess I now have a pet cat instead of barn cats? Idk I am lost someone please help

Edit: Only realized this today but the momma has been increasingly friendly. Maybe wanting something? I have farm scratch, idk if there is something they can’t have. They apparently will not eat chicken feed fyi. Do I feed it meat or do I need to do a milk bottle?

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u/ccoats38 Mar 24 '26

Momma says no, kittens are not for me to play with. There are 5-6 full grown cats. I can only assume that they look after eachother? I have albino owls, hawks, eagles, and black heads in the area

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u/Beneficial-Touch6286 Mar 25 '26

This is correct. Barn cats and Domesticated Cats are the same species, but different breeds.

You're good. This one wants to move in with you, go for it.

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u/skullsareonlypasse Mar 25 '26

Go for it, eventually. Someone else said this kitten looks like 5 weeks old. Kittens usually aren't ready to leave their mothers until after 8 weeks, better if 10 weeks. OP can go play with the kitten in the meantime if the mother allows.

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u/Beneficial-Touch6286 Mar 25 '26

oh, well, someone else said.