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My adopted kitten's feral parents returned and attacked me. Help!

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

I found a cat than just been born like a few weeks 3months ago and i thought the cat parents have die so i decide to take care of it..but suddenly one night after i give the cat a bath and it was struggling to run(first time happen) then i was shocked to see the cat parents come to visit the cat..at first i was confuse becoz i thought the cat parents already die and i try to chase away the cat parents by throwing stones at them but unfortunately they try to attack me..plz help what should i do

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 24th, 2017

That is unfortunate and also very unusual for a cats family to remember the offspring once they have been gone for so long. I would recommend either returning to cat to its family, especially if you are sure these are the parents and they continue to harass you. Or call animal control to come pick up the parents, since they are apparently feral, and then you may be able to keep the kitty and give it a safe loving home. This is a tough decision to make. Best wishes deciding on what to do with this kitty. Take care.

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