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I Adopted Two New Cats Tammy And Tigress

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date March 28, 2022
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Tammy

It is a beautiful bi-colored black and white cat. Her Mother was one of my cats years ago, and her Mother lived to be 23 years old. I hope Tammy has that gene for longevity in her DNA makeup. Tammy lived outdoors on a farm, and she was an excellent huntress. I would see Tammy walking around on the farm where she used to live, her owner could no longer care for her, so I adopted her. I took her to my Vet, and he gave her all of her shots, wormed her, checked her feline leukemia, spayed her, got rid of her ear mites, and had her front feet declawed. She has tamed considerably in ten days; she will let me pat and touch her without making a single sound. She and her daughter Tigress sleep next to each other. They have a blanket and towels to curl up in. I have been feeding them canned cat food daily, and they seem very contented. Tammy used my litter box for her in the room with no problems.

Tigress

Tigress is one year old, and she did not want to be touched or handled at all when I first got her home. She would try to claw you, and she would hiss at you. After she started getting canned food to eat every day, she became a very affectionate young female cat. She always sleeps next to her mom for comfort in her new surroundings. She had the same treatments at my Vet as her Mother did. She let me pat her on the head today, and she was not bothered by my touching her on the head whatsoever. Tigress is a light gray colored tuxedo cat with a little pink nose; she is a very attractive-looking young female cat. Tigress knew what the litter box was for immediately.

Tammy And Tigress Are In a Small Room For The Introduction Period

Both newcomers are in a small room where my other cats can smell them under the door. You never want to just let your new cat family members into your group of older cat family members. If cats are not introduced slowly, fights will break out, and it will not have a good outcome for one or more of your cats. Cats are territorial creatures, and every cat must figure out their place in the household so no one steps on someone else’s boundaries. Another cat might claim a particular chair in your house, and if the newcomers sit in that chair, they will have a rude awakening. Some cats have a unique cat hammock that is theirs or a specific toy and is unwilling to share it with anyone. Cats have sure heated cat beds they will share with a particular group of cats, and no one else may enter through that door. It takes a while for the cats to become one happy cat family. Spend much time patting your older cat family, so they feel left out. Spend a lot of time loving your new cat family where your older cats cannot see you doing so, Be patient with your cats; they will be one big happy cat family with the time and loving care. I have a total of 14 cats altogether. I have 3 in my house and eleven in another place. Adopt a cat, save a life today, and have a fabulous feline friend for many years.

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Cats With Nine Lives And More

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date March 7, 2022
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My Cousins Cat

His cat is now 23 Years Old and still going strong. I gave her to him as a kitten. Her Mother, Trisha, lived to b 18 years old on my farm. They are part Siamese, Himalayan, and domestic shorthair. Trisha was a brilliant cat. She would look both ways six times before crossing a road. My cousin lives on a well-traveled highway, and luckily, she taught all of her kittens how to cross a busy highway. My cousin’s cat looks good, except she lost the tips of her ears last year. She lives in a heated house inside a dog house and has a heated water bowl. She also has her daughter, granddaughter, grandson, and great-grandson, which she curls up in the wild. She goes out hunting daily and lets her grandchildren play with her tail. My cousins’ old cat died recently, and she is greatly missed.

Trisha

Trisha would hold her own with my big Samoyed dog. She was able to run down rabbits and catch them until she was about 16.5 years old. She was a great huntress, and so were her kittens. She was an excellent Mother cat and never lost a single kitten. When she was 15, she had one kitten in December, and she kept him warm, and he survived. I think she had about 90 kittens in her lifetime. She lived to be 18 years old. I found her dead outside one summer morning. Trisha was a tortoise shell-colored cat. She was greatly missed.

Sugar

Sugar was a purebred Chocolate point Siamese house cat. I adopted her when she was eight years old. She was moody, but I loved her very much. She would sleep in my bed at night and purr away. She loved to sleep in a winter vest I had with just her head sticking out in the winter months. Sugar loved to go outdoors and walk around. She loved birds. We had a pet parakeet, and she would listen to him sing for hours in his cage. When my Mother died, she sat on the tub’s edge and cried for days. Sugar got breast cancer, and I had to have her put to sleep at age 16. She was my first house cat, and I missed her terribly.

Ginger

Ginger was a Lynx point Siamese cat. She was beautiful, and she had a delightful disposition. Ginger would sleep on my bed at night. She loved Fancy Feast canned food and would come running when I said Fancy Feast. Ginger liked playing with toy mice. Ginger also loved to go outdoors for a while. Ginger was my alarm clock. She would wake me up at six on the morning dot, which was very handy. I adopted Ginger from an animal shelter as a kitten. Ginger was a very kind and well-mannered cat. A bat got in my house when they were installing a new roof. It landed in my hair, and I freaked out. It got out of my hair on its own, and Ginger went into action and got the bat pinned down for me so I could get it outdoors. Ginger was 16 when she did that, exhausted and out of breath after that ordeal. Ginger got very thin, so I had her put to sleep when she was 18 years old. I missed Ginger terribly.

Red

Red was a red tabby, and he was brilliant. My Vet gave Red to me, and he found him on a golf course as a kitten in December. If you said you wanted to go outdoors, Red would come running. He was an excellent lap cat and would sleep in my bed with Ginger. Red mastered a circle game toy, and when company came, he would ensure everyone was watching him. He was ambidextrous when he batted the ball around with his paws. Red had a great temperament, and he was an easygoing cat. Red’s back gave out, and he lost control of his bladder function. I had to have him put to sleep at age 17. He was greatly missed. I have been blessed to have many wonderful and loving cats. Each cat left a special place in my heart, and I loved them all. Thank you for blessing me with excellent and caring cats throughout the years.

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Outdoor Cat Antics

Cats That Find A Different Home And Then Return Home

Tom cats will take off in the spring and fall for a mate or more. I have had Tom’s cats take off for at least six months or more, and then they return home for their winter lodging. Once in a while, my neighbors called me, telling me my cat lived there. I had one female cat take off for eight years, and then she returned home to die at my place about six months after returning home. I was glad she had returned home, as I always wondered what had become of her. I loved seeing her again.

The Catch Of The Day

Some of my outdoor cats would return home at the end of the day with their catch of the day. The day’s yield was a giant gopher, garter snakes, mice, rabbits, and voles. One of my outdoor cats would sit on top of a fence post most of the day until a mouse passed, and she had an instant lunch. Onyx would hunt the ditches all day and had several mice to eat during the day. A few of my cats would rest next to my picture window, and when an unfortunate bird hit the window, they were there to eat it. One cat would sleep in the rhubarb plants next to the bird feeder, and she would have lunch.

High Anxiety

Cats love to climb and sometimes forget how high up they are. One cat that our tenant had climbed and climbed to the top of an ash tree, and he would not come down. My father cut the tree down, and the cat jumped out to safety, and he never tried that again. I had one cat stay on top of the barn roof for at least two days, and then she climbed down. Both cats that had risen so high were a Himalayan, Siamese, Persian, and domestic shorthair mix.

My Female Cat That Loved Our Small Dog

She would sleep in the doghouse next to our small dog. She had kittens later on that slept in the doghouse, also. Our small dog would babysit the kittens when their mother took off hunting. Later, she and the dog and my pet goat would go hunting together. My goat loved cats, also. It was a different hunting party, but they all worked well together. The cat and the dog hunted for mice while the goat hunted for ears of corn.

Outdoor Cat Dangers

Wild animals can attack and kill your cats. Your outdoor cats can get run over on the road and beaten up by other cats. If your cat is in a horrible fight, he may miss the tip of his ear or an eye. Your cat may return to your home covered in fleas. Outdoor cats can drink anti-freeze or motor oil and other chemicals that could kill them. I had one outdoor cat come home with only three legs once, as I think he must have stepped on an animal trap. Cats are curious and adventurous creatures who can get into trouble quickly as they do not understand or comprehend the hidden dangers outdoors. God bless your cats and keep them safe from cat antics that may kill or harm them.

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In Memory Of My Cat Kohl

Kohls Kitten Years

Kohl started with respiratory problems as a kitten. His Mother was a first-time Mother cat, and she did not know how to care for Kohl. She left him on a heated mat in the cat building. Kohl became one of my housecats on Christmas night in 2008. I put him in a massive cage with a litter box, food, and water. He was old enough to survive with my help. He had significant respiratory problems. One of my Vets gave me antibiotics for Kohl. Kohl also had to have Pediasure for one month, which he drank from a kitten bottle. He also had exceptional cat food with added vitamins and minerals that he needed to survive. I let him out of the cage in one month, and my other cats got along fine.

Kohls Young Cat Years

He loved playing with plastic frogs. He also liked bright-colored balls and yellow mice. Kohl wanted to wrestle with my cat Sebastian and Sebastian would let him know he was still the top cat. Kohl spent many hours watching birds from my picture window. Garfunkel and Kohl would wrestle, also. He loved exercising by running up and down my steps. He loved sleeping in any warm heated area and sunbathing by the picture window. Kohl liked to help me with my bookwork as he would throw it on the floor when I was gone. He let me know what he thought of the bookwork.

Kohl Had Several Mishaps In His Life

He did not want to land on my new housecat Garfunkel. As he was jumping down, Garfunkel was right in the area where he would land. Kohl flipped his body to avoid landing on Garfunkel and broke his back leg at 8 PM. I rushed him to my Vet, and he sat his leg the best he could. Kohl had a pink cast on, and he hated that cast. He did not want to walk again. I kept working with him, and finally, he started to walk again. He would rest with the broken leg sticking up from his cat bed. He would run down the steps, and you could hear the cast bumping on every step. He had a sizeable noncancerous tumor above his eye that was removed. Cancer would have grown over his watch if it had not been released. Kohl made a full recovery from his ordeals.

Kohls Wonderful Personality

He was a very gentle and loving cat. He had a very mild temperament, and he never did anything wrong except play with the bookwork when he was young. My carpenter told me he would have a cat if it were as laid back as Kohl always was.

Kohls Older Years

He would sleep more, and he was not as active anymore. Kohl would sit in my lap for a little while and want down. He has been on antibiotics for his respiratory problems for the last two years. I took Kohl to one of my Vets for surgery to remove a tumor from his nostril, causing his eye to bulge. I had just noticed the look four days ago. She said she could hardly remove any of the tumors. She told me the cancer was vast and cancerous and would be painful for him to live on. I told her to put him to sleep. I put several of Kohls’s’s favorite toy frogs in his burial box. Kohl was the last cat that I had that was related to my original cats on the farm. He was part Himalayan, Siamese, and domestic shorthair. Kohl was put to sleep on Feb. 15, 2022; he was 13 and .4. God bless my sweet Kohl in cat heaven. Kohl will be greatly missed as he had the personality of Saint. Thank you, God, for letting me have Kohl in my life.

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Various Cat Personalities

Shy And Reserved

My cat Conrad is timid. Conrad will run and hide when company comes to my house. His brother Peter is the same way. Peter will watch me clean the litter box and the floors and put out fresh water and more food. When I have left the house, he will come out to eat. Their Mother was shy until just recently. Their Mother, Lizzie, loves to be held now and is very friendly toward me, but she still is very cautious of other people. Their Father was Onyx, an outdoor cat that I had for 17 years. He would only let me near him to feed him. Sherlock is one of Peters’s offspring, and he does not care to be touched by anyone. Mr. Gray and Hilford are also Peters’s offspring and will let me pat and hold them on the head.

Unfriendly And Short Tempered

Nicole does not want to touch, hold, or have anything to do with humans. When you must catch her for a vet visit, she jumps off cupboards and performs death-defying acts like a circus animal. She has bitten me, so I see her behind the nap of her neck, have a fish net over her, and then release her into the pet carrier. She likes my vet, acts like a perfect lady, and never tries to bite him. She generally sleeps in a heated, covered, small pet house. She looks like a British short hair cat. I have had three outdoor cats in my younger years with nasty tempers. Two were given to me, and one was raised on the farm. One went to live with one of my neighbors. The other two relocated to a new home. Some feral cats never seem to become tame and lovable cats.

Siamese Temper

I had a purebred Siamese cat by the name of Sugar. If Sugar stared at your face, you better put her on the ground if you did not want to injure her. Sugar never liked other cats except for baby kittens. She went outdoors one day and decided to bet up the top female cat in my hierarchy. I made sure she stayed in the house after that. She grew up with birds in her home before I adopted her. I had a pet parakeet, which she dearly loved, and she would lay on the bed and listen to him sing away. One day a friend’s cat came to visit, and she liked Sugars bird in another way. Sugar bet up the other cat before I finally got them separated. The other cat never tried to harm Sugars parakeet or even give it a second look after that. I Dearly loved Sugar, and she lived to be 18 years old—a picture of my cat Winchester.

Outgoing And Very Personable

Kohl loves everyone and is an amiable and genuinely outgoing cat. I had a cat named Red, and he loved people, and he loved to have people watch him play his ball game. He was an expert with that circle game toy, and he knew it. He had to make sure everyone in the room watched him so they would know how smart and talented he was with that ball game. My first cat Flossie was sweet and loving, and she would follow me all over my farm. My cat Cali next door loves people to make a fuss over her. I had a calico named Blacknose growing up, and she loved to be held while I was on my tricycle. Sebastian was one of my house cats, and he loved to visit residents at the Rest Home as he was a very gentle soul. Ginger, Philmoor, Catrenia, Sly, and many other cats have had outgoing and pleasant personalities over the years. Cats are generally loving, comforting, and kind. Give your new cat time to warm up to you, as most cats will grow to love you just as much as you will grow to love them quickly. Faith is very friendly, and she gets along with almost anyone. Cats are excellent friends and will comfort you when you are not feeling well. Thank you, God, for putting cats on Earth for us. As you know, we need them in our lives.

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I have 11 Cats That Live In A House All Of Their Own

I Have 11 Cats That Live In A House Of Their Own

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date October 11, 2021
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My Cats Get Along With Each Other Beautifully

If you introduce cats correctly to each other, they should become friends rather quickly. I always put the newcomer in the bathroom with his food dish, water, and litter box. My other cats and he can smell each other from under the door. They can growl at each other with the safety of the door separating them. Remember not to pay too much attention to the new cat when your others cats are watching, as they are just like jealous children. Place your new cat in a room with your other cats and observe how they get along. The head of the household male cat will let the new cat know he is in charge. He may growl at him and try to get in a fight with him. Let them work it out if there is just a little spat. If you see that they will have a no-hold-barred fighting, separate your new cat again before you place them all together. They should all live in perfect harmony within a week.

Fall Cleaning Next Door

I wash all of the cat’s towels that they have for bedding. I scrub the floors with Lysol disinfectant cleaner, and I do a thorough cleaning of the house. I clean up all of the food dishes and the water bowl. I wash and clean out the litter robots and the other cat litter boxes. I make sure my heated cat beds, water dish, and electric heater are working. Now is an excellent time to throw out old cat toys or replace beds that have worn out. Order new heated beds now before the prices go up. I stock up on kitty litter and ensure I have plenty of cat food and treats. Wash your cat toys and beds that are washable. Once your heated cat beds are seven years old, replace them, as the heated pad probably does not release as much heat as it used to.

Cat Trees And Cat Hammocks

My cats love to sit high in the top tier of their cat trees and look out the windows at birds and other animals that may pass by. The cats love to curl up and fall asleep in their cat hammocks with scratching posts. I like sturdy well, constructed cat trees that have carpet on them, as they are also easier to clean with carpet on them.

Fall Health Care

I take my cats to the vet for their shots early in the spring. Suppose your cat has developed a cough or seems to have a cold. Take him to the vet ASAP before it becomes life-threatening. A minor illness can become a significant disease as the weather gets colder and colder. Ensure all your cats are warm and cozy as the colder weather sets in. We all want a happy and healthy cat for our feline friends.

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My Cat Winchester

Winchester Was Given To Me

I loved how Winchester looked and acted the first moment I saw him. He let me catch him immediately, and I put him in a cage. I put him in the bathroom next door, and my other cats could smell him and get to know him through the safety of the closed door. Winchester got all of his shots at my Vet right away. He became annoyed with my Vet after he was poked and prodded, and he tried to bite him. When I released him from the cage, he was annoyed with me, and he scratched me through my pants, luckily, so I did not feel it or bleed. He forgave me quickly, and he acted gentle and docile again.

Winchester Gets Neutered And De – Clawed

I had my Vets assistant bring him into the office that day. I knew he would never forgive me if I took him to the Vets office that day. He recovered in the bathroom next door for about a week before his front feet healed. He would stick out his front feet every morning to show me what the Vet had done to him. One day he wrapped his front feet around my leg and tried to claw and bite me. He had figured out who took him to the Vet that day.

Winchester, The Escape Artist

Three days after he was de-clawed, he escaped the bathroom. He had figured out how to turn the door knob so he could get out. I put him back in the bathroom again, and he escaped like the Great Houdini. He is a brilliant cat.

Winchester Standing His Ground With My Cat Mr. Gray

Mr. Gray tried to intimate Winchester and scare him into submission. Winchester got as close as possible to the ground with his ears flattened and looked like a wild lion on the prowl. He swayed his body back and forth, and Mr. Gray gave up quickly. Winchester was not going to let my big boy Mr. Gray scare him. Winchester is a long, sleek-looking cat who can stand his ground with the best of them.

Winchester Loves Cat Trees

Winchester loves sleeping in the cat tree beds or looking out at the birds. My cat trees are by windows, so my cats can observe any wildlife passing by. The cat trees have balls that dangle from them to entertain my cats. My cats take turns in using the cat trees by the windows. Winchester has a favorite one that he calls his own. He likes chicken, tuna, cat treats, and dry cat food.

Winchester And Faith

Winchester liked Faith right away. Faith is closer to Winchester’s age. Winchester and Faith would play footsies under the bathroom door. They seem to have a great relationship and keep each other company. Faith will lick Winchester on the head, and he will return the favor. Winchester is a gorgeous and brilliant, and loving cat. I am truly blessed to have Winchester as one of my cats.

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The Curious Cat

Adventurous Cats

I have had farm cats take off for several months or years, and then they returned home again. I had adopted a new farm cat, and she investigated my neighbors. She returned home after she had been gone for about one month. I had one cat climb to the top of the barn roof, and she stayed there for two days before returning to lower ground. One of my cats got too adventurous, but he did live to tell his tale. He must have been watching the grain go into the hopper of the drill and decided to jump into the grain. The training was very long, and up and up he went before getting dumped into the grain truck. My Father took the grain to our local elevator, and out came my cat. He swayed back and forth for a while before the man at the elevator caught him and placed him back into the empty grain truck. When my Father arrived home, he said to open the gate on the grain wagon, and out came my cat in one piece, luckily. He had much to discuss that night with my other farm cats.

The Wrong Kind Of Car Rides

I once had a cat ride to my local college on my car’s gas tank. I did not know he was there when I took off. Luckily I walked past my car before my last three classes for the day. He was sitting on top of one of the car tires. I asked the lady in the office for a box, and she asked what you needed it for. When I told her about my cat, she thought I was crazy. I did get the package I needed, and he stayed in the box except for my last class. I saw him looking out of the back window at me. He was content, and it was only sixty degrees out that day. He was happy when he returned home. I was glad he did not venture away from the car to get back home.

Traps

One of my poor outdoor cats got caught in a trap for muskrats. The trapper told us about it. He came home with only three legs. He managed to get around on the farm OK and lived to middle age.

Things To Check So Your Curious Cat Will Not Die

Check under your car tires, as many cats have been run over. One time a neighbor ran over four of my beautiful little kittens all at once since there was one on each tire. I was heartbroken as I had to bury all four of the beautiful little kittens. Ensure your cat is not locked in a building or room where it could starve to death. Keep lids closed on appliances, as a kitty could knock the top down if he jumped into the machine and died in the device since he could not get out with the lid shut. Check the motor area of your car, as the vehicle’s motor has killed many cats. Have paints, poisons, cleaning products, oil, and grease, and freeze in a protected area your cat cannot get into. God bless and protect our curious feline friends.

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My Cat Maggie

Maggie was given to me by a lady whose Mother had died that used to have Maggie as one of her house cats. Maggie has always been an amiable and loving cat. Maggie used to live outdoors at my place. She lived in a cat building with heated cat beds and a heated water bowl.

Maggie Is Getting Older

Since Maggie is considered an old cat now, she lives in the house next door with ten other cats. I decided to put her indoors in October. She was shivering as she walked around outdoors. Since she could no longer stand a temperature of 50 degrees, I decided she should be a permanent house cat.

Maggie Gets Along Beautifully With My Other Cats

She gets along beautifully with my other cats. She loves the cat tree in the house and keeps her claws in optimal condition. Canned cat food and treats are a big hit with her. Catnip mice and singing birds are tossed around by her, and she loves to eat catnip, also.

Maggie The Huntress

When Maggie was outdoors, she would climb up in the trees. She would also lay next to me while I was in the hammock. She was an excellent huntress, and many rodents met an early demise. She would sleep under the picture window, and when an unfortunate bird would crash into the window and die, she would have an appetizer.

Maggie The Gardener

She was good at gardening as she was always by my side. She would take dirt baths in the dry soil. She would fertilize the raspberry bushes planted in the garden. Maggie would take off running with the empty seed packets I would gather later and put in the trash. She made sure I had straight rows in the garden as she would lay down on the string I had laid out for the rows. Once in a while, she would tap against the seed packet, and a few more seeds would be planted in that area.

Maggie In Her Golden Years

Maggie steps out of the door now and then next door, but she does not venture far. She eats a little grass and goes back inside. Maggie is 11 Years old now. She is happy to be in a house that meets all her needs in her golden years. I hope Maggie lives out all her nine lives with me by her side. Maggie is now about fourteen years old. She weighed 8 pounds last year and only seven this year. I took her to my Vet, and she was treated for diabetes and cancer. Her test came back normal. She shivers when it gets cold, so I left my heated cat beds plugged in longer than usual. She has been doing OK this summer and is in no pain. She loves to eat canned cat food and cat treats, which she gets every day. She still likes going outdoors, rolling around on the hot sidewalk, and munching grass. I may have to have her put to sleep before winter if she has lost more weight, as she cannot tolerate the cold even with a heater running and heated cat beds. I never want to see any pet or animal suffer.

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Having A Feral Cat

Catching Your Feral Cat

I prefer using a live animal trap baited with tuna canned in water. Place your tuna in the web, and you should have your feral cat captured in two days unless she is familiar with live animal traps. I have also used a heavy-duty fishing net with extra thick leather gloves to capture the cat. Persistence pays off when trying to catch a feral cat. Humans have mistreated some wild cats, so they are suspicious of all humans until trust gets established again.

What To Do With Your Just Captured Feral Cat

Isolate your new cat from your other cats, as she may be sick or have fleas. Put her in a small room with litter, food, and water. Take her to your Vet ASAP to have her checked for a microchip and spayed flea bath, and shots if no microchip is found. Approach her on her terms only until she realizes you do not want to harm her. She may jump at the windows and more if she has lived in the wild for a long time. Make up a cozy place for her to sleep. A box with an extra thick towel will be good, to begin with. Talk gently to her and never yell at her, as she will get frightened very quickly. After your cat returns from the Vet, please give her a cat treat, so she will see that going to the Vet can be a rewarding and good outing.

Spend Time With Your Feral Cat

Talk to her gently and make her feel that you love her. Your feral cat will not sit on your lap or lie on your bed anytime soon. It could take six months or more for your adult wild cat to trust you 100 %. Feral kittens generally warm up to you sooner. Some feral cats remain aloof their entire lives. Some feral cats will want to give you a little nip now and then as a warning. Plenty of toys for your cat to play with will help her with boredom. Have toys that you and your cat can interact with together. Your feral cat may see you in a new light the more time you spend together with things she likes to do. Give treats when she acts extra good or sits on your lap.

Your Feral Cat Has Now Become Your Pet Cat

She may never be a lovey-dovey cat, but she is your pet cat. Feral cats can make good house cats if you let them come to you on your terms. They do not care to be captured and held if they do not jump in your lap alone. Feral cats will generally end up being one-person cats. Feral cats often only trust their owner and no one else. Be patient with a wild cat; you can have a fine feline friend for many years. All cats deserve a second chance to have a happy and rewarding life with someone who loves them just as they are.

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