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She *was* feral and still won't tolerate other people, but she's fine with us! Today she's eating not only pureed cat food, but chunked tuna. She's wolfing it down and is much more active. I'm going to keep an eye on her, but it seems like she's feeling better!

When we moved to our property, we inherited a feral barn cat. We've lived here for 5 years and slowly, over time, she's become comfortable with her. I feed her on our porch every day and she spends the day sleeping on our porch chairs. She's fairly elderly now. I noticed that she hasn't been...

I do separate out their food and little boxes. They all have their own, or at least one for each cat! They rotate through the cat beds, which no one seems to mind. The bully boy likes the feather wand best, but he gets bored so easily. He never spends more than five minutes with any...

One window hammock, multiple window perches, multiple high perches, multiple heated cat beds (5?), a cat-climbing tree, tunnels to run through, electronic laser pointer, multiple scratching trees, tons of toys scattered all around, of course the feather wand, the bouncing wire...plus they have...

I will try the vanilla! Yes, she is spayed and boys neutered. There's not any real "fighting," just chasing, hissing, swatting. It's really just harassment.

I have a senior female and just over 2 years ago, adopted 2 semi-feral male kittens (bonded pair). I did everything right with the slow introduction but she hated them on sight and they don't like her, either. Okay, this will pass, I think. It will just take time. But it hasn't worked. One...

Yes! I could see on the cameras that there was plenty of food/water but I never saw her eat. Of course, I was trying not to obsessively watch the cameras. ;) When I got home, I saw that she'd barely eaten...but she started eating again, right away, normal amounts, and now she seems fine...

Oh, those are great ideas! You're right about the litter boxes, too. We've never had a problem, but we definitely wouldn't WANT to have a problem. My "local" friend (well, 25 minutes away) has offered to stop in to do that!

Truthfully, I'm not crazy about a stranger coming into our house...I'd be more comfortable with someone I knew, and I do have someone that could stop by, it's just that our older cat always hides when other people come over. I'd thought about boarding, but our dog hates it so much, and cats are...

I hope so! We're planning a few day trips this spring and a long weekend, hopefully she'll get used to things.

I just had to cause her any further trauma. The only thing we know about her "former life" was that her owner died and she was surrendered to the local shelter. She didn't get adopted, so they sent her to ours. She'd been bounced around for over a month. It took her years to trust us. I...

I wish we could! The fact is, we live 25 minutes from any friend. No kids in our neighborhood. We really like our elderly neighbors, but they have mobility issues. Coupled with the fact that our cat HATES other people and just hides when they come around! We always have a ton of litter...

We adopted an elderly cat 2 1/2 years ago from a shelter, no ideas about her past life. It was pretty rough going...she randomly bit me...hard...for 1 1/2 years before finally calming down. She didn't start becoming affectionate until about 6 months ago but now she's a real lover and sleeps...

They're grey tabbies, not especially large. Late teens...phew. The end is in sight! :)

Thanks, that's really good advice! I'm going to give it a try!