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He hasn't has anyone to talk to either, and he really has a LOT to say...

We brought [insert name here] our new pal indoors for good on Sunday 9/12. My fears about his freaking out or not using a litterbox were unwarranted. (Thanks to everyone on The Cat Site who talked me down off the ledge.) He came out of his "sanctuary" room by mid-afternoon and was kneading my...

Thanks -- your advice has been invaluable. We're going to bring him in tomorrow morning. He's been visiting reliably 3 x a day now, showing up by 7:30 for breakfast, 4 p.m. for a snack, then around 8 for some petting and more food. He's almost socializing himself, but we need to accelerate the...

I'm not quite sure how to ask related questions --new thread? reply? -- but I can't find anything specific about how long to leave a former stray cat by himself in the sanctuary room. Should I bring him in during daylight and visit every few hours? is it too stressful for him to be in the room...

Thanks for this reply -- maybe I've been over-thinking the problems with bringing kitty inside. We haven't thought of a good name for him yet -- besides the obvious ones for black cats. Our dearly departed cats were Luigi and Cosette, so we have to come up with something creative for this guy...

Thanks -- I've had other similar responses, so maybe this is one thing I don't have to be so concerned about. We'll put kitty in the tile-floored laundry room which opens to a concrete floored storage room where my dearly-departed cats had their litter box--

Thank you -- this is really helpful. We may be trying the transition this weekend, so we can get Porch Kitty settled in and go to the vet soon for a checkup, shots, and a manicure.

Our new friend--neutered male cat-- is a long-time stray--neighbors say he's been around for at least 2 yrs. We've been slowly getting him inside, and may make the full transition this weekend. What has been your experience with litter-box use? He remembers a little of being a housecat (he's...

Thanks for reply. Did all of your cats know how to use a litter box when you took them in? This kitty seems to remember being a housecat, but I haven't tried putting him in the litterbox yet. I think we're going to transition him this weekend.

He's still just visiting, but a little more reliably each day. We have to be out of town overnight tomorrow, so there may be some ground lost, but we may try a night indoors on Friday. Just heard from neighbors that he's been around for years, so his attempt to socialize are admirable.

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Thanks for this good advice. I am going to try to have him stay inside within the week so that we can get him to the vet for a checkup, shots, and a manicure. I just discovered that I can pick him up and deposit him on a table or chair without getting any reaction, so that's another step, and...

Thanks, I've also been dithering about a long-time stray who's just recently been brave enough to to trust us--we need to accelerate his indoor transition before we move.

My husband and I are trying to transition a young male cat who's been around the neighborhood for a few years. We left food out for him when we had two elderly cats indoors, but now that we've had to say good-bye to them, we're in a position to help the porch kitty. At least a month ago he...