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    introducing a stray/semi-feral to a indoor cats household

    Great to hear that summer is doing so well, I used a spot on product called Activyl for fleas; apparently it treats the environment as well as the cat so no need to use different products and it is supposed to be safe as it works without affecting the cat.  Mine have been fine with it and...
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    introducing a stray/semi-feral to a indoor cats household

    I'm so pleased for you that it has all gone so well!   I took in 'Alfie' in similar circumstances a few months ago, I was worried as one of my cats is very territorial and had been fighting with Alfie outside.  Luckily they've all got along just fine, I have an old grumpy cat who tends to growl...
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    introducing a stray/semi-feral to a indoor cats household

    I'm sure she'll use her litter tray and eat something soon too; she sounds as if she's very happy to be with you, and Summer is a lovely name!  
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    introducing a stray/semi-feral to a indoor cats household

    Oh, she's a bonny cat, she'll be beautiful when she's clean after being inside for a while!   I think you are doing the right thing if you are waiting to see the vet by trapping as close to the vets appointment as possible, but I would have thought that as long as she was in a carrier in a...
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    introducing a stray/semi-feral to a indoor cats household

    I'm no expert, but I have successfully introduced a feral and two  semi feral cats into my existing cat household, the first was a feral pregnant queen who had three kittens three days after we trapped her; we kept her separate until the kittens were old enough to be rehomed (although we kept a...
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    URGENT, competent help needed for injured feral cat

    Oh I've been wondering how you've been getting on with O'Malley, I know only too well the feeling of apprehension to get them go into the trap, and the joy relief and panic when they finally do!   I recently had to catch a cat that wouldn't go near a trap, we ended up ticing him in to a shed...
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    Hand holding needed please!

    Thankyou for all your lovely comments, although I'm not really a hero or anything, the truth is I get such pleasure from every single cat that I'm probably quite selfish about keeping them too!  It is good to see that there are fellow cat lovers out there, it restores my faith in humanity.  Even...
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    Hand holding needed please!

    Yes, we had Alfie neutered about six months ago, we let him go after a few days as he seemed so feral I couldn't get within five feet of him outside, even feeding him every day. Plus my husband was against having another cat, but I think pity for Alfie has won out thank goodness.   I feel really...
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    Hand holding needed please!

    Thankyou Catwoman707,  I was amazed at how he accepted being stroked, it seems to calm him straight away, I expected the opposite to be the case, but he must have some deep ingrained memory of feeling safe when petted,  He still darts to his hiding place and is terrified of men and sudden...
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    URGENT, competent help needed for injured feral cat

    What a sad face he has!   There are people far more qualified than me on here, but I've trapped two ferals in traps, and they do calm down when covered.  I'd definitely make it my first course of action as I wouldn't want to frighten him off by trying to grab him and then he can get the...
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    Hand holding needed please!

    Thankyou everyone, you are all right and patience is the key,  I think I was so worried that I was making him miserable that I was stressing and desperately looking for signs that he'd settle.  That being said Gandalf has made some huge strides forwards the past couple of days; he took a piece...
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    Hand holding needed please!

    Thankyou so much for the replies, I think a lack of sleep and worry knowing that he is pretty miserable at the moment is getting the better of me, but I know that this will be a long slow road to gain his trust. His leg is looking much better, the abcess has burst and not refilled, he is...
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    Hand holding needed please!

    Hello there, I'm hoping to get some advice/support with my recent feral acquisition!  A bit of history first, we initially had one male cat when a stray turned up about four years ago.  The stray (Ichabod)  was unclaimed and we adopted him, he is very territorial, but got on okay with our other...
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