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I washed him with the Dawn dish soap. Once he was cleaned up I could see that he had deep gashes on his legs. So I did take him to the vet and he was given fluids and antibiotics. Vet said he looks ok liver-wise and he was not running a temperature. I think it will just take sume time for him to...

A couple years ago a feral cat started hanging around my house. We fed him and very slowly tamed him. We moved to a new place in late February, kept him in for a month and then started letting him out at the new place. He had been going in and out for 2 weeks when he disappeared April 11. Fast...

I have a previously feral cat named Tom that I will soon be moving with. Tom has become pretty relaxed around my husband and I and comes in to spend the night in our house every evening. However, at dawn he always goes to the door to be let out. He spends his days outside, only coming in for...

After months of coaxing, I adopted a little feral that was hanging around my house. I got him his shots, flea treatment and neutered him. He started coming in every night and sleeping with us. He still went out in the day but he stayed right around my yard. Last night he started meowing and...

Lots of cats roam around without collars. I can't keep a collar on my adopted feral. I only use the break away type because the cats can get caught up with the other ones, but my cat knows how to get the break away collars off. Some cats just don't like collars, and some people don't think it is...

Thanks for the added info about Rescue Remedy. Tom still isn't relaxed enough to play the way he used to, but he is starting to act a lot more like his old self.

Thanks for your replies. Tom seems to be feeling a little more relaxed. He came in and spent the night with us again last night, though he would not go in his former room (which is where the company stayed). He also looked afraid and ready to run whenever I came out of the hallway that the...

I have posted here previously about a feral cat I have taken in. At first he was very freaked out by everything, but we slowly got him to the point where he would come into the house and we were able to shut the door behind him. He was starting to come in every night. However, we had visitors...

I had a similar situation. I moved into a house and thought the cats I saw belonged to my neighbor. When my neighbor moved out I asked her if she was taking her cats. She said, "Oh those are feral cats. They were here when we moved in." She said the one was the mom and the other her kitten that...

I got my semi-feral to like me over a course of several months. What I did was give him lots of treats and canned food. He absolutely loves the Friskies Party Mix. I think it helped that he hung out with the cat next door, and that cat would come up to me and let me pet it. So my semi-feral...

Yes, I was wondering if he would lose his territory and not be able to come to my house anymore.

I have a few questions regarding neutering: 1. Can my feral get all of his shots, wormed, heart wormed and a spot on flea treatment at the time of neuter? I really would like to get it done all at one time as this vet visit is going to freak him out. 2. How long does he need to stay indoors...

Yes, I plan to get Tom neutered when we move. Possibly before if I get him tamed down a bit more. Right now even the voices on the TV scare him. I do want to take him to the vet to get his shots/wormed and will neuter him at that time.

Ok, I guess I did not explain that well enough. I plan to buy a house with a barn or outdoor building. I would like Tom to stay there most of the time. But I would also like to be able to bring him in. Hence my thoughts on getting a house with a door that opens to a room that can be shut off...

I think I am just going to try to find a room with its own entrance and exit separate from the rest of the house to keep Tom in at my next house. I think he would make a great barn cat too, so maybe that will be an option. I have thought about getting a kitten to put with him when we move. Does...