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    ex-feral getting a little chunky

    Awww sookie's so cute! You said Melissa McCarthy in Gilmour Girls...my brain read that as Jenny McCarthy in Golden Girls. I was really confused.... Ghostie eats a little weird. He doesnt just eat...he takes a few bites, leaves the room, comes back in 5 mins and takes a few bites, comes back...
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    ex-feral getting a little chunky

    So last April I took in a feral, "Ghostie", and things are great. He's an awesome cat. If I do things right he even lets me pet him and purrs. Only certain rooms and..well theres a ritual. Anyway.... I already had 2 cats. I just leave a few bowls of food around the house full of blue buffalo...
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    Need some advice for my feral cat

    Wow what a pretty feline. Your awesome for caring for her BTW. Definitely try to socialize her. Take it slow. When I did it it helped to google feline body cues. She's crated, in an unfamiliar environment and she may be scared. You can tell alot about what a cats thinking by watching their...
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    Meet My Ex-feral Cat Ghostie

    Thanks for all your kind words. Not giving ghostie a home wasnt ever a thought. And I love hearing about others' success stories! Years ago I was living with someone and she got a dog off craigslist that had been displaced by hurricaine Sandy. We quickly realized the animal had been abused...
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    Meet My Ex-feral Cat Ghostie

    In April I confined the feral cat that used to sneak into my house to a back bedroom. After having him fixed and looked over by a vet I named him Ghostie (we thought those strange noises were a ghost at first). I then started doing everything I could to win his trust. Progress was slow but...
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    Petting My Feral...

    I've had my feral buddy Ghostie locked in a spare bedroom since mid April. Its going really really well. I feed him once a day, we eat supper together. There's a bed in there that he still hides under and when he eats its gotta be a few feet from the bed else he wont come out...but once he's out...
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    Friendly Stray Cat, Would Like To Make House Cat...thoughts???

    I took in a feral/stray. He's been in a bedroom since mid April. I try to give him things to keep him occupied but he's going to get bored. He hasnt trashed a single thing in the room. He peed in a corner the first day but then figured out the litter. He's oddly respectful of my stuff. So it...
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    Ghostie's Looking Bored...

    ShadowRescue I dont see a link...can new members not see links? Regardless, thanks so much for your suggestions. Getting a bird feeder tonight! Walli putting the feral in a seperate bedroom was suggested to me by a few articles I read before I found this site, as well as a animal shelter worker...
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    Ghostie's Looking Bored...

    ShadowRescue...is there a brand you'd recommend?
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    Ghostie's Looking Bored...

    I tried a laser pointer...he looked at me like "why do you keep putting that red dot near me?" and walked away. But every once in a while he'll play with the shoelace. He had to watch another cat play with it before he got the concept. A bird feeder...why didnt I think of that..thats an...
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    Ghostie's Looking Bored...

    I have a feral that was coming in my cat door (we thought that noise was a ghost, hence the name) and I was feeding for about 3 years that I trapped & had neutered back in mid April. Since then he's been in a back bedroom where ive been trying to socialize him. I hang out for about an hour...
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    Will Ferals Learn From Watching Other Cats?

    Thank you all so much for your replies! As FarmersWife24 noted what seems like a long time to us is nothing for a feral cat. I think I just need to be a little more patient. I'm going to try setting up an old cell phone as a camera and if that doesn't work then I'll grab a cheap one off Amazon...
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    Will Ferals Learn From Watching Other Cats?

    I have a feral cat, Ghostie (we thought those noises was a ghost) that I trapped and had him neutered, chipped and looked over at the vet. At first I let him wander the house but then I read a single room is better. He's now in a spare bedroom. I made a little cave for him and I started going in...
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