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I have had a feral/stray mama cat that has been visiting my house since late February. She had kittens in my neighbor's barn back in early May. I've only seen the kittens twice as they usually stay in the barn. My neighbor has been trying to socialize them and get them eventually inside, fixed, adopted, etc.
The mama cat really doesn't like hanging in the barn and seems to be warming up to me much more. In the past week, she's actually come up to me and will eat if I stay a few feet away and she kind of meows (she tries but it sounds like a smoker lol). For months now, I've had to put the food on the border of the woods, walk away and she'll eat. And now she is starting rest on my welcome mat on my covered porch. My indoors stare at her and she slow blinks them like crazy. If I try to open the door, she runs. She seems to be okay if I approach her by opening the garage (I usually don't use the front door anyway out of fear of my indoors getting out)
I think these are all good signs? I don't have a trap and frankly I rather she warm up to me - I've thought about keeping her, but it depends on how she is indoors, around my my 2 indoor cats, etc. If anything, I just want her to get spayed so she doesn't have more kittens.
For those that have had ferals/strays, what are next steps? Is it possible she'll want to come inside? She has a small injury on her neck that looks scabbed over. I haven't been able to get a good look but it's on the front of her neck. She otherwise is very small (6 lbs-ish) but healthy looking.
The mama cat really doesn't like hanging in the barn and seems to be warming up to me much more. In the past week, she's actually come up to me and will eat if I stay a few feet away and she kind of meows (she tries but it sounds like a smoker lol). For months now, I've had to put the food on the border of the woods, walk away and she'll eat. And now she is starting rest on my welcome mat on my covered porch. My indoors stare at her and she slow blinks them like crazy. If I try to open the door, she runs. She seems to be okay if I approach her by opening the garage (I usually don't use the front door anyway out of fear of my indoors getting out)
I think these are all good signs? I don't have a trap and frankly I rather she warm up to me - I've thought about keeping her, but it depends on how she is indoors, around my my 2 indoor cats, etc. If anything, I just want her to get spayed so she doesn't have more kittens.
For those that have had ferals/strays, what are next steps? Is it possible she'll want to come inside? She has a small injury on her neck that looks scabbed over. I haven't been able to get a good look but it's on the front of her neck. She otherwise is very small (6 lbs-ish) but healthy looking.
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