Hi - Oscar is too feral. I tried him inside when I first trapped him. He was in two xl dog crates attached and due to the noises on the house - didn’t eat or even move for four days. So I opened the crate and window and he left. He does fine away from the house but inside - it’s way too stressful for him. He is extremely feral.
Great to hear that Oscar is good and also yourself too.
Avery
, a catio need not be outdoors. If you have space inside, put one in the house which open up top the outside.
I would love to have him in the house but I can’t. He totally stresses at hearing the dogs, my other cats. He’s a solitary guy and sadly - I’ll have to purchase a shed and outfit it for him. It’s going to be $10k to do that. Ugh.Great to hear that Oscar is good and also yourself too.
Hope you find the right house and yes, I agree with
Not necessarily. Temperaments do change with time, love, trust, and patience. This happened in my recent past with the ferals in my life. It can happen with Oscar.
I have to get the house first
but I’d love a shed that I could use too with electricity. Maybe - a dream of mine. Where I could go out and write and Oscar would just have to deal with me in his abode!
We had a great 12x12 wood shed with 2 screened windows for cross-ventilation and a door, in the Mojave. It was built to be, and was, insulated; it was electrified as well, and it was our "kitten cabin" where we installed a very feral baby Suha when she turned up on our land, as our angel Moti was in her final illness in the house and we did not want to subject her to a very wild kitten. The cabin was very comfortable; we had a little ceramic heater in there, and various carriers, scratchers, etc. There was a dining area and a shelf to keep cans of food and a bottle of water; there was a litterbox, and there was a carpeted platform on one of the windows where she could recline and look out at the beautiful desert landscape. This was already in place when we bought the house, so I didn't have info on it but it did come from TuffShed. It would have been a great place for a chair and little table, too; I even wanted to "camp" out there occasionally, but I didn't get the chance to do that.I have to get the house first
Bitsy's Mom
. Sorry things haven't worked out at the house. Good luck finding a new place. That combo shed dream of a cat condo for Oscar and writing corner for you sounds perfect.
The house here is fine, it’s the location and town is more money focused. Not my vibe so looking in Maine.Thanks for the update
Glad the house is okay for the time you have to be there. I'm exactly like you in the "dreams" dept. -- and living in perhaps the capital of selfishness, greed, and avarice. Never thought I'd have to come back here, but I'm here and probably for the duration. It's my MO to make the best I can of whatever I have and for me, my house is pretty much my world. Very much an outlier, but that's always been the case, so it's not uncharted territory.The house here is fine, it’s the location and town is more money focused. Not my vibe so looking in Maine.
Regarding potentially moving - Some people dream of men, vacations, money. I dream of combo cat condo/writing nook.
* If you search the site you'll find a gallery of great-looking buildings, some that are downright screaming for writers 
You are speaking my language. Where I am is a nice town. But I don’t have a neighborhood and the women who have befriended me are very aware of money and again - not my focus so I stay home a lot with my animals. I’m hoping to move somewhere where people are out an about - there are more things to do and I can make some sympatico friends. That has always been a challenge since I care about animals and making a difference most of all.Glad the house is okay for the time you have to be there. I'm exactly like you in the "dreams" dept. -- and living in perhaps the capital of selfishness, greed, and avarice. Never thought I'd have to come back here, but I'm here and probably for the duration. It's my MO to make the best I can of whatever I have and for me, my house is pretty much my world. Very much an outlier, but that's always been the case, so it's not uncharted territory.
Really hoping you find something a lot closer to your dream, though! and with it, a PURRfect environment for sweet Oscar.
*I just looked up Tuff Shed in ME. There's one in Portland, ME and one in fairly nearby Derry, NH.
You took the words right from my keyboard
I grew up in an affluent area and still only cared about my cat and the dog. And of course wildlife outside. So I grew up like that and still went to a different drummer. I always think about “will it keep me up at night?” And things don’t buy an animal suffering does. So I try to help prevent that. In the novel I wrote - the key character cares more about her cat than anything. And he plays an important role in my novel. People enjoy the book so maybe there are more of us than we knowYou took the words right from my keyboard
My two female friends locally are both very materially centered and not much else. It's lonely. I have online friends all over the world, including here at TCS where I feel so much at home! but this city is EXTREMELY consumerist/materialist and a lot of the residents are schemers and grifters. It's known as a very wealthy city. That's NOT my background and it's NOT a lifestyle I have any interest in. You drive a Benz and have a Cartier watch? Good for you. Do they bring you joy? Great. I wonder about people that make THINGS the focus of their lives. So yes, my home is also pretty much my world, and my PC is my window on the world where there are good, caring, compassionate, intelligent people *and cats. Cats are extremely important to me, having been born into a family "with cat."*
Absolutely NO DOUBT that there ARE "more of us than we know"! And cats are the world's most beloved companions, no matter what the mainstream media and sycophants of the advertising industry try to shove down our throats. They may sway the gullible and the superficial who don't have deep compassion and love, and who might swing with whatever is "trending," but there are millions of us all over the world who know our own minds and hearts and refuse to be "conditioned" to this, uh, stuff.I grew up in an affluent area and still only cared about my cat and the dog. And of course wildlife outside. So I grew up like that and still went to a different drummer. I always think about “will it keep me up at night?” And things don’t buy an animal suffering does. So I try to help prevent that. In the novel I wrote - the key character cares more about her cat than anything. And he plays an important role in my novel. People enjoy the book so maybe there are more of us than we know
I think sometimes people say “I’m a dog person” as if loving cats is an affliction. I personally am both - and every thing in between! Cats are wonderful as are dogs - they are just different. My novel is One Ruby Button on Amazon and the gray kitty in it is named Mr. Bellows!
I'll keep this in mind! Wishing there was another place to buy it as I'm not a huge amazon fan. But...
You’re very kind to think of getting it - I think Barnes and Noble has it too. It you do - let me know what you think. I’m writing book 2 and figuring out if I can get a feral I’m somehow!
Excellent! I'll check that out. I can't really afford books these days but if I can get a hardcopy, it sounds like a must-read for me!!!
Get the ebook. It’s cheaper. I’ll be thrilled to have you read it and give me some feedback!Excellent! I'll check that out. I can't really afford books these days but if I can get a hardcopy, it sounds like a must-read for me!!!
Bitsy's Mom
TYSM for the info! I prefer hardcopies, though.
