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I'd like to get some input about a potential adoption that is in the works. Our rescue has a cat, Annie, who is borderline semi-feral. She doesn't want to come within 2-3 feet of a human and can't be touched except for on rare occasions when you catch her at the right time. It's not often, just maybe once ever other month. She didn't have contact with humans the first few months of her life so she has a very deep set fear.
We've posted her on the internet for adoption although getting her adopted is a long shot. But a few days ago we actually got an email from a girl who is interested in adopting her as a companion for her current cat. That's really great news but I am a bit worried. Annie currently lives with seven other cats and has for over two years. There are only two humans in her foster home and she has a lot of space where she doesn't have to be with the people. The potential adoptive home has three pre-teen kids and three adults and only one other cat. Since she prefers to hang out with other cats and are only comfortable among them I'm a bit worried that there is only one other cat in the home and a lot of humans to get used to. She's mainly going to be cared for by one of the adults and will have safe space in the bedroom but it's still a big change for her.
Ideally I would like to see her going to a sanctuary and live with many other cats but finding a sanctuary spot for a cat is extremely difficult. Making her a barn cat is not an option since she has lived inside since she was a kitten. Because of that I'm leaning towards approving the adoption as long as everything checks out. I'd just like to get some input from others that have experience with semi-feral cats on whether or not this would be a good choice for a cat like Annie.
We've posted her on the internet for adoption although getting her adopted is a long shot. But a few days ago we actually got an email from a girl who is interested in adopting her as a companion for her current cat. That's really great news but I am a bit worried. Annie currently lives with seven other cats and has for over two years. There are only two humans in her foster home and she has a lot of space where she doesn't have to be with the people. The potential adoptive home has three pre-teen kids and three adults and only one other cat. Since she prefers to hang out with other cats and are only comfortable among them I'm a bit worried that there is only one other cat in the home and a lot of humans to get used to. She's mainly going to be cared for by one of the adults and will have safe space in the bedroom but it's still a big change for her.
Ideally I would like to see her going to a sanctuary and live with many other cats but finding a sanctuary spot for a cat is extremely difficult. Making her a barn cat is not an option since she has lived inside since she was a kitten. Because of that I'm leaning towards approving the adoption as long as everything checks out. I'd just like to get some input from others that have experience with semi-feral cats on whether or not this would be a good choice for a cat like Annie.