Taming feral cats

[jessmarimba]

And just a few hours later...orange guy is out again

I have a friend staying with me and she says that when she got up the back door was open. One of my cats got tired of outside and was on my bed when I got home, one was still sitting calmly in the back yard, but the orange guy is on the rampage. He hasn't been allowed to play in the wild for weeks so he's taking advantage of it.

I guess I could just leave him there but after all these vet bills...

I hope he gets hungry enough to come back in and snuggle...

[Biciclista]

I bet he's tired of the cold and wants to come back in.

[jessmarimba]

I bet he's tired of the cold and wants to come back in.

Good call! He woke me up meowing plaintively on the roof outside my bedroom window in the middle of the night. After I let him in he jumped right on the bed to snuggle and I swear he's been purring for 7 hours straight! I'm so relieved that he's ok though.

[indysteel]

Good call! He woke me up meowing plaintively on the roof outside my bedroom window in the middle of the night. After I let him in he jumped right on the bed to snuggle and I swear he's been purring for 7 hours straight! I'm so relieved that he's ok though.

I like this! I'm glad he's back in safety and warmth of your home.

[Biciclista]

he had to go back out and see what he was missing, thanks for good news.

[jessmarimba]

Thought I'd drag this thread back up for a second! So, my outside tortie learned to meow when she went to get fixed a few months ago. She sits outside the back door in the morning and waits for food, and will yell for the other two cats to come eat. She and the calico will eat from a plate if I'm sitting right in front of it (though I get swatted - without claws - for trying to touch the calico). The dad will walk past me but won't eat until I'm at least 4-5 feet away.

But here's a pic I took of them yesterday at dinner time. They have a nest in the tupperware tub or sometimes sleep in the straw under the shelf. Usually they eat on my patio but since there's about 18 inches of snow on the ground I brought food to their house. The calico is my orange cat's momma, the gray one on the ground underneath is his dad, and the tortie is his half-sister (same dad, her mom disappeared a long time ago).

[Biciclista]

oh they are fat and sassy looking you are taking wonderful care of them!

[jessmarimba]

Another update on this one, now they both purr when I come outside and the mama will come over for pets. She started smushing her head into my hand if I hold it out for them to sniff.

I'm soooo glad I'm not worrying over another littler of kittens that keep disappearing though.