keep at it, I won over a feral cat and he is now my little baby, sleeps with me , digs until he gets under the covers to snuggle. A real gem. Never thought it would be possible. Knew him from the time he was about 2 months. After a year of living outside he became fierce but still wanted into my house at night to sleep peacefully. Eventually I got him to stay indoors.It was a below zero winter when I said that's it, he's staying inside, he loves it!
I have a rescued half-feral tortie almost exactly like your Michi right now. She was hurt and spent 5 weeks in the hospital before she came home and it made matters that much worse. You can pat her head if she's in the mood, but any kind of familiar touch behavior will make her attack me. Funny I have been thinking of buying some kind of glove like that! I thought of the ones they use to train eagles or falcons...LOL. So you think that was a good idea?
Cool! I love cats. I have 8 cats myself. Nearly all of them are socialized ferals. I find it strange that, from a single litter, some really take to people immediately and others stay mostly feral and skittish. I have two Feral Manx cats from the same litter. I caught both of them on the same day. During the first eight hours one of them wanted to sit in my lap and the other wouldn't come near me.
keep at it, I won over a feral cat and he is now my little baby, sleeps with me , digs until he gets under the covers to snuggle. A real gem. Never thought it would be possible. Knew him from the time he was about 2 months. After a year of living outside he became fierce but still wanted into my house at night to sleep peacefully. Eventually I got him to stay indoors.It was a below zero winter when I said that's it, he's staying inside, he loves it!
SHADOW08742 1 year ago
I have a rescued half-feral tortie almost exactly like your Michi right now. She was hurt and spent 5 weeks in the hospital before she came home and it made matters that much worse. You can pat her head if she's in the mood, but any kind of familiar touch behavior will make her attack me. Funny I have been thinking of buying some kind of glove like that! I thought of the ones they use to train eagles or falcons...LOL. So you think that was a good idea?
luvdavy 1 year ago
Fine animal.
nokomarie1963 1 year ago
Cool! I love cats. I have 8 cats myself. Nearly all of them are socialized ferals. I find it strange that, from a single litter, some really take to people immediately and others stay mostly feral and skittish. I have two Feral Manx cats from the same litter. I caught both of them on the same day. During the first eight hours one of them wanted to sit in my lap and the other wouldn't come near me.
MrJackBNimble 2 years ago