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Minnie - My Former Feral
Hello,
This my first post to this group, so please bear with me if this is an all too common thread. After purchasing my first house about six months ago, A friend who was moving out of state offered me this cute little bundle of fur that she was a foster mom to. I took one look at her and said yes. So I moved her to my house, unfortunatlly durring the course of remodeling the front room she found her way into the cellar. She loves it there, anytime I was home and awake she would be hiding there. At night she would come up and eat use the litter box and look out the window from her perch. For a while she cried at night, but has since stopped. I did manage to get her out of the cellar for a month but she has now broken the cat flap which I had installed on the cellar door, so she is back down there. I work Monday through Friday and can't spend alot of time talking to the cellar. It is going on three months since she arrived, and she was a little over a year then. How much longer do I have before she warms up to me and will at least be in the same room as me. Thanks for any advice, Michael |
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I went through something similiar with a feral cat. I found I was able to
gain her trust by hand feeding her. Don't leave a bowl of food for her. Feed her by spoon (preferably a plastic one). "Michael Van Arsdale" wrote in message oups.com... Hello, This my first post to this group, so please bear with me if this is an all too common thread. After purchasing my first house about six months ago, A friend who was moving out of state offered me this cute little bundle of fur that she was a foster mom to. I took one look at her and said yes. So I moved her to my house, unfortunatlly durring the course of remodeling the front room she found her way into the cellar. She loves it there, anytime I was home and awake she would be hiding there. At night she would come up and eat use the litter box and look out the window from her perch. For a while she cried at night, but has since stopped. I did manage to get her out of the cellar for a month but she has now broken the cat flap which I had installed on the cellar door, so she is back down there. I work Monday through Friday and can't spend alot of time talking to the cellar. It is going on three months since she arrived, and she was a little over a year then. How much longer do I have before she warms up to me and will at least be in the same room as me. Thanks for any advice, Michael |
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Michael Van Arsdale wrote:
Hello, This my first post to this group, so please bear with me if this is an all too common thread. After purchasing my first house about six months ago, A friend who was moving out of state offered me this cute little bundle of fur that she was a foster mom to. I took one look at her and said yes. So I moved her to my house, unfortunatlly durring the course of remodeling the front room she found her way into the cellar. She loves it there, anytime I was home and awake she would be hiding there. At night she would come up and eat use the litter box and look out the window from her perch. For a while she cried at night, but has since stopped. I did manage to get her out of the cellar for a month but she has now broken the cat flap which I had installed on the cellar door, so she is back down there. I work Monday through Friday and can't spend alot of time talking to the cellar. It is going on three months since she arrived, and she was a little over a year then. How much longer do I have before she warms up to me and will at least be in the same room as me. Thanks for any advice, She'll have her own schedule. How about adopting another cat who might befriend her and bring her up into the light? Or at least give you the cuddles you need. Priscilla |
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