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Ever domesticated a feral cat?
Anyone here have personal experience living with a feral cat turned
indoor-only cat, long-term? I'm just wondering how the progress went over time. Whether maybe it takes years or longer. How slow is the transition? Do they ever fully recover? By "feral cat" I mean whatever house cat born in the wild, as wild as possible for a house cat. Just curious. |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... Anyone here have personal experience living with a feral cat turned indoor-only cat, long-term? I'm just wondering how the progress went over time. Whether maybe it takes years or longer. How slow is the transition? Do they ever fully recover? By "feral cat" I mean whatever house cat born in the wild, as wild as possible for a house cat. Just curious. Why not try a Google search of this topic, which has been discussed many, many times before? Just curious. |
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"Mary" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message Anyone here have personal experience living with a feral cat turned indoor-only cat, long-term? I'm just wondering how the progress went over time. Whether maybe it takes years or longer. How slow is the transition? Do they ever fully recover? By "feral cat" I mean whatever house cat born in the wild, as wild as possible for a house cat. Just curious. Why not try a Google search of this topic, which has been discussed many, many times before? Just curious. Anything is possible, but considering you are a troll, I figure you would have me go on a wild goose chase. Path: newssvr12.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm05.news.prodigy. com!newsdst02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01a.news.pro digy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!pr odigy.net!news.glorb.com!newsfeed-east.nntpserver.com!nntpserver.com!manticore.nntps erver.com.POSTED!teranews!not-for-mail From: "Mary" marys @catlovernospam.com Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav References: Subject: Ever domesticated a feral cat? Lines: 19 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:50:37 EST Message-ID: 1109253037.bda4f247466a40004752ea9bf8c5e903 @teranews X-Abuse-Report: http://www.usenetabuse.com X-Abuse-Notes: Abuse reports must be submited via the usenetabuse.com portal listed above. X-Abuse-Notes2: Reports sent via any other method will not be processed. X-Abuse-Notes3: Any other abuse reporting headers in this article are fraudulent. X-Orginal-Message-ID: Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:52:42 -0500 Xref: newsmst01a.news.prodigy.com rec.pets.cats.health+behav:353562 see also: "MaryS" marys @catlover.com crazyaboutfelines @yahoo.com marys @catlovernospam.com rosefan @email.com Rhodes @newsguy.com |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote: "John Doe" wrote in message Anyone here have personal experience living with a feral cat turned indoor-only cat, long-term? I'm just wondering how the progress went over time. Whether maybe it takes years or longer. How slow is the transition? Do they ever fully recover? By "feral cat" I mean whatever house cat born in the wild, as wild as possible for a house cat. Just curious. Why not try a Google search of this topic, which has been discussed many, many times before? Just curious. Anything is possible, but considering you are a troll, I figure you would have me go on a wild goose chase. I think you are an asshole, you think I am a troll, but regardless, if you do a simple Google search on "feral cat indoor" you will find plenty of information on the topic. Ask anybody. |
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"Mary" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message "Mary" wrote: .... Why not try a Google search of this topic, which has been discussed many, many times before? Just curious. Anything is possible, but considering you are a troll, I figure you would have me go on a wild goose chase. I think you are an asshole, you think I am a troll, If it weren't for the Internet, how would you find satisfaction? Do you not have enough leverage to abuse others in person? Since you have no experience, the thread cannot center around you except as a product of your trolling. I think you are truly desperate for attention. Path: newssvr12.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm05.news.prodigy. com!newsdst02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01a.news.pro digy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!pr odigy.net!news.glorb.com!newsfeed-east.nntpserver.com!nntpserver.com!manticore.nntps erver.com.POSTED!teranews!not-for-mail From: "Mary" marys catlovernospam.com Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav References: Subject: Ever domesticated a feral cat? Lines: 19 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:50:37 EST Message-ID: 1109253037.bda4f247466a40004752ea9bf8c5e903 teranews X-Abuse-Report: http://www.usenetabuse.com X-Abuse-Notes: Abuse reports must be submited via the usenetabuse.com portal listed above. X-Abuse-Notes2: Reports sent via any other method will not be processed. X-Abuse-Notes3: Any other abuse reporting headers in this article are fraudulent. X-Orginal-Message-ID: Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:52:42 -0500 Xref: newsmst01a.news.prodigy.com rec.pets.cats.health+behav:353562 see also: "MaryS" marys catlover.com crazyaboutfelines yahoo.com marys catlovernospam.com rosefan email.com Rhodes newsguy.com |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote: "John Doe" wrote in message "Mary" wrote: ... Why not try a Google search of this topic, which has been discussed many, many times before? Just curious. Anything is possible, but considering you are a troll, I figure you would have me go on a wild goose chase. I think you are an asshole, you think I am a troll, If it weren't for the Internet, how would you find satisfaction? Do you not have enough leverage to abuse others in person? You started the name calling, dickhead. Since you have no experience, the thread cannot center around you except as a product of your trolling. I think you are truly desperate for attention. When I care what you think it will be a sad, sad day. Now then, if you want to know how people incorporate ferals into their homes as pets, a simple Google search will tell you. The topic is discussed on a weekly basis. Seems to me it is you who are starved for attention. |
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"John Doe" wrote in message ... Anyone here have personal experience living with a feral cat turned indoor-only cat, long-term? I'm just wondering how the progress went over time. Whether maybe it takes years or longer. How slow is the transition? Do they ever fully recover? By "feral cat" I mean whatever house cat born in the wild, as wild as possible for a house cat. Just curious. We recently lost our Cat in the fall that we had for 15 yrs and turned ferel to housecat. He was the most beautiful cat we ever owned~ Now we have a new kitten the is the most beautifull cat we ever owned Patience & Love will do the trick and a nuter or spay and shots will help alot. HTH. |
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John Doe wrote:
Anyone here have personal experience living with a feral cat turned indoor-only cat, long-term? I'm just wondering how the progress went over time. Whether maybe it takes years or longer. How slow is the transition? Do they ever fully recover? By "feral cat" I mean whatever house cat born in the wild, as wild as possible for a house cat. Yes. Sebastian lived in the wild (well the wilds of a defunct roofing construction site in the city) for more than 12 weeks before he, his siblings, and his mom were trapped and rehomed. I socialized him for 2.5 months in my guestroom and gradually introduced him to my (at the time) two other cats. The speed of progress will depend upon the personality of the cat, the age at which socialization begins, and probably a number of other factors. There aren't any hard and fast rules. I'm not sure "recover" is the word. Being feral isn't an illness. It's a constellation of survival mechanisms which are (for the most part) no longer needed once a cat is living indoors with people. Those mechanisms may take a while to subside. Some of them may persist. Sebbie sometimes looks like a regular domestic cat, and at other times his feral behaviors come front and center. It depends on the circumstances. At 4 years old and 3.7 years living with me, however, he is very different from the terrified kitten who hid behind the drapes hissing and who would punch me (with no claws extended) if I tried to put my hand too close. While it took him 16 days to initially allow me to touch him, he now is a total junkie for grooming and loves to have his belly nuzzled. Just don't approach him straight on, looking in his eye, or let him see two hands coming towards him simultaneously! Priscilla |
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"Priscilla H. Ballou" wrote:
Yes. Sebastian lived in the wild (well the wilds of a defunct roofing construction site in the city) for more than 12 weeks before he, his siblings, and his mom were trapped and rehomed. I socialized him for 2.5 months in my guestroom and gradually introduced him to my (at the time) two other cats. The speed of progress will depend upon the personality of the cat, the age at which socialization begins, and probably a number of other factors. There aren't any hard and fast rules. I'm not sure "recover" is the word. I agree, I was being concise. Being feral isn't an illness. It's a constellation of survival mechanisms which are (for the most part) no longer needed once a cat is living indoors with people. Those mechanisms may take a while to subside. Some of them may persist. Sebbie sometimes looks like a regular domestic cat, and at other times his feral behaviors come front and center. It depends on the circumstances. At 4 years old and 3.7 years living with me, however, he is very different from the terrified kitten who hid behind the drapes hissing and who would punch me (with no claws extended) if I tried to put my hand too close. While it took him 16 days to initially allow me to touch him, he now is a total junkie for grooming and loves to have his belly nuzzled. Cool. Just don't approach him straight on, looking in his eye, or let him see two hands coming towards him simultaneously! I do that sometimes as a playful taunt, moving my hands and saying something about "human hands" (being all over the place). Thanks for the tips. One thing I try to do with any cat is give it verbal notice before I touch it unexpected. |
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We've done this twice. Once with apprx. 10-week old sisters, born and
eventually trapped outside where Walter works. The vet at the time said cats over a couple of months old with no human contact can be tough to "bring around," but she could tell ours would be all right. They had been fed by humans, but still were terrified of being touched. They started accepting pets and coming out to play within the first three weeks. Two years later -- both love us and love attention. One has become a basic, chair-stealing house cat, and the other is nervous and skittery but also a love-bug who craves attention. They both are wonderful cats, but both will disappear if the doorbell rings. The other time we took in a feral -- she was apprx. 6 mos. old. She is a very skittery cat and to this day (9 years later) does not come out during the day. She still feels the need to hide most of the time, but is one of the most affectionate and loyal cats I have ever known. Because I worked so much with her in the beginning, she has decided I'm her cat-mom. She has to sleep right beside me every night, and continually wakes me up by rubbing her cheek against my face. She loves to be petted and scritched. She will never be a lazy, chair-loafing cat, but she is a joy. Each new breakthrough with her was great, and she now lives a life that she is comfortable with. She will never march through the middle of the room without a care, but has her moments of intense affection. We just have to let her be her own cat. Hope that helps, Rhonda John Doe wrote: Anyone here have personal experience living with a feral cat turned indoor-only cat, long-term? I'm just wondering how the progress went over time. Whether maybe it takes years or longer. How slow is the transition? Do they ever fully recover? By "feral cat" I mean whatever house cat born in the wild, as wild as possible for a house cat. Just curious. |
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