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Dandila, that's a funny story about your stray. It tells me that sometimes they prefer to stay inside than outside, once they figure out how safe, warm, and cozy it is. I think that, just like us or the dogs, cats have different personalities. Some people can't stay home for too long and are...

Thank you so much for all the advice.  I think I'm going to leave him in his room and just see what happens, especially that I know now that he doesn't want to be outside. I just thought I kept him in prison and that he hated it. And I did not want him to be scared all the time. He started...

Hey everyone, My feral cat, Salem, did not make any progress. It could be my fault, since I'm working full-time in my own business, which requires lots of hours and I don't really have that much time to spend with him.  I realized I underestimated big time the amount of time, patience, and...

Thanks psychomama.  I haven't written for a while, because not much has changed. Salem is stalling the progress. He still hisses at me, when I walk to the room. I started sitting closer and closer, but that only prompts him to move from the cat tree to the top of the dresser, further away from...

Juliesbabies, thanks for sharing your story. My Salem is 100% feral, although I took care of him since he was a kitten. He always stayed outside with his feral family. Now they are gone. That's why I took him home. I have to tell you guys what happened few days ago...Salem just disappeared.  We...

Hello Ruaryx, I love the adorable picture of your black kitty. I will try the Tiki cat food. Thanks for the suggestion. And thanks for reading my story :) Thanks to the comments and responses on this site, I feel that I have some support and encouragement. Thanks everyone! I read before that I...

I haven't been checking this site since Christmas, because it is always a busy time for me and with some guests in the house, I did not have too much time. And I have to admit, I did not spend enough time with Salem as well. Not that he was feeling lonely...my daughter and her boyfriend stayed...

I was planning a screen door...but this morning the guest bedroom door was open when I woke up. I guess I did not close it properly. Salem was in the bedroom, but was OK with the open door, so I left it open. The dogs are downstairs now during the day, although my Dalmatian is upset about it...

You are probably right. I just had to close the door back. The open door scared him. He looked very frighten, did not try to get out, and when I picked in the room, he hissed at me and backed off. I decided to get that screen door and installed it, instead of baby-gate.  I probably am trying to...

OK, the door is open. I did not get the gate yet, but made sure the dogs stay downstairs. Salem is very surprised, but so far, did not leave his room. He has not that many places to hang out, since the dogs are downstairs and I closed the door to two bedrooms upstairs. But my bedroom door is...

I came back from my vacation about two weeks ago. My neighbor took care of my kitty and my dogs while I was gone. I was a little concern about leaving Salem, but he was fine. The only problem was that we took a step back. He hisses more at me, although usually after that first hiss, he settles...

Wow, Marvin was actually wilder than Salem at the beginning. It's amazing that he is such an affectionate cat towards you now. Salem was never really afraid of me, since I fed him since he was just few months old (I regret not knowing more about cats at that time and not trying to socialize him...

ShadowesRescue, thanks for the advise. I will put the piece of cardboard in the doorway. I was also wondering, was Marvin a 100% feral when you took him in?  I also made a small progress. I watched some awesome videos of taming the feral kittens - http://urbancatleague.org/TamingFerals (there...

Yes, I did read out loud to him. Sometimes he does not pay any attention to me, sometimes he keeps looking. Right now, his behavior fluctuates widely. Sometimes he mews and I think we are making progress, sometimes he goes back to hissing. Sometimes he lets me come very close and other times he...

Thank you for some words of encouragement. I needed it  Salem is still hissing at me, but now goes through hissing and mewing interchangeably. I decided that I'm going to push the boundaries a bit, not to scare him, but just inch by inch get closer. So now I sit about 4 feet from him and he is...