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Five months ago we reluctantly rescued a stray or potential feral, Ralph. Ralph is a 1.5 year old neutered male tabby found on the streets of Washington, DC. We brought Ralph in because he was young and skinny and would likely not have survived the winter. When we first brought Ralph home in...

One month has been reached and things are... good.  Ralph is in good health and is no longer howling in the evenings.  After my previous post I decided to just let things work out the way that they will and I began leaving his door opened a bit at night.  This allows him to get out and explore...

Funny how things change.  Ralph's confidence has skyrocketed to somewhat problematic proportions.  Ralph remained behind the washing machine until my wife and I went up to our bedroom around 10pm and the house quieted down.  Once I realized he had returned to his room, I went in to give him some...

Well that may have been a bad decision, haha. He was apparently a little too adventerous for his own good as he is now hiding behind our washing machine in the basement. I am hoping that he hasnt been there since this morning but I have no way of telling. Before i try to pry him out and upset...

We have made it three weeks, and good news, Ralph is officially parasite free.  I had the vet perform a stool analysis for any and all parasites and it came back negative.  Apparently Ralph's stomach issues are dietary and/or environmental, which is a gigantic relief because I did not want to...

We have hit the 2 week mark with Ralph.  Things have been going well but with a few hiccups here and there. Ralph has become quite fond of me, exiting his hiding place whenever I enter the room and eagerly scent marking me.  Then comes purring, flopping on his side and belly rubs.  He has even...

Just an update on Ralph. Sunday was a big day.  Up until then Ralph continued to avoid us when we would enter the room, no matter how long we would stay in there and how non-threatening we would be.  But then on Sunday when I was going in to sit with Ralph again, my other cat Sonny crept past...

Thank you so much for the advice.  Ralph still doesn't want anything to do with us, but we are working on that. I placed a Feliway diffuser in Ralph's room as well as a radio.  I am leaving the radio turned on a low volume throughout the day on a music station while I am at work and then...

Greetings, I am a first time poster here.  I sought out this forum because I could use some advice on how to integrate my newly rescued stray into my home.  But first some background on myself and my situation.  My wife and I live in a large townhouse with three cats, Sonny, Luca, and Connie...