Is this cat really feral?

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Would any feral cat really behave this way? He seems too friendly and relaxed in her presence to truly be feral.
 

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Maybe he used to be?
Catnip makes even ferals act silly but I've not had it let me get that close to them with my hands.
 
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I fell in love with Smoke right away. I've probably watched the video about 500 times, lol.

Yeah, I know. I'm nuts.
 

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Doesn't look feral to me. The text says its a neighbors cat, which means the person filming is not the caregiver. No feral cat would get that close, catnip or not.

Regardless, Smoke is a cutie pie and sure does love his catnip!!
 
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Yeah, I'd never seen natural catnip before, lol.

My friend said she tried to grow some once, but then there were cats everywhere!


I also once knew a cat named Catnip. I quickly thought of what the human equivalent name would be--heh.
 
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Originally Posted by keith p

There is no way thats a feral cat, lol it's friendly. Looks like one of my cats almost exactly.
I love him. He's such a sweetheart.
 
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