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I am currently a college student and about 3 months ago when I came home from school I noticed a kitten sitting in front of our apartment. Not having any cats I wasn't sure what to do; so I decided to go buy some cat food and leave it outside for the kitten. When I came back the cat was gone so I just left the food outside overnight.
I began to do this every day and noticed there were 2 other cats as well who would come drink the water and eat the food. I am in California so the winter weather is not very cold but I felt bad during the winter so I bought a kennel and stuffed it with blankets so the cats could go sleep inside it. Since then the cats are very comfortable especially the one I saw for the first time. He comes by every day and hangs around our apartment complex. He waits for me when I come home and purrs and rubs himself against me. He is a extremely friendly cat that loves to be pet on his belly, head, tail pretty much anywhere. More recently he has become more comfortable with coming in the house and my roommate has left her window open at night with a bed on her desk that is directly next to the window and he comes inside and sleeps.
The other two cats are not as friendly and are definatly more scared. I have grown to love this cat and I really want to take him to the vet. I am just scared that if I somehow trap him in a carrier that he will lose my trust and not come near us or be as friendly as he has been. I never thought that I would like cats but until I met him it totally changed my perception on cats.
I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about this situation as well as how to slowly transition him to a indoor/outdoor cat. I also live in Southern California but my school is up North and I was wondering if I were to take him home during the summer if he would be able to sit in the car for 6 hours. I would really appreciate if someone can help me out because I really have no idea what I'm doing.
Thanks!!
I began to do this every day and noticed there were 2 other cats as well who would come drink the water and eat the food. I am in California so the winter weather is not very cold but I felt bad during the winter so I bought a kennel and stuffed it with blankets so the cats could go sleep inside it. Since then the cats are very comfortable especially the one I saw for the first time. He comes by every day and hangs around our apartment complex. He waits for me when I come home and purrs and rubs himself against me. He is a extremely friendly cat that loves to be pet on his belly, head, tail pretty much anywhere. More recently he has become more comfortable with coming in the house and my roommate has left her window open at night with a bed on her desk that is directly next to the window and he comes inside and sleeps.
The other two cats are not as friendly and are definatly more scared. I have grown to love this cat and I really want to take him to the vet. I am just scared that if I somehow trap him in a carrier that he will lose my trust and not come near us or be as friendly as he has been. I never thought that I would like cats but until I met him it totally changed my perception on cats.
I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about this situation as well as how to slowly transition him to a indoor/outdoor cat. I also live in Southern California but my school is up North and I was wondering if I were to take him home during the summer if he would be able to sit in the car for 6 hours. I would really appreciate if someone can help me out because I really have no idea what I'm doing.
Thanks!!
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