My Feral friend.

hi. i have a feral cat in my LANDLORD's  backyard he has been here sine 2013 around fall time i have fed her every time my landlord who has a dog was away. she warms up a little bit but than my landlord comes back she runs for the hills and i have to start all. over i have never touched her. i feed her under my landlord's deck and she sleeps on a lawn chair cover, near my window and I Feed her two times a day how do i get her to trust me and convince my mom to keep her please help!

Getting your mom to agree to keep her might be more important than getting the kitty to trust you. I mean I would hate for you to tame her and then have someone want to get rid of her.  If you are feeding her twice a day, I am pretty sure she will keep coming back to you.  Cats like free food thats easy to obtain.  Next step would be to talk to her while she eats and get her used to your voice.  If she doesn't run when she sees you, thats a good sign.  She probably knows you are the one who is putting out that food.  While you are talking to her, its okay to look at her, but I would be careful about staring directly at her, even smiling, that we think of as a gesture of friendship, that cat sees as you showing your teeth, and remember that teeth are a weapon.  A better thing to do is to soften  your eyes at her.  What that means is a slow blink.  Looking away from her is showing her you trust her. Staring intently at her means you dont trust her and you are watching her every move.  If you are able to sit and talk to her while she eats, then you might try introducing a toy, or start putting the food so that she comes closer to you. Not all at once, just shorten the gap a little at a time, or have a special treat that you can toss to her to see how close you can lure her.  And you have to take it at the cats pace.  You can't be sure if she is born feral, or abandoned at some point.

hi thank you today she was on the cover again but when i walked in she didn't movie went farther away i blinked slowly at her went inside got the food she hid under the table (the food is right beside the cover) i put it away and came back. she was eating she saw me paused 3 times please tell me this is a good sign and please tell me how to convince my mom. xoxo Petecoco1

I presume she is spayed?  If not, this should be a high priority. 

I agree, talking things out with mom is most important.  

Also, getting the landlords OK may be necessary in some variations.

IF everything goes OK, and you decide to try to have her inside for a more intensive fostering, you can use a humane trap.  Its goes quicker than fostering her so she herself goes inside.

The exact details we will talk you through when the time comes.

Good luck!

hi I'm getting her checked out she has a very swollen back leg getting trap tomorrow wish me luck, keep commenting i'm really thankful for all your comments and help. Xoxoxo Petecoco1