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This is Nudgie. He's a 2 1/2 year old boy who started out life as a feral. I helped his colony caretaker (my 88 year old mother in law!) TNR him 2 years ago. Last fall he could no longer live safely with his colony because one of the other males kept chasing him away. After months of this behavior we trapped him again. Following all of the great advice on this site I was able to socialize him pretty well. He now has a permanent indoor home with our family. I want to thank you all very much for sharing your hard earned insight into how to socialize & integrate feral & stray cats. We did everything you recommend about keeping him in his own room at first, spending lots of time talking to him, using play & a petting wand to encourage contact. He's a complete loverboy now. He wants to be petted constantly & loves my husband's lap. We also followed your advice about introducing him to our resident cat & that's gone very well.
I just want to say a big thank you for taking the time to share your wisdom so generously. You guys are spot on about being patient & letting him set the schedule. It took months of slow progress and a big commitment of time to get where we are with him. We're thrilled to have him as part of the family. It was absolutely worth the effort we put into it. So congratulations everyone! Nudgie has a home thanks to all of you on this site.
I just want to say a big thank you for taking the time to share your wisdom so generously. You guys are spot on about being patient & letting him set the schedule. It took months of slow progress and a big commitment of time to get where we are with him. We're thrilled to have him as part of the family. It was absolutely worth the effort we put into it. So congratulations everyone! Nudgie has a home thanks to all of you on this site.