Look What I Found When I Came Home.....

Well Chris.....when I catch him.....I'll just casually drop him off at your house. Of course I will let you know ahead of time so you'll be there to greet him. Then all you have to do is tell hubby, "He just showed up here....I can't possibly send him back out in the cold."

Aw he's precious. He looks like like Leo! Good luck with this boy.

He's gorgeous! And congrats on such good luck with him. I've been trying for months to coax the town stray into considering me a friend and my porch home... to no avail. Only once has he let me pet him.

HOORAY!! U saw him again!! AWESOME..

One recommendation I'd make is to feed him canned food more in the wintertime cuz as I understand it, the extra fat helps keep cats warmer in the wintertime.

You can also make some kind of shelter for him on ur porch if u'd like. I believe there are some great examples of shelters (cheap) on the section for "caring for Ferals & strays" so check it out.

Good luck!! Trust comes with time and patience. It took me over 8 months to get Callie (feral cat) to let me near enough to play with her using the feather teaser but when she finally let me, it really made my day! MISS her...

Keep us posted! More pics also!!

Originally Posted by KittyKook

Well Chris.....when I catch him.....I'll just casually drop him off at your house. Of course I will let you know ahead of time so you'll be there to greet him. Then all you have to do is tell hubby, "He just showed up here....I can't possibly send him back out in the cold."

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I don't think it's going to work this time Robin. Wish it would though. Tears are not as effective as they were 20 years ago.

Yay! I'm so glad you found him again! Poor boy though....he must be so cold.

Yeah...I'm feeding him both dry and canned food.....this is BIG boy....he's getting a BIG bowl! I came home from work today and noticed the food bowl getting empty again, so I guess he's eating. I have a feeling that he's staying under my house right now while it's so cold. That's probably about the best shelter he can get right now. I would imagine that some of the heat from the house might seep down there.....at least enough so that it's a little warmer than outside.

Tonight it's getting down to 5 degrees! (burrrrrrrrrrr) Poor boy...I hope he stays warm! I'm off work tomorrow.....so hopefully I'll see him and maybe make some more progress in the trust building thing.

Aww hopefully he stays nice and warm! He's gorgeous!

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

Aww hopefully he stays nice and warm! He's gorgeous!

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I hope so too......I even considered throwing a blanket up under the house. But I'm not sure that he's under there and if he's not.....I'm NOT going under there to retrieve the blanket......there's creepy crawlies under the house!

Originally Posted by KittyKook

I hope so too......I even considered throwing a blanket up under the house. But I'm not sure that he's under there and if he's not.....I'm NOT going under there to retrieve the blanket......there's creepy crawlies under the house!

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i bought some really cheap towels at dollar general for my ferals... i put them in a large rubbermaid tote, turned on it's side w/the open side to the deck. it's not great, but they all snuggle in there together. plus, it doesn't get quite as cold down here... you might check at your local cheapy store for cheap blankets that you wouldn't mind leaving under the house! or maybe goodwill or salvation army would have cheap coats? anyway, just an idea...

What a beauty!

Originally Posted by laureen227

i bought some really cheap towels at dollar general for my ferals... i put them in a large rubbermaid tote, turned on it's side w/the open side to the deck. it's not great, but they all snuggle in there together. plus, it doesn't get quite as cold down here... you might check at your local cheapy store for cheap blankets that you wouldn't mind leaving under the house! or maybe goodwill or salvation army would have cheap coats? anyway, just an idea...

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That is a good idea. I'll check into that!

I think he's beginning to trust me a little more.

My oldest daughter came home today and when she came in the house, she said, "That big orange cat is sitting outside looking at his food bowl." (which was empty at the time since I hurt my back today and was laying in bed most of the day) So I got up and took the cat food outside and there he was.....just sitting there by his food bowl. I said, "Are you hungry?" ....and he meowed. I sat there and pet him while he was eating and he started purring.

My camera still scares him a little.....but I was able to get a few more pictures today.

This first one is a picture of the vent that he keeps pulling out so he can get under the house. The cardboard on it is where I try to insulate it every winter.



And here's the big orange boy with the blue eyes.







In this one, you can still see the marks in the fur on his back where I was petting him. His fur is so coarse and dirty that it doesn't lay back down good after petting him.







He was still skiddish.....but I think he was a little more relaxed around me. I just sat there and kept talking to him and that seemed to calm him a bit.

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That is a beautiful cat; I hope that he continues to warm to you, he's gorgeous !

Oh I'm so in love Robin.........sure wish you or Chris could keep this wonderful boy and give him the loving home he deserves.............your doing a great job!

Stop it Susie! You're making me feel bad

Robin, this little guy's fur will get so much better since you are feeding him properly (of course he will look better when he gets out of the crawl space, too

Originally Posted by captiva

Stop it Susie! You're making me feel bad

Robin, this little guy's fur will get so much better since you are feeding him properly (of course he will look better when he gets out of the crawl space, too

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Aw, I'm sorry Chris....... No more joking around.....

He is a sweetie. And I was glad that he let me sit there and pet him while he was eating. I just hate that he's living outside when it's so cold. But I couldn't bring him in the house anyway and possibly expose my own cats to something. As soon as I feel like he trusts me enough, I'll try to get him to Happy Tails and they'll take good care of him and hopefully, he'll get adopted.

he's obviously a stray, or you wouldn't be able to get close to him - my ferals run off when i come out of the house. the only one who doesn't is the hefty one & i think she belongs to someone. she's not always there & when she is she's very friendly. but the others - i feel i've won a prize if they stay within visual range when i go out to feed them!

Oh how cute is his face in the 2nd picture?!