I go by a feral colony maybe a few times a month. They have a regular caretaker who's done some TNR, but there's still a couple girls who haven't been fixed. While out to get a different cat two days ago, one of those girls walked into my cat carrier and I put a hand behind her and closed the door. I feel kinda bad about trapping her that way but I've got her now. I'd probably put her age at a little under a year, she's had kittens in the past few months but they are fully weaned and she has no milk.
My dilemma is whether I should try to 'tame' her, or just have her fixed as a feral and then release her. I'm in contact with a few people, and one of them has said it depends on whether I can 'handle' her - essentially pick her up without her biting. I don't know the answer yet, (and I'm a little scared to find out!) but she's currently hiding in my closet and I'll need to move her at some point.
I hesitate to call this girl 100% 'feral': While outside, she was sociable (i.e. would approach me and the other caretakers, accept pets, meowed at people) but naturally very shy. She's scared right now, and she'll let me stroke her head a little bit, but makes a sort of distressed meow after a few strokes, so I stop.
She has a temporary setup in my closet, and I'll only have my foster for about two more weeks, so I'd be able to make a proper space for her. If she responded well to being indoors, we'd have a place for her at a shelter I volunteer at. Do I have a chance at 'taming' her?
My dilemma is whether I should try to 'tame' her, or just have her fixed as a feral and then release her. I'm in contact with a few people, and one of them has said it depends on whether I can 'handle' her - essentially pick her up without her biting. I don't know the answer yet, (and I'm a little scared to find out!) but she's currently hiding in my closet and I'll need to move her at some point.
I hesitate to call this girl 100% 'feral': While outside, she was sociable (i.e. would approach me and the other caretakers, accept pets, meowed at people) but naturally very shy. She's scared right now, and she'll let me stroke her head a little bit, but makes a sort of distressed meow after a few strokes, so I stop.
She has a temporary setup in my closet, and I'll only have my foster for about two more weeks, so I'd be able to make a proper space for her. If she responded well to being indoors, we'd have a place for her at a shelter I volunteer at. Do I have a chance at 'taming' her?