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I have been caring for two stray cats since I found them living under my deck in March. One has been neutered and litter box trained and is completely socialized to humans. The other is not. It took him months to get comfortable coming within 10 ft to get food and he no longer runs on sight when he sees me. I’ve also got him to play with a wand toy on a regular basis and he comes within 1-2 feet of me. Right now the socialized cat sleeps in the house at night and the feral cat sleeps in an enclosed mud room (but I have to keep the doors open). The feral will run on sight if I come into the mud room because he feels cornered. It’s almost winter and it will get very cold.
Would it be a mistake to trap him in a carrier and let him live in a small room in my house to try to speed along his socialization? I worry he will lose all trust he was built up over the past months and well have to start all over. I also think he may be past the socialization window and he may never be comfortable around humans.
Would it be a mistake to trap him in a carrier and let him live in a small room in my house to try to speed along his socialization? I worry he will lose all trust he was built up over the past months and well have to start all over. I also think he may be past the socialization window and he may never be comfortable around humans.