I began feeding this handsome guy, Plucky, when he was a kitten as soon as mom ran off. I fed him for about a year and a half and built a good relationship with him. He never really let me pet him, but showed other signs of affection - laying down in front of me and showing his belly....anyway he and I had a good schedule and he would always be waiting for me to come outside. The last few months he became much more attached- really never leaving the immediate area just waiting for me most of the time. So I did what any logical crazy cat lady would do, I trapped him, vetted him, and brought him in. I think he's done fantastic. He has no bad habits except for begging for food at 4:30 am on the dot (we are working on this) but he seems happy and took to being a housecat very very quickly.
I wanted to show you guys what I made (saw online somewhere) to keep him and my other cat separate so we could have a slooooow introduction. It is perfect because its too tall to jump over (48"), and so lightweight I can get in/ out easily just by pushing in the side like a door. I think it would work well for any new kitty to keep them out of a certain room but able to keep the door open. It's so easy to make, I bought 3 plastic closet shelves from Lowes, stood them up and zip tied them together loosely enough so the two on each end would swing like a door. Took 3 minutes and it folds up flat when I put it away. Hope this is helpful for anyone looking for a method of keeping cats apart or out of a certain area that jump over baby gates.
(In the pic I have it set up one way, you can also set it up to fold out accordian style with no change to the zip ties.)
I wanted to show you guys what I made (saw online somewhere) to keep him and my other cat separate so we could have a slooooow introduction. It is perfect because its too tall to jump over (48"), and so lightweight I can get in/ out easily just by pushing in the side like a door. I think it would work well for any new kitty to keep them out of a certain room but able to keep the door open. It's so easy to make, I bought 3 plastic closet shelves from Lowes, stood them up and zip tied them together loosely enough so the two on each end would swing like a door. Took 3 minutes and it folds up flat when I put it away. Hope this is helpful for anyone looking for a method of keeping cats apart or out of a certain area that jump over baby gates.
(In the pic I have it set up one way, you can also set it up to fold out accordian style with no change to the zip ties.)