I decided I could come here and ask for a little guidance from those of you with more experince with feral cats than me. I foster and Snow White has just come to stay with me. A little background on her...she arrived at her foster home at about 8 weeks with two siblings. The two siblings mellowed out enough to get adopted but at seven months Snow White still isn't adoptable. Her foster mom felt she needed somebody who would spend more time with her so she is now with me. From what I understand she will play with other cats and has made buddys with another kitten that needs to be socialized, he will be with me as soon as he can be caught. I can hold her. I can pick her up, but I honestly think that she would perfer that I go away. At the moment she is in my bathroom and has been since Saturday. She has decided that the cupboard is her hiding place. I can't let her out in the house for fear of her hiding some place I can't find her. I don't want to overwhelm her with the others. So do I treat her like she is totally feral and ignore her and work from there? Do I limit my physical contact with her? Do I let one of my more sociable cats stay with her? I spent a little while on Sunday just holding her and talking to her. Do I keep doing this? Do I put her in my room (bigger space) with Luke who is my cat and very easy going? This would also mean her spending the nights with me. I have another cat in there who is working on trying to get along with other cats, I would have to move her. Any suggestions would help. I realize that Snow White may never be a very social cat, but it would be nice to know that she at least accepts me. I also realize that she may never be able to move on so if I could just get her to be comfortable I will take it!
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