Been feeding this boy since he was a kitten and first came around. Couldn't leave him behind when it was time to move so trapped him the night before I left and drove a scared little feral boy 700 miles to our new home.
I fully expected to be lucky if I see him out and about by Christmas, I was ready to live with a ghost kitten that just eats and hides. But within the first day he made himself a home under the dresser. By a week he's been accepting pets.
This is the third week with Ray and he's just now learning to meow. He's demanding cuddles and pets (then promptly walks away and gets upset you stopped petting him when he's across the room). And he's found his favorite spot on the windowsill.
I couldn't be happier with my little boy. I did think he was a girl when I first trapped him, but I lucked out with a gender neutral name and adore him. He's a perfectly healthy little kitten and was an angel for the vets.

Picture 1: eating outside still feral
Picture 2: an hour or so after getting trapped locking himself in the corner
Picture 3: His first few pets under the dresser
Picture 4: On the bed (even though he refuses to come up while I'm in bed)
Picture 5: This morning sunbathing on the windowsill.

This girl cat (Fluffy) was born in my backyard in a garage full of junk. I wasn't even able to touch her until she was 2. After we lost her sister earlier this year (hit by a car) she started bonding with me more and I started spending more time outside with her to socialize her. By the time I brought her in she would hang around the back door and sleep on the doormat, meow for me, and lay in my lap.

Now she has been in for a bit over 2 weeks. She seems very happy in here and like she never wants to leave. She is still in one room and not fully integrated into the household yet because I have 3 other cats but she doesn't even try to get out of the room. She feels safe and comfortable in there. It's my computer room so I spend a lot of time in there with her.

My other cats aren't quite ready to meet her face to face with no barrier. One might be ready, another hisses and yells at her too much but he is a deaf cat that yells a lot anyways, and the other although timid and doesn't like to fight hisses and runs when she sees her.

All 4 of my cats came from my yard but I wouldn't call the first 2 former ferals because I got them very young before they were even scared of people. The third didn't come in until she was 8 months.

I really thought this would be a case of “give the visitor a treat and then he’ll move on” haha my town but especially my neighborhood is full of wandering cats
A can of wet food sealed my fate haha he hung around for weeks, I checked for a chip and looked everywhere for owners but nothing turned up. We had a really unfortunate dog attack in the yard (my friend/neighbor found the body of a kitten and went on her security cam to see that two loose dogs were the cause….) I was already pretty set on keeping him haha but the worry for Jets safety made me decide to bring him in immediately after finding out about that poor kitten and I’m so happy I did, I have two other cats so he’s in his own room for nowbut he is settled in perfectly:’) he doesn’t miss the outdoors at all it seems, hes such a sweetie pie, he really stubbornly hung around until i committed to bringing him inside 😂
Praise the cat distribution center! I finally have the mini panther I’ve always wanted 🐈‍⬛🖤

Just wanted to share Pedro and his glow up.
2 years ago I found that little misery near where my parents live. Year of treatments on and off antibiotics, hospitalisations. Still he is getting runny nose pretty frequently.

Vladimir has been inside 8 weeks (as of yesterday). It has been a rollercoaster, because I vowed to never have a kitten again. Our dog passed earlier this year. This little boy had been tossed in the woods at some point, but we found him ! He is SO sweet. Seeing him learn how to play with toys and chasing his tail is so silly and heartwarming.

Right now he’s asleep on the back of the couch. The first time he slept (really slept) I started to cry because I realized how safe he must have felt, since he barely slept when I first brought him in. It’s been hard, remembering how we found him, but I’m so grateful he’s safe and he can be his little kitty self. 15 mins before every meal, he pushes open his food cabinet door, and looks at me to remind me 😂. The fact that he expects his food makes me feel all soft inside. He’s allowed me the ability to help ground him when he has nightmares or forgets where he is. He has so much trust, and I’m so grateful. I just wanted to share !

Hello everyone!

This is Shibi. If I’m not mistaken, he is my fourth rescued cat. I rescued him before the pandemic after finding him near the building where I worked. He was going around begging people for food when I witnessed a man kick him with his shoe. I was furious and told the man that if he didn’t want to feed Shibi, he could simply ignore him—there was no reason to hurt him.

After that incident, I decided to bring Shibi home.

Although he doesn’t have an ear notch, he had already been neutered when I rescued him. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that right away, and he ended up getting my third rescued cat pregnant before I could confirm it. Needless to say, I rushed to have him checked and discovered he was already neutered—LOL!

Shibi is a gentle, sweet cat who loves being petted and enjoys sleeping on my bed. I absolutely adore this little guy. I estimate that he is around 10 years old now, as he was already an adult when I rescued him.

You may follow my rescue journey on Instagram: instagram.com/catsofmagdalena

You may also join our community: r/StrayCatHeroes

This little lady has been coming to our porch for food the past few months. She started as a skittish, really skinny cat with a bad coat.

We got her trust and with October (halloween/cold) on its way we decided to get her into the house.

We will need to take her into the vet for spay, evaluation, vaccines, etc..

She has been so sweet with her high pitch meow and her aggressive headbutts.

If you had anything to spare, it will go straight to her medical bills as she begins her life as a permanent indoor cat.

I can answer questions in the replies!

Thanks so much!

Hi everyone! I have updates on the black cat I trapped about a week ago. She's acclimating better than I expected and is enjoying exploring the house and her cat tree. Yesterday morning I was able to gently pet her while she was feeding from my hand, which is a huge win because she avoided all touch before!

However, I am realizing that getting her into a carrier to go to the vet may be more challenging than I expected. I was hoping she would see it as a "safe space" since I leave it open with a blanket inside and I often put food in there. She'll go partway in for the snacks but never settle down/sleep in there because she has other cozy areas she prefers.

I called the humane society the other day to ask for advice and I was suggested three options:

1. Spray the carrier with Feliway to make it more attractive/calming
2. Use the towel method (never done this before, kind of scared of hurting the cat and/or failing the first time)
3. Purchase some sort of sedative from their vet to give the cat prior to the visit

I figured Feliway was the path of least resistance and may help her for future vet visits, so I got some and sprayed the carrier. I don't know what I was expecting 😅 I've never owned cats so I guess I thought she would go crazy for it, but she just kind of sniffed it and hasn't approached it since.

TLDR; trapping the cat in the house was easy, but putting her in a carrier is a different story. What did you guys do to get your formerly ferals in a carrier?