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WOW! He is gorgeous! It sounds like you are doing everything right. Let him do it at his own pace because if you force too much he will pull away. Keep offering canned food or something he likes whenever he gets close to you. Eventually he will associate you with kindness and soon to follow....love and tenderness. He sure will be worth the effort. :)
Just sit quietly in the garage when you put his food out and maybe a couple of other times during the day. Talk softly to him, and eventually he will most likely start coming closer and closer. This is how we did my feral girl, Bonnie! Now she is a full-time indoor girl and one of my biggest lap kitties! :D
Boy, two great minds think alike. :D I was just going to type the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by kimlovescats
Good luck with this beauty. I pray that everything will work out for the both of you in the end. :)
Ditto the above posts. I have always found that food and a string or feather toy work wonders in gaining trust. Also if it is warm enough for you to take in a book or something and just read quietly while not really paying attention to Bo he will come closer to investigate on his terms.
Denyce
He was so loveable tonight! I stayed out there with him while he ate his canned cat food. I held the dish for him. He purred and purred and gave me lots of head bumpies and let me pet his back and give him scritches. I'm thinking in a few days he might be ready for me to pick him up but not sure. I just don't want to rush him. I think he's going to make a great house kitty. He's so lovey dovey. You should have heard those loud purrs. I don't need to wait too long, though, because he's got a couple of ticks on him. On my next days off, I'm going to put his canned food in the cat carrier. If I feed him early enough, I can get him to the vet. I'll call them before I arrange it, though.
Tomorrow afternoon I'm going to attempt to corral this kitty in the portaprison (as Phred calls it) and get him to the white coats to get snipped and the onceover. He's got a few ticks on him that need to be removed. I was also kind of worried today because I saw blood in his stool. I know that's not good. I hope it's nothing serious. He is such a sweetheart! We have really bonded. He just purrs so loudly for me and gives me lots of head bumpies.
AAAWWWWW how nice that he is starting to bond with you.
Wishing you all the best of luck that you are able to corral this gorgeous boy and get him to the vets without too much complaining from him.
Prayers on the way that he doesn't have anything serious.
Good job!!! Can't wait to read how this all turns out.
I hope that everything goes well and that he gets a clean bill of health.:) I'll be looking for updates.
Congratulations on getting so far with Beauregard and I hope all goes well tomorrow. Will you have some help in holding the carrier while you get him in? Perhaps you already do this but when I have a difficult cat to get into a carrier, I put it on end so the cat is gently dropped in hind end first. A few have managed to hang onto the edge and I've had to wrestle them back, but most are so shocked that they just slide in.
Blood in the stool for all the ferals and strays I've dealt with have always meant giardia; I hope that's all it is for Beau.
Oh my! Did I have one angry kitty when that cell door closed. He even hissed at me and he's never done that before. On the way to the white coats, I was treated with the wonderful scent of eu de tom cat. I had to roll down the windows. And, he's got that loud tom cat meow. I swear he's part Siamese. So now he's at the vet. He'll get snipped tomorrow morning. I hope he's going to adjust well to all these changes. I think he's going to enjoy being a spoiled inside cat. He sure has shown me a lot of loving already.
He sounds a wonderful boy! I hope it all goes well at the vet's for him. He deserves a loving home. :D
Congratulations on successfully trapping BW. :) He's going to be very happy with you!
Oh, the sweet scent of success. :D His pee will pong for some weeks afterwards, of course, but you shoulnd't have to deal with such an odiferous response again. He's going to be one very happy cat, spoiled by you after someone obviously threw him away when he was young. I scooped up a stray intact tom, complete with lots of battle wounds, a few years ago and he's also got that compact, sturdy body and full face look - a great cat to cuddle on a cold night.Quote:
Originally Posted by dukedogsmom
Val, I'm glad that you were able to get him to the vets and I hope that his neutering goes well.:) I'm sure that this will make him calm down quite a bit. I hope that Doogie and Molly will like him. Please continue to keep us updated.