Jenn, I had a semi-feral cat named Cirrus before you had joined PT. I couldn't even pick him up and I never tried because I was afraid that he'd bite me. The few times that I did take him to the vet, I had to put the carrier in the bathroom next to the toilet and then I'd get a broom and just chase him in the carrier. He'd hiss and growl and act like a wild cat.

He became blocked and since he was very hard to take back and forth to the vet, I decided to have PU surgery done. This is wear they make the opening larger on a male so they pee like a female. I warned the vet that he would probably bite but he didn't listen very well and Cirrus got out of his e-collar when he was trying to give him medicine and he bit him in the crotch area. After that he basically didn't want anything more to do with Cirrus and he warned all of his vet techs to not touch him. He had to be gased a few times to secure his e-collar better and when his stitches were removed.

I eventually had to rehome him because he and Storm would have daily battles and Cirrus was trying to take over as Alpha Cat. He also started lashing out at Sky. Sunny was his only buddy. I learned my lesson in that I'm just not cut out to have a feral or even a semi-feral cat. Now he's in a much better home and he even has a cat run and tables to sun himself on outside.

There are vets that know how to handle feral cats. Maybe you should try to look into this. Hopefully there are some in your area and they won't cost too much. Good luck.