Untamable??! Loving Slinky the Feral Cat

Speaking from over 50 years experience: Love, kindness, food, water, a warm place to sleep, patience, patience... PATIENCE (😄) and every cat can be "tamed".❤👍🏻🎅👍🏻 The big, black glove could also be a little off-putting. Thank ya'll for caring for her! 😊

I had a feral cat show up here at the house. I would put food out for her. She wouldn't come near me for a long time. It took me two years to finally win her trust. Now, she's my little lovebug. I did it slowly. Good luck and I'm jealous of your farm!!!!

It's always so interesting to see how quickly they learn by observation. As soon as she saw Thomas getting pet without going ballistic, she decided that maybe touch isn't such a terrible thing after all. Another six weeks and she'll be just fine, I guess.

Reminds me of a feral cat when I was in high school. It would run at the slightest idea of movement from inside, and I kept it fed through winter. Eventually, it stopped running away as much and eventually we worked up to belly rubs. <3

Churus treats and wand toys work for me every time! Plus patience and lots of love. My 4 ferals are all lap cats now. They love me. ❤ I love them, too.

Really glad that Slinky found your farm before all the storms! I'm sure she'll come around eventually.

Slinky's a very pretty kitty. Thomas, too. Bless you for caring about kitties.

Love, treats, time and patience..

You are doing a fantastic job with her. Thank you.

Best tip for any animal encounter - Give them a way out/don't corner them. I've also found being near them, without interacting with them is a good way to start the trust process. Remember, aggression is based on fear. I've got some experience in trapping feral/homeless cats (rescued 6 in the last 12 months and counting) and have found out these bits of advice useful as time goes by.

A handful of treats may be helpful

I have a couple of ferals that live inside. After 2 years they cry to be pet or to play but run when I reach for them and can't be picked up. They have designated places they go, like in their beds, where they are willing to be petted. Every cat is different and some just have wild genes that prevent them from trusting. They want to trust and be loved, but they have a fear response that they can't overcome. Like some people can't handle heights or confined spaces or spiders.

I wrapped him up like a taco. Got him fixed, also.

Greetings from India. I just want to tell you what a compassionate couple you both are for loving, caring and adopting this darling sweetheart of a cat whom you both have named, Slinky. Slinky is such a gorgeous and beautiful female cat, and you both have, in your loving generosity, given her a warm and loving home with excellent nutritious food. Like your other lovable and sweet natured black and white cat, I think his name is Thomas, Slinky now knows that you both mean no harm to her and instead desire to parent her with the same love and affection that her mother cat gave her when she was a cute and cuddly little baby kitten. I wish to say here that whether or not you both are religious, Almighty God has chosen you both to love and care for Slinky just as you did and do for pussy cat Thomas and that you both have responded in full measure and without qualification to the divine spirit of instigation in opening both your precious hearts and your home to our darling, Slinky and darling Thomas. Since you both love cats so much, just as I do, and undoubtedly wish that both your beloved cats live a long, healthy and happy life, please do consider having a Catholic priest bless both, Slinky and Thomas, with holy water so that both these sweet cats are protected from all harm, danger and debilitating sickness. God bless you. With love Roland Fernandez

Such nice people.

My old Milton looked like slinky he was super vocal.too but After neuter and shots he was my buddy & a cuddler for 15 years after.I won't replace him!He was aces with me!

every cat is tameable, just have to give the right space and time 😊

Thank you for being so patient with her and giving her a safe place to stay! I'm glad she has a little buddy in Thomas, too.

Got to love Tom getting between the two of you while you pet her and try to pick her up as if he's trying to protect her! Also, I put cat food out for the local hedgehog population that is equally as likely to go to the neighbourhood cats as it is to hedgehogs. I've actually had two stray cats decide to move in with me. Just jump in through my bedroom window and spend the night inside. Both of them males, both of them strays, neither were feral (actually both were neutered and microchipped) The first was a cat I called Ghostie because he was mostly white. I kept him for a few months without telling anyone, then I decided I'd make the adoption official, took him to the vet to get his shots. That's when I found out he was chiipped, actually called Marshal and had a little girl who was missing him. He was reunited with his owner and that was a bittersweet moment for me. The second is my current cat called Tyson. As soon as he moved in, I got in touch with Microchip Central and had a Scan Angel sent out to check if he was chipped (if you have a mistery cat on your property, a Scan Angel with come out with a chip scanner to see if they're chipped) He is and had an owner that lives much nearer to me who said he's was OK with Tyson visiting me as long as I don't feed him. I stop feeding him but instead of going home, he wakes me up at 2am one morning for me to find him in my bedroom, under a chair, munching on a rabbit's head! I went bacdk to feeding him and he's never left me!

Love Thomas. Had one that looked just like him