File :-(, x, )
Anonymous
Hey guys, while at my cottage one year, I heard this meowing. A VERY loud, desperate meowing. We thought maybe one of our other cats had hitched a ride up, until we discovered later a cat was living under our porch! He was maybe a few months old, VERY skinny and dirty with twigs in his whiskers.
Immediately we began feeding him because he looked very malnourished, we started with milk and later gave him real cat food when we went to town. Also this cat was awesome. He's really friendly, etc. And loves to climb trees. We figured he was wild, because we couldn't find anyone he belonged to, and he wasn't fixed. Soon we named him, and no matter where we were if we called his name he'd come gallivanting towards us, and follow us for the rest of the day.
In the end I ended up keeping him, and he's here with me now, a few years later. My question to you, /an/, is it alright to keep wild/feral cats in your opinion?
Pic related, looks exactly like him almost.
>> Anonymous
Feral cats are just as unpredictable as normal house-cats... Some will be skittish as hell for no reason, and some will walk right up to you and sit in your lap. All depends on their past history with other people I guess. I still miss my uncle's feral cat named Boo....
>> Crazy Cat Lady
i've had much experience w/ feral cats. sure they can be skittish and kinda mean for a long time, but they eventually come around. my basic opinion on keeping ferals is that at least they have a warm home and a good/consistant source of food. it's better than them living life out in the cruel world their whole life.
>> Anonymous
Probably not a truly feral cat. Might have been the kitten of someone's pet cat that got dumped when he got big but still remembers human kindness.

Desex him and you'll be doing a community service.
>> Anonymous
I think it's fine and you'd be doing it a service. Having a warm place to sleep, food, attention is always a good thing.
>> Anonymous
If he's showing you affection it can't be a bad thing right?