Should I be worried about my cat running away?

Until your sister can learn to treat the cat right, she needs to be kept away from him. It can stress him out to the point he gets sick. If he is an inside cat and is socialized to being indoors he won't run away if your house is secure. If he is an outside cat and you are feeding him, he probably won't leave but will become timid and stop coming to you if your sister persists. Having him neutered will keep him from roaming away to find mates.

Tell your sister to back off on the unwanted attention. Domestic cats will usually tolerate a lot before getting truly pissed, but feral cats sometimes have a lower tolerance. You need to get the cat to be comfortable around both of you, in order for him to like where he's living.

Don't bother him as much; let him come to yall. (Feel free to bribe him into doing so with extra treats and toys!) Once you have bonded with him some more, he will begin to feel more comfortable with you and will be more attached to you, your sister, and his household.

Your cat is not feral.

A truly feral cat would not let your sister, or anyone, pick him up.

A feral cat is a wild animal and will bite and scratch when threatened or cornered.

I speak from experience with ferals.

Feral cats are cats raised with no contact with humans during the critical 3 to 4 month period after they are born.

We have trapped and taken in 10 feral cats over the years. Three were at least 6 months old when we caught them, too old to have much chance of being tamed. They have tamed a little bit, but not much. They run from us when we encounter them in the house. They are more like secretive boarders than "our" cats. Only one will let us touch him, to scratch his head, and only at full arm's length, only when he wants it and only for as long as he wants.

We rescued 4 feral kittens after their mother was killed by a car. They were about 7 weeks old when we caught them. Three of them tamed down quite a bit, they were almost like a domestic cat born around humans. The fourth one was more like the other 3 ferals who just happen to share the house with us.

We currently have a 5 month old feral kitten which we got when she was about 14 weeks old. We are still working to tame her. We keep her in a huge cage in the bedroom and let her out, with the bedroom door closed, for about 8 to 10 hours a day and try to spend a lot of time with her. She is going around, slowly, but you still stand the risk to being bitten or scratched when you go to put her back i the cage. She is getting better with my wife, but I still get scratched if I don't grab her just right when putting her back i the cage.

Your cat may seem wild, but he is not a feral.

As to his running way because of the way your sister treats him - I doubt he will run away. He is more likely to let it be known, in no uncertain terms, that he doesn't like a particular way he is treated.

From my experience, I can tell you that if your sister is doing something the cat really does not like, she would be getting scratched - the cat would definitely let her know he didn't want to be handled that way.

However, you might try to tone down your sister's behavior with the cat, just for the cat's sake.

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If this was my cat i would say yes u should worry if he runs away from home.So try to give him some space and for a walk buy a collar and a leash to take him for a walk. and good! luck!

First set some limits with your sister- it does not make a happy cat to keep messing with him for no reason. Second he won't run away cause your sister is irritating him. Each time your sister chooses to mess with him find a way to irritate her until she sees the error in her ways. I'm sure she won't enjoy being messed with constantly.

Tell your sister to knock it off. It's an animal, not a toy there for her amusement. If you treat him kindly and keep him indoors (which will ensure he lives a longer, healthier life) then you have nothing to worry about.

first tell ur sis to knock it off!! its a animal, not her toy. its great that ur cat is running away! i knows how to protect itself from danger. let it be. if he doesnt come back, wich may happen then srry. it should return.

Slap your sister and what ever she does to the cat do it to her and say" How do YOU like it!!"

Well, if you are letting your cat outside, then the answer is YES!