Planning to take in a feral cat, can my bedroom be used?

It's only natural to want to help these felines and bring them to a shelter to find a good home, but they are feral and the outdoors is essentially their home year-round. Worse yet, if you did happen to bring a feral cat into a shelter, they would probably euthanize it since it wouldn't be able to be socialized with humans. This also applies to bringing a feral cat into your home - he won't be able to adjust and actually belongs in the outdoors. According to CatChannel.com, there are a few cat wellness steps that you can take to give a helping hand to the less fortunate furry friends in your community and give you peace of mind that you're doing something to help.

Feeding the cats is probably one of the easiest ways you can help, but you need to be sure that bringing food to the felines won't cause them to be a problem with people that may live in the neighborhood. Bring the food to a spot that is away from traffic and other people, and try to bring it every day at a scheduled time. While the cats have learned how to catch food for themselves, you can ensure that they have a steady supply of food throughout the winter.

If there's a large family of cats, they probably need a shelter to be able to get through the winter. You can build one yourself or ask around at animal shelters for a kit that will work for your purposes. This will provide a dry and warmer place for the cats to get through the season - just be sure to ask the person who owns the property if it is allowed to provide this kind of shelter for the cats.

Feral cats are a fact of life in rural and urban areas, and it can break your heart to know that you can't provide a good home for them. However, there are some simple animal wellness improvements you can look into that will improve their lives throughout the coldest months of the year.

Unless you have already gained this cats trust he is likely going to completely flip out if you trap him in a room.

One of my first cats was a completely feral cat that started hanging around my house. He was scared and very mean. I started leaving food out for him and leaving so he would eat. Everyday I would stay a little longer (a distance away) and get closer. It took nearly a year just for him to let me stand beside of him while he ate. It took almost 2 full years for him to trust me enough to pick him up or pet him and play with him.

He was never truly an indoor cat since he was born and raised outside he wanted to be outside. He would come and go as he pleased but mostly just hung out around my yard. And he never really trusted anyone but me he would always run and hide if anyone came over to my house.

I don't think it is really possible to completely tame a feral cat after they reach a certain age.

Be careful. A cat is always to some degree feral. A good cat/human relationship is more of a friendship. Cats don't like pressure, let them come to you. If you live in an apartment that does not have access to the outdoors think twice before taking in a cat that has lived its life outside. If you have access then open the window and let it come and go as it pleases.

If he is completely feral I would just release him and try to gain trust when you feed him. A true feral can become quite dangerous indoors. If he is touchable then sure you could keep him in your room but it's better if he doesn't have a lot of hiding spaces. You need to be able to interact with him. Good luck with him and thanks for getting them spayed and neutered.

A feral cat? If you want to be terrorized by one sure go ahead. They are violent predators that'll eat you if you antagonize the cat. They hold you prisoner if you threaten them or don't let them leave the house at a given time to run in the wild.