Second story bathroom. Didn't want him to get injured jumping. No other way to get him out of the house.
He was real cautious the first few times he had 'liberty' in the house. I put a harness on him and a tether. If he had a melt down and hid under something I figured I could put on oven mitts and reel him in.
He was really anxious about the stairwell at first. He did not like being in it with me for quite a while, but now I can carry him up and down the stairs no problem. We let him take everything at his own pace. I realize not everyone would invest 3 months on a feral cat, but he was so sharp looking, I really wanted it to work out.
He has required very little training, just saying 'no' precludes any further infraction. The other cat requires constant supervision, and of course, it is because he is an attention whore. #2 is just a real sweet cat. I wasn't sure how 'tame' he would ever get, and he turned out tame enough. He is still 'jumpy' though.
He was real cautious the first few times he had 'liberty' in the house. I put a harness on him and a tether. If he had a melt down and hid under something I figured I could put on oven mitts and reel him in.
He was really anxious about the stairwell at first. He did not like being in it with me for quite a while, but now I can carry him up and down the stairs no problem. We let him take everything at his own pace. I realize not everyone would invest 3 months on a feral cat, but he was so sharp looking, I really wanted it to work out.
He has required very little training, just saying 'no' precludes any further infraction. The other cat requires constant supervision, and of course, it is because he is an attention whore. #2 is just a real sweet cat. I wasn't sure how 'tame' he would ever get, and he turned out tame enough. He is still 'jumpy' though.
