Woman Spends A Year Getting A Feral Cat To Love Her | The Dodo 

This woman is incredible. The patience it took to socialize a feral cat and make him love you-this woman is a miracle worker. And look how happy her kitty Bruce looked at the end! A real cat whisperer!

It's the knowledge that people who take care of animals exist that makes me want to keep on living.

“I wake up with a smile on my face and I go to bed with a smile on my face” -perfectly sums up how I feel after getting a cat 🐈 ❤️

Congratulations! I adopted a neighborhood cat 16 years ago. Yesterday, for the first time, she gave me a kiss. Worth the wait.

I am currently taming a stray. We feed him everyday, he comes to eat, hisses at me, then lets me pet him when he’s eating. He has a little bit of scar tissue on one half of his face from when he got bitten by a predator. His name is Prince William and he’s probably one of the cutest cats I’ve ever seen, he has a sort of round face and he’s a brownish-gray with sort of half spotted half striped markings. He has a white nose patch and a white stripe that goes up to in between his eyes, he has pale green-yellow eyes. I make more progress everyday

You have to really love someone to maintain that kind of patience. But obviously the rewards were HUGE. The love story of a sweet lady and a cautious cat has a very happy ending.

He wasn't feral. Too fat/healthy. He was abandoned and lost trust in people. Many thanks to this woman for taking the time, earning his trust, and no doubt giving this boy a good home and restoring his trust in people. ♥

Amazing transformation from a terrified feral to a sweet cuddler

This is how we took in our feral girl Josie. I had been feeding her for about 6 months with me sitting on our porch just talking to her. I was finally able to pet her and she just melted after that. She was starved for affection. We finally brought her in the house one cold Canadian winter night and she has never left. That was 5 years ago and she has the best life with her 3 cat brothers.

Sweet boy, My 15 year old cat died in early October this years makes me cry so hard watching all these beautiful cat pet vid's 😭👌💜

Oh my... You kidnapped and and kept him until he developed Stockholm syndrome. 😂

I've succeeded like this with several ferals. Believe me, it can be done with adult cats, not just kittens. Persistence and patience over time and a lot of love.

OMG I bawled through the whole video. That woman is a Saint!! So grateful Bruce has the life he deserves ❤

not me crying watching him go from scared boi to cuddle bug. the fact that people like her exist makes me hate the world less.

The cat is lucky to have found you. Well done.

He is beautiful, that big round face. It’s taken me 5 years to tame Touco who was also a warrior feral. He is perfectly behaved indoors and soaks up all the love. It’s one of the most rewarding things you can do. May you have many happy and healthy years together. ❤

Any feral cat can be domesticated with enough patience. It's well worth taking on a project cat, the joy of seeing them learn to trust is heartwarming.

Seeing bruce realizing that living as a housecat is very convenient in a warm house full of pillows, unlimited food, and lots of love gives me the serotonin boost i need ❤️

He was just scared. You are a lovely woman for taking the time ❤

Hats off to you. Wow! The incredible amount of Saint-like patience you must have to tame an adult feral cat. Unbelievable. People say it can’t be done.

What a totally handsome cat! This is proof that not all ferals are incapable of becoming loving house cats and companions. I lost my very first cat, a former feral, that turned out to be the best cat ever. We lived together for over ten years before kidney failure took him from me. He never damaged or scratched anything n the house and was always the best cat I could have ever wanted. I really miss my friend and buddy.

He looks like a little Lynx 🥰

Человек создан для того, чтобы быть добрым и дарить любовь.

Found my sitting in the snow in Prescott, AZ. Took me 2 months to get her to trust me. Breaking that wall was an amazing feeling.

A lot of ppl don’t realize how incredibly sweet and just baby cats can be. I can’t have cats at the moment bc my kid is so incredibly allergic to them, which is sad bc she’s been obsessed with kitties since before she could speak. But we’re working on it. Her cat allergy isn’t as devastating as it used to be, so fingers crossed. But any cat can be that sweet baby you want, and I swear by hand raised kittens if you want a higher chance of getting the biggest cuddle buddy. My fam raised 5 kittens by hand after their mom almost died and had to be hospitalized. 3 became the biggest love bug babies, 1 a sweet boy who wasn’t quite as baby, and Miss Grey, we probably shouldn’t talk about the demon that cat was. But the 3 that were the sweetest were raised by me and my sister. Primarily by me. I was a lonely teenager in a new city and I poured every bit of my unrealized nurturing into him. All my teenage “omg I want a baby”, was transferred to those kittens. I ended up with kittens that were so sweet that ppl who hated cats fell for them. Ppl who were scared of cats became obsessed with them. I truly belive that orphaned kittens that are raised with love and care become incredibly special cats. But be prepared for needy cats who follow you everywhere and won’t leave you alone when you want to sleep in. My one cat, Fearless used to pull my nose ring out with her teeth in the middle of the night so I’d wake up and give her attn. My other kitty Alli Kat would smush her face into mine while rapturously drooling and purring every am to wake me up. Mr. Black would nurse on my ears to such a degree that I had to start putting bitter apple on my earlobes bc they were pruning up. Dude would leap from the floor, then climb up my body to get to my ears. They were absolutely crazy for me, and every time I left and came home I was greeted by them rolling on the floor in ecstasy, and a chorus of frantic meows to welcome me home. When I worked at a vet clinic the kittens who got dropped off way too young and hand raised by us, were also the biggest babies. So srsly if that’s the kind of cat you want check with rescues to see if they have any neonatal kittens they’re hand raising and put a hold on a couple.

Cat + Lady = ❤

Trying for a whole year to get Bruce comfortable enough and actually pet him was totally worth it. He is incredibly a love bug now and he is gorgeous. 😮❤😸

Unconditional love made the difference. Let us all try to be a bit more like this woman! ❤❤

That took a helluvalotta patience and long-suffering. Kudos. Bruce, you're living the high life now, buddy!

Замечательная девушка, не навязчивая,терпеливая и любящая. Пусть всё будет хорошо у Вас.

You sure did a great job of feeding him. 😂 It's wonderful you took so much time and patience to care for and befriend him.

This is how I ended up with a number of cats. Once they come in and live the good life, they don’t want to leave!

As a person who has adopted seven feral 'furry-balls-of-joy', there's nothing like when a kitty accepts you for the first time. When they cross that threshold of fear...love takes over. GREAT JOB!

He smileddd 3:34 !!! That' s soo sweet!❤❤❤❤

This woman, is a keeper, beautiful inside and out.

This is absolutely beautiful. He looks so much like the feral we rescued size and all. Mr. Tennessee Whiskers would stare into our house for hours upon hours. If we closed the curtains he would find any open spot to stare into. He was the best creeper. Now he lives inside, rides in a cat stroller and sleeps in an actual baby bassinet. It is such a beautiful thing to see how much these guys/girls transform with an abundance of love.

I love this story! Bless your heart ❤️! He needed love.

It took over two years for the cat that was my Son’s and he left with us, to allow us to pet her. She was so unsocial for years. But in the end she became my buddy and ended sleeping with me every night! We loved her so much, and since she passed, we miss her so much.

I'm so glad you found each other, he's a beautiful cat!!! ♥️👍🐈‍⬛💯♥️

Ah, man, I love those street tomcats so much. Their huge heads, and the tough demeanour that changes to affection step by step, once they start trusting you. Winning the love of a cat like this is among the most satisfying things life has to offer.

This makes me miss the feral cat I was making strides with who lived in my back yard as a teenager. She had multiple litters who were the best cats ever. She trusted me more than anyone but I could still only “pet” her by putting my hand on a window screen and she’d rub against it. Except when her hormones were going crazy right after giving both, then I could pet her. She was fine with my presence in the yard because she knew I wouldn’t push her boundaries. She even chose to come inside to have her third litter, which I thought was huge! She normally flipped out feeling trapped if the door closed when she had wandered inside. Sadly we moved away before I could fully socialize her. I miss you Scaredy Cat!

What a blessing it is to have such a beautiful cat show up on your doorstep like this. I'd love to give Bruce lots of kisses and cuddles. 😊🥰

Aw, sweet Brucie ~ the longing for love and the fear of love. Beautiful to see his transformation.😻

I love this. This woman is such a kind soul. It is adorable to see Bruce go from fight or flight hissing to a fake hiss just to hiss while he is all toasty and comfortable to no hiss at all.

LOL, I love that look he gives you in the very last image of you both, he looks up at you with such love in his eyes!

If you want the very definition of love,compassion, kindness and patience, then look at this wonderful earth angel lady ❤❤❤❤❤❤. To be able to socialise a feral kittie is extremely difficult. In many instances, they cannot be socialised. There are ofcourse exceptions to this, as is proven in this beautiful clip . This kittie will give his love ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ to this wonderful lady for many years to come. I also believe that he will be an indoor kittie as he now has a loving human and safe forever home. ❤❤❤❤❤❤.

It has taken me about 7 years before “Spooks” let me pet him. He is one of several ‘outside, semi-feral cats we have been feeding for years and he has been fed by us since he was a kitten. But you could never get too close to him or touch him, hence the name Spooky. He would watch me pet all the other outside cats we fed, but we could never touch him….until I started giving him “treats” of deli sliced turkey. I found out he would let me pet him if I promised to give him his treat afterwards. And now when he wants some turkey, he comes to the door and is very verbal about it until I pet him and give him his treat. A hard earned victory for me.

I have a cat rescue and its hard but rewarding work. What this lady did was heroic. Patience and love are very powerful. God bless this woman for her undying commitment to this creature of God 🙏❤️

Awesome. To know that there are so many people who make this sort of concerted effort to help another being. Which you know that cat was at the weathers demands living outside as he did. Which to me is so scary. I am thankful this channel allows me to see these sorts of efforts and really miracles created by people with empathy and Love.

Bless this woman. Two beautiful spirits coming together. ❤

He's SO friend shaped and I love him with all my heart.

Patience, love and compassion is an amazing virtue. ❤

Любовь и добро НЕ могут НЕ растопить страх! 😍🙏❤️

Lovely seeing the lady and the cat full of smiles at the end of the video ❤

It's all about trust with these sweet beautiful little creatures. Adorable video, good job.

These stories always leave me with little tears of joy. After many years of taking care of feral cats and getting them spayed and neutered, etc. I now have a 17 year-old feral cat that I take care of every day. He spends half the day in my house and half the day outside.he could stay fully in my house, but he still loves going outside. Love him so much. And he lets me do anything. Pet his belly smooch him sleeps in bed he’s the best.

He's absolutely beautiful - 2 lucky souls!

Even when he was still a bit fearful, wary, he still showed you his belly... Which is a way for a cat to let you know that, on some level, he really trusted you already... It was pretty incredible this early on.

Well done!! 💘😺💘 Thank you so much for having the patience & time to tame this beautiful sweet kitty! 😺 You've proven in such a beautiful way, that feral cats are able to express trust & love toward a caring human being.

This is an amazing story of perseverance by Sarah. And the end result for Bruce is the most heart warming of all. Fantastic story! ❤from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

Slow and steady wins the race. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Aww...what a sweet melting mush mush, I adore him. The transition from feral to your forever beloved Buddy/Bruce. Thank you for your patience with him and loving him ❤.

I look at your face in this clip, and I see the most beautiful woman in the world. That's what seeing kindness, love and patience at this level does to me. It gives me hope that great human beings still exist and do make time to make this world a better place. Only a few people will understand just how difficult and time consuming domesticating a feral cat is and paying the vet bills. I love seeing the two of you making each ones life a little sweeter just knowing each other. May God bless you both and may happiness be your constant companions. If some movie star writes a check for 50 dollars people go crazy and treat them like a god. It's hundreds of times harder to do the actual work, put in the effort, donate all your time than it is to write a check.

1:23 -- that's exactly how my brother 'cured' my lovely little, all black, American Shorthair "Trinity" (RIP) of her feral nature too, at about age 3, incremental steps leading up to eating out of his hand. He used expensive deli ham, lol, which she loved for the rest of her life. She never hissed at us like this big boy, she was just very shy though clearly Wanted to be a kept kitty too, along with her son "Rascal" who I also took in from one of her litters before I got her fixed (a friend and I got the other kittens all adopted). It took about a year with her too, and then she did a 180 and turned into my lap & belly cuddle buddy whenever possible for the remainder of her 11 years. 🤗🌈

The world needs more feel-good stories like this one. ❤❤❤

Love is Amazing....

Love, love, love this story, and to see how far he's come at the end! Bless you for your patience and for never giving up on this precious boy! What a handsome he is! 🤗❤

Such a beautiful story. I had a tear in my eye. So much for me being a hairy biker. I love cats and love how people can take the time to make cats lives beautiful again. We have 2 rescue cats also. Congratz!

How wonderful this happy tale is! I worked in rescue and got a very sick, FIV+, very feral kitty once. The vet said "oh, he'll be dead in 3 days." I said, well, I'd like him to have love before he goes. So I took him home. Got him neutered, and his teeth pulled (has to be done for sick FIV+ to relieve them of mouth pain and infection.) He went from being like a rabid raccoon to the biggest snuggle bug. My pet sitters all found him to be their favorite. He lived 12 more years with me. RIP Pegasus. They can really turn around, they WANT love and comfort.

Incredible what a little love and patience can do ❤🥰😍

This video hit home for us. In December’22, we had a stray visit us and we ran across almost the same issues as in the video. She would meow, then hiss at us. While she’d eat when we left food out, it took her months to finally come inside the house. That’s where the similarities end. She’ll sleep in the house but at 4-5am, she wants to go outside. She knows we have a litter box and has used it 1-2 times but she still wants to go outside. Sometimes, she’s gone for hours and we never know where she goes or when she’ll come back. Maybe one day, she’ll sleep with us and not go outside anymore.

Feral cats are the best, once they accept you into their world it's love multiplied

I love this story. ❤ It’s a story of kindness and compassion at a time when our world so desperately needs both.

Спасибо вам за вашу доброту. Это большая редкость ❤

Your story brought joyful tears to my eyes. I love the way you were soooo very patient with him and absolutely loved how he came to be YOUR fur baby. What a truly beautiful, heartfelt story. May God Bless you and your new little, adorable fur baby. ❤️🐾❤️

You are a true Humane Human.....Kudos! Happy trails to you both!🐾💚👣

Aww precious Bruce ❤ Those ol tomcats are so special, and there's nothing more rewarding than winning their love ❤️

You are such a wonderful person and he's such a handsome boy! 🩷☺️

OMG! He’s beautiful! What a lover!😆 Many thanks for working so hard to socialize him and providing a wonderful home! Bless you both!

Just a beautiful cat and his beautiful mum

You don't need a male companion, now that you have Bruce. Bruce will never cheat on you, that's for sure. Btw, you are an incredible goodhearted person for helping this precious little soul. Bravo!

Congratulations on turning that beautiful feral cat into a loving cat nicely done and how rewarding for all your patients ❤❤❤❤❤

Great job, lady. What a lovely expression of care. Small miracles.

Thank you for helping Bruce 😊🙏😸

What a big and beatiful cat! And so are your heart and patience, lovely!

If you give love you get love back tenfold. Good on you for giving.

Looks like he rescued her just as much as she rescued him! I love it

God knew where to send Bruce. They're both so happy. ❤❤

Well done best of luck ❤❤❤

To those who say that tamming a feral adult cat is impossible! All it takes is love and extra patience...NO feral cat should be given up on simply because of their age! Bravo to this wonderful human! 👏❤

You are one amazing person. God bless you, Sarah, for giving Bruce the time, patience and love it took to win him over. You have a dedicated friend for life! And I love his "tom-cat" cheeks.

Happy Tears in memory of my beloved Mama. .. I rescued her along with her mate and 2 kittens. .. When we have love and compassion is posible that we gain Precious memories..

This is how people are supposed to be. Love and kindness. He looks like a baby bobcat. What a gift you found each other.

We have 5 ferals in our house from the original Momma cat litter. Took a while but now they are buddies….to us. There are 10 ferals outside. Local program trapped and spay/neutered for free. We so grateful. We feed them and receive some county assistance for them.

God bless you for loving the poor animal and not give up . 🙏🙏

That''s a beautiful big cat. Good on you.

Such a sweet, smart, wonderful lady. He's a doll.❤

I love this. Thank you so much for showing him love ❤️

Investing time in an animal can be so rewarding. One of my cats used to meet me in the parking lot. She wasn't really feral, but she was possibly abandoned. She usually had some oil on her back from crouching under cars. I never tried to make her come inside, but I fed her on my patio. Finally, one day she figured out how to push the patio screen door open and moved in. She's my snuggle-bug now.

This is simply amazing. Her EQ is off the charts! The level of respect, patience & understanding she demonstrates is tremendous. And thanks to these qualities, Bruce is not only domesticated, but also feels very loved & is giving back the same in return. My guess is, that she is not only this great with animals, but quite likely humans as well. Well done girl. ♥️🐈👍