hello everyone

This is my first time posting on this forum !

Basically I'm looking for some advice from people that really know cats.

I've started feeding a cat in the last two weeks , who is a stray. He was really thin and very nervous (would run if I so much as looked at him). He's now filled out and is letting me pat his head etc.
I'd really like to hold onto him as he's stolen my heart

basically I will have to keep him as an outdoor cat as a family member who visits regularly has allergies to cats.

Can anyone recommend a good outdoor cat house? I'm living in Ireland so it would have to be pretty durable against dampness ! I've been looking online and have seen KatKabins, I'm not sure they're quite what I'm looking for

Also , any ideas how I can get the cat into a carrier to take him to the vet to get him neutred / checked out . I doubt he'll let me pick him up !!

Thanks !!!

To encourage him into catcarrier-try putting some tasty treats leading up to carrier,then in or leave his food in the back end of carrierHope your friendship with this gentle soul works out for you bothGood on you too and welcome along-look forward to hearing how he progress's

my neighbours cat is a outside cat and he sleeps in my dog kenel that i have outside they will go in anything as long as it out of the rain and winds

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Hi

Thanks for the advice. His trust is building every day so hopefully I can get him to the vet ok.

I should be moving house next year and will hopefully bring the cat with me, and allow him into the house ( as the family member wouldn't be staying with me) . I just hope he'll stick with me as an outdoor cat until then , that he won't get a better offer over the winter of being allowed into a neighbours house and decide to move in there !!!!

You just make sure that your treats/food and snugs are the best on the block-he'll not forget you in a hurry,remember cats are natural born masters at training human slaves and he's thankfully doing just dandy with you-love it

I know , I bought him cat milk yesterday but he turned up his nose at it !!

Just wait till you find yourself down at the butcher ordering all sorts of goodies for the cat and not yourself!!!!!!! Sure mine thinks I'm a nutter!

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"Cat people are different to the extent that they generally are not conformists - How could they be with a cat running their lives?"

Thanks for all the advice !

Well I'm not sure now what to do with this little cat !

I've been accepted into a course in England which means I'll be moving there in September for 10 months !

I'm living with my parents at the moment and was hoping they'd look after him while I'm away and I'll take him next year.

But I was away at the weekend and the cat came into the house on Sataurday through a window and was in the kitchen rooting through the bin even though he'd been fed brekkie and lunch !! (You can take the cat from the alley .... etc !!! )

So my mother wasn't too impressed as my sister is allergic to cats .

Am not sure what to do with him now . I was thinking of bringing him to a rescue centre who should be able to get him rehomed but I'm wondering if there is a neighbour feeding him also as he hardly turned up at all yesterday for food ...

I'm not sure there is anyone actually taking responsiblity for him though , hard to know what to do . My parents are happy enough to keep feeding him but he'll have to stay outdoors !