On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:23:10 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
>> the forest path near my barn:
>> http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
>> Forest path:
>> http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg
>
>A real question for you, Sheldon. So you have all these feral barn cats,
>etc. You see them in your yard everyday and you do take care of them.
>Are they friendly to you like pet cats? Do they come up to you and let
>you pet them, etc? Or do they keep their distance from you?
>
>I'm asking about the difference between the ferals outside and your
>house cats inside.

Some ferals will very occasionally permit one quick pet but they
quickly back off. To survive outdoors it's best they remain totally
feral. I don't encourage petting them. What some call indoor-outdoor
cats have lost their survival skills and won't last long outdoors.