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In reply to the discussion: I need some advice from people who are cat savvy (UPDATED WITH PICTURES) [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)You may have trouble keeping her there if she's been very acclimated to being outdoors, but I've had cats that lived outdoors move inside, particularly when we moved from Texas to Colorado and the winters they had to deal with got worse.
As for trusting you, when I first got my last cat she spent a month hiding inside the box spring of my bed and then slept on top of me every night. Cats warm up on their own schedule. I had another cat who loved to be pet, but she never liked to be picked up.
What I'd recommend is when you first bring the cat inside, have a room you can put the cat in with food, water, a bed and a litter box. Let the cat acclimate to being indoors without the dog and with limited amounts of you. But that can depend on the cat as well. We found a cat in the garage once and once we got her inside it was instant bonding.
Here's a link to the ASPCA's article on feral cats: http://www.aspca.org/adoption/feral-cats-faq.aspx
As you'll see, the cat you've found exhibits signs of being a stray not a feral cat.