The folks at the tv station where my Rog works has taken care of feral cats for years, now. They had help from the Humane Society in catching in safe traps and spaying and neutering them. My daughter bought an outside shelter for them and everyone contributes to buying food for them. They will come up to eat with some of the employees but only the ones they feel safe with; otherwise they stay a safe distance from others.

Our vet is very understanding and does a lot of feral cat work for the city and county. My Kipling was basically feral when my daughter caught him in a blanket. It has taken a LOT of patience, ten years worth, but he now lets me, and me only, pick him up for about two seconds! But, he also sleeps with us on the bed and on top of my monitor and loves to be petted. So there is some hope. I was worried about taking him to the vet for teeth cleaning. They handled him very well, none of us were scratched, he stayed calm, they put him *under* to do the work, then he was fine when I brought him home.

I also had another feral one I adopted, but she was so tiny, she fit inside a coffee mug, I was able to nurture her from the start and she was a lover.

Good for you for taking care.