Unsure pawrents adopt "feral" kitten from animal rescuer, she reveals that she's actually a smol snuggle bug as soon as she crawls into their arms: 'She looks so scary and dangerous... dangerously cute'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Aug 6, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Unfurtunately for us, we've only ever found and adopted one "feral" kitten in our lives as feline fans. This happened when we were still young, our parents took us to the movies and as we were walking back to the car, we heard some teeny tiny meows coming from behind a dumpster on the way to the parking lot. We asked our parents if we could keep her (they couldn't say no), and we named her 'Meow'. Cut us some slack, we were about four years old!

Just like the kitten in this post, Meow was "feral" no longer as soon as she stomped right into our house. She immediately took a liking to our doggos and was the sweetest cat we ever could have asked for. She would curl up in our laps and sleep while we watched movies together as one big family. 

Basically, what we're saying is that you should take a chance on the wild ones. They're usually the biggest snuggle bugs as soon as they learn to trust you.

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    Niccolo101 Probably got labelled feral because when she was captured she was frightened as h I (y'know, at being captured) and hissing up a storm. Just like any creature would be.
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    Poor baby, I'm glad she's getting plenty of love now though!
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  • All kittens are a little bit spicy. They're always complaining about one thing or another, and without a mom to teach them manners, they can get pretty spicy! But give them some love, a routine, and a place they feel safe, and they will purrobably open up and crawl into your heart before you even realize it.

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    6syllablecatchphrase ⚫ Behold! The ferality!
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    Atalantean I don't think she had time to become feral. Rescuer doesn't know the meaning.
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    camarhyn I deal with a ton of feral kittens. Some remain spicy for a few weeks but most calm their sh within 48 hours if not less. We are able to handle 99% of them within 2 hours of trapping. It's very possible she was feral and had just enough time to realize humans aren't going to eat her. She's absolutely adorable!
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    Icy_Cantaloupe_1330 Such a feral beastie! C
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    CMStan1313 Smol Bounty Hunter Just a quick clarification for any who don't know, "feral" in the animal rescue/foster community does not mean rabid and aggressive. A "feral" animal is one that has had little to no
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    socialization with humans, which can lead to them being excessively nervous or skittish around people (which, yes, can present itself as defensiveness or aggression, but it's not a requisite).
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  • This is a purrfectly excellent clarification! It's true, feral doesn't always equal aggressive or mean, but they do go hand in hand sometimes. This kitten could be feral but also have a pawsitively sweet purrsonality. Looks like this is the case!

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    I'm not saying OP is wrong, since this little bundle of cute certainly doesn't look particularly skittish, just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea if they hear the term used again
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    MarindTheLibrarian The feralest feral that ever feraled, I see
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    Melted Crayon67 Tiny soup belly
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    Derp800 I got a semi-feral kitten 3 years ago. She wouldn't warm up to us, but we had a 1 year old male kitty that was really interested in getting into the room for a few days. So we let him in just to see how things went. The kitten ran right up to him and nuzzled/played with him.
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    She's still not a real lap cat. She likes her brother and tolerates us. Every now and then she'll allow us to pet her or lay on us while watching TV. She hates. being picked up, though. It's been 3 years but ... progress is being made lol
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    PiratesTale Someone should hear the sounds I make when I see these adorable things!!!! It's not English or any language but like baby talk for kittens!
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    narcissistssk We have a similar "feral" cat. She will basically attack anyone who walks in the door, begging for affection. She also has no concept of personal space. She's the tabby, pictured here with Sophie, the long-suffering younger sister.
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    SardonicusR Works with the Smols I've met a lot of feral babies over the years, and that sleep posture is anything but. Scared? Maybe at first. Lovely little thing!
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    WoodenSimple5050 Some ferals were just meant to be indoor cats. We've rescued a few who seemed to know all the rules (and benefits) of being indoors, even though we know for a fact they'd never lived inside.
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    Naomeri Smol Fugitive ... → Top 1% C... Oh yes, extremely feral Maybe she just didn't like the rescuer
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    KoolKat9999 And the trust builds with every second.
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    LainieCat Needs kisses
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    Rhubarb Jam1 So feral!! I hope you're rightly terrified!!
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    darkrecital I understand why they said feral. She looks so scary and dangerous.......dangerously cute.
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