One of our 3 was a year-old feral when we got her. It took 2 years for her to stop running under the bed whenever we entered the room, but now she's a total sweetie! Three of our previous four purr-babies started out feral but became the loves of our lives. My mom's last kitty was feral. After two years of running at the sight of a human, one day she finally decided she wanted to come in the house and become a lap cat. Mom lost her just a few months ago at about 18 years old.