Hello,

Regarding Bastet being half Siamese or even part Siamese: She can't be that since she has the coloring of a siamese. In order to get that coloring, both parents have to be Siamese. As Siamese are born white and grow into their colorings as they get older in their kittenhood. Any Siamese that breed with another breed of cat, will not have Siamese markings. They will have Siamese characteristics, such as a wedge shaped face or a very slender body. My mother used to raise Siamese cats, and I have seen half-Siamese kittens, since my mother's queen Siamese got outside a couple times, during her breeding period. Each cat had Siamese like characteristics. They are very noticiable, especially when you are familar with them. My mother currently has a half Siamese cat, named Othello, who is a tall blue eyed, slender, wedge shaped head, skinny tail black cat. He is definately half Siamese.

As to dealing with a feral cat, it can be hard and very trying, as it is a work in process. Sometimes that cat's whole life. Depending how it was abused, it might warm up to a lot quicker then most feral cats do. If she is socializing with you, then she most have had some type of socialization as a kitten. Most kittens without socialization, will be very feral and it will be very hard for you get to close to them to even pet, since they have not trust in human touch.

I have a 7 year old cat, now that was semi feral as a kitten. She still is skittish and jumps and runs when I move to quickly around her. She has even bitten me lightly at times, when I don't pet her exactly as she likes. She is like this because she was an abused, abandoned and feral kitten at about 5 weeks of age. Only in time, has she become more calm and even affectionate to me. But she still have those skittish moments, that I now realize she will never grow out of.

One thing about Siamese cats, if they choose a person. It is true with most cats that a cat owns you and you don't own them. But more so, that a Siamese cats choose one person to be their owner in a household. They are very much like Chows (a type of breed of dog)who choose their masters and only listen and follow them, regardless on who else tries to direct them. So if Bastet is showing some type of socialization with you, then she is trying to choose you. Also Siamese are very vocal when it comes to expressing their needs, such as food and affectionate. Most people dislike this because it can be annoying to them, but I enjoy it as all (two) of my cats (neither of them are Siamese)are very vocal to me. I guess I like it because it how I socialize with them. When they cry or meeow to me, I pay attention to them, like they were really trying to tell me something.

I would say that Bastet is at least a year old by the looks of her. She might be a little younger then that, but it is hard to tell unless a vet looks at her teeth to get an idea. Most Siamese cats coats and markings really darken as they get older, unless they are pregnant, then they tend to lose their coloring a bit, as it is drained by the pregnancy. It is really fun to watch the lightening up of the markings when they are pregnant. It returns to normal, after the birth.

You might want to talk to your local vet to see if you can borrow a live animal trap to catch the feral cat, you want to get fixed. Vets are very good at help people do this, as they also want to cut down the unwanted kittens. If a vet can't help you with a live animal trap, you might want to try a local animal shelter that might help you. At least, one of those places can give you more information on what you such do to help capture the animal if you are unable to obtain a borrowed live animal trap from them.

I hope this helps. She is a very lovely Siamese.