A lovely little stray started hanging around our front garden. She looked so sad and hungry that we started leaving food out for her. She's very anxious and jumpy, but has begun to get used to us, and if we sit on the doorstep she will cuddle up to us and loves being stroked. She's very sweet. We want to take her in, have done lots of research as to what we need to do. Contacted our local vet's surgery to find out what she'll need in terms of shots etc. Our local animal rescue will give us a voucher for shots, worming and neutering because we're willing to take her as opposed to dumping her on them, which is wonderful of them.
Just wondering if a stray can become a house cat? Not sure how old she is, hoping that the vet will be able to help us out there. She's fairly little, and has short little legs and tiny paws, so I'm guessing she's a bit stunted. I'd prefer to keep her in the house so she's safe, and when we bring her in she seems to like wandering around, and scratching on the armchair 
. We're trying to let her get used to the house gradually. I'm worried that being in the house full time might distress her though? Any of you cat experts reckon that we could successfully transition her to being a house cat? She currently sleeps on our doormat, and will happily potter around the house, but as soon as she hears a noise she flees for the door (though just stays on the doormat, she doesn't run away completely). Also, if any cat owners could offer any advice as to what else we should do with her that would be brilliant. Thanks so much.