Yes, that's just how they are as a rule! But my friend fed one for years until the kitty's health started failing. She was a good age when my friend managed to bring her indoors. For the last year of her life, you would never have known that she was once a scaredy feral cat! She learned finally to trust all humans, and she would know me when I would visit! It seemed nothing short of a miracle, because I saw her in the wild!