New feral kitty soon to arrive...UPDATE 9/30/07

Maybe have your daughter come over for a quiet visit, armed with treats and a wand toy, and let Ali come out to investigate on her own.

Donna, my Oscar was a wild baby, and even now he won't hide, exactly - but he keeps a far distance with new people and then slowly comes over.

Heck, he was even scared of the new ball-in-plastic-ring I bought yesterday! (though he was playing with it this morning! :D )

What I am saying is, Oscar was wild for at least his first 2 1/2 yrs...so I am sure Ali will come around. :)

Donna, GREAT JOB! Is only getting used to you, a bad thing? ;) My black Bonnie girl was a feral too. She circled around us by about 5 feet for a year in our garage before finally coming in close enough to be petted! Now she is the first to hop in your lap! She still is skittish when one of us approach her on foot, but if we stand still and call her she will usually come and rub against us. We've had her 5 years now and she is a love!!!

Kim

Kim,

There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with her being used to me. :D I'm still on the fence as far as keeping her. 5 cats is alot in a 2 room studio apartment.

She is really doing remarkably well considering she's only been here a week. I'd love for her to cuddle with me when I sleep, but I know that's a long way off.

Uh huh like what a week?


Sorry Donna but she is your baby as sure as LJ is mine

I got the surprize of my life this morning! I woke up and saw her sitting beside my bed. I put my hand out to pet her and she put her head in it obligingly!! She LOVES head scritchies!!

She's here to stay!! :p

Awwww, how sweet! :)

Now Kym, no I-Told-You-So's, ok? :p ;)

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Originally Posted by moosmom

I got the surprize of my life this morning! I woke up and saw her sitting beside my bed. I put my hand out to pet her and she put her head in it obligingly!! She LOVES head scritchies!!

She's here to stay!! :p

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OH YIPPEE! I just saw you are keeping her in the Isis thread, then rushed over here to check up. Sweet lucky little one, I am so happy for her; AND you!

Thought so. Chuckle, chuckle....

Baby steps, a couple everyday. When I put my hand out and call Alicat or Cookie, she comes running up for scritchies! I bend down and she'll come up looking for love. I think it's gonna be on her own terms, though. And that's okay. She doesn't hide under the bed anymore either.

The guy I adopted Lexie Joon from called to ask me if I'd be willing to adopt a 7 year old female whose owners moved away to Palm Springs!! Poor thing. I'm waiting for a return call. I gotta be nuts!!