Mack is my shy kitty, afraid of his own shadow sometimes. He usually hangs out on my bed during the day but for a long time he wouldn't stay on the bed if I walked into the room to pet him. Then gradually he would let me come in and pet him on the bed. However, if I was on my bed he would never jump up.
Two days ago he actually jumped up onto my bed before I got up that morning. I called him and he walked over and laid down beside me! I was so happy. He laid there and let me pet and pet him.
Next morning when I woke up I saw him over by the doorway. None of the other cats were in the room so I called him over and he jumped up onto the bed again just talking away, meow, meow...
Today, same thing! He came up after Mama cat got down though. He loves a belly scratch and actually I haven't found a place on him yet that he doesn't like scratched. He just rolled around and was so funny.
So, I am just so happy he is coming out of his shell. He has been a bit depressed I think for over a year now since I had to put Moose down. Moose was his buddy.
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I can relate because it took Ziggy about 3 years to finally come out of her shell and to really be a part of my cat family. Now she loves her head scritches every day and will even let me sometimes give her belly rubs.
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