Update on Oliver

[catlover4ever]

Well, I have been trying to get Mr. Oliver to trust me for at least 2 months now and I am making some progress. Here is a picture of Oliver from earlier this summer.


I know Oliver is around when the driveway sensor goes off at odd times of the day and night He likes to walk past the sensor and set it off in the house....hey, he's a smart kitty....he knows that once he does that the door or window ususally opens and some lady calls his name...and boy does he come running.

I would like to ask all PT'ers for some more good thoughts. I've made progress in that I can get within 2 feet of him, but I am still unable to touch him and I have tried to get him into a Have-A-Heart trap but he is too smart for his own good....so at this time he still have not received any vet care.

Thanks for letting me share my update.

PS I have always wanted a completely black cat....Mystic shows up, I think she is completely black but she rolled over and her tummy is white.....Vegas shows up and his chest has a white patch....so here comes Oliver....well he rolled over and he has one little spot of white on his belly.....I guess I need to buy some black shoe polish.

[jenluckenbach]

Come on Oliver! Give in and let yourself be caught. You won't regret it.

[Grace]

Are you feeding him? Will he get close enough while eating so you can touch him? That's how I worked it with both Grady and Charley. I even gave Charley a dose of Revolution while he was eating.

[kimlovescats]

My Bonnie Girl (all black) was the same way for over a year. She would circle around us, just out of reach. Talk about frustrating!!! Now she is the first to get in our laps! In due time, I dare say that Oliver will prove to be a loverboy!

[catmandu]

The Tubbies Angels Will Have A Talk With Oliver, And Tell Him The Advantages Of Being An Indoor Cat.
Safety, Steady Meals And Guardians To Love You, Are Nothing To Be Sneezed At.
Come On Oliver, The Indoor Life Is A Good One.

[momcat]

Such a beautiful kitty! Just give Oliver time and patience, before you know it, you're going to have a velcro kitty on your lap.....

[Laura's Babies]

He will be eating out of your hands in no time. I love his name and how macho he looks, I think Oliver is the perfect name for him.

(Samantha has a few white hairs on her too, even one whisker on the side of her face is white.)

[catlover4ever]

Are you feeding him? Will he get close enough while eating so you can touch him? That's how I worked it with both Grady and Charley. I even gave Charley a dose of Revolution while he was eating.

I feed him twice, sometimes three times a day. Last night I sat on the front steps and he decided to roll on the sidewalk in front of me. He started about 5 feet away and then started rolling and ended up two feet away.

I talk to him in a very gentle voice and try not to make any sudden movements. I am now going to prepare a dog house for him in the winter...in case he still is not trustworthy, he will at least have a warm place to stay at night.

[Grace]

Oh, he's a smart one. He's really going to make you work for it


He'll come around, probably when you least suspect it. Have you tried catnip?

[catlover4ever]

Have you tried catnip?

He is the first cat that I have encounted that has no reaction to catnip.