Well, does this belong in behavior, or in general? I think I put the others here, so, same with this one.
For those of you that remember, Minnie is my semi-feral adoptee, she has been with me since July. She was part of a TNR program, and found to be too 'un-feral' for the community.
From July to October she lived ONLY in the basement. You guys gave me some great tips on her, mainly not to rush it.
For some odd reason (though I suspect the cold weather..he he), she made it up to under my bed. I relocated a box/food, and that worked for us, for a while. I was able to make contact more easily...I petted her from under the bed (ouch on the shoulder), felt her 'move' into my hand for the first time, witnessed her play for the first time, all from her position under the bed, and mine- obviously, from the floor. This eventually led to many nights of disruptive sleep. Cat wars broke out, and I couldn't easily close out the rest of the herd from my bedroom.
Minnie moved to my second bedroom, with help from me and the vaccum nozzle. This probably took place in early December. I moved box/food into the room, set up a hidey hole in a computer box (pretty big), and set up a place in the closet. I am in/out of this room all the time(Laptop is in here). I can close the door, which I do every 12 hours or so, to give her a chance for privacy, eat, toilet, etc. On this past Thursday night, for the first time, Minnie ate treats while I was still in her sight. She stayed sitting up for the first time, and, are you ready??? MINNIE PURRED FOR ME!!!!!! I was petting her, she was eating, and she kinda flipped over (not quite stomach exposure), and was totally into my pets!!!!!!!!! I nearly died. My arm nearly fell off- I was leaning into my closet, with one arm petting her, and the other hanging onto the door frame, but I didn't care. I couldn't beleive what was happening.
Then, last night, Dakky and I were in bed, and he hissed. This is strange behaviour for Daks. So, I turned on the light, and he was crouched on the bed staring at the window. I went to the other side of the bed, and ON THE WINDOWSILL BEHIND THE CURTAINS WAS MINNIE!!!!!! OMG! Of course, she immediately jumped down, ran under the bed, then ran into her hidey hole in the other room, but, still. I am totally stunned.
I feel like, all at once, Minnie has decided, " I don't really like this separation stuff, I want to socialize with the household". We have so far to go, I know that, but, I am really pretty psyched about the events of the last few days. Thanks for listening and caring!!!
Johanna
NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW PHOTOS OF MINNIE!!
Her 'first' location:
Her 'second' location under my bed
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