Aw, poor thing, sounds like she is getting to know and trust you. I bet she'll soon let you pick her up and give her kisses.I've spent the past two weeks trying to get a surrendered 5-year-old tortico at the shelter to make up with me. All she did was hiss, growl and lash out at us. This morning she let me pet her head, so we're getting somewhere. Her former owner, who's quite ill, said she got her as a feral kitten and she wouldn't let her touch her for a good six months.