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I've been caring for Jimmy since he was 6 months old when I TNRd him. To keep it short, I have been caring for him behind my place of work for 5 years. Actually, it was him and his brother Teddy. Teddy has disappeared and I thought Jimmy was lonely as when I would pet him and stop, he would swat at me and one day even jumped up toward me. So I now have him in my spare room. He is very scared as the initial transition did not go so well. I took him to a place to be vaccinated and FIV tested. He was lunging and growling, hissing, etc. The vet would not sedate and sent him home. I'm trying to settle him down. I haven't touched him since bringing him home 17 days ago. I thought we were making progress as I could get close and feed and was just getting ready to initiate moving closer with protection, using an object to see how he would respond. However, yesterday when I was moving something near him, he went to move away, jumped on top of a box with a rug on top, the rug slipped off and so did Jimmy, scaring him again. Now, when he hears me coming, he runs under my futon and I'm afraid I've lost him. Please help! I love Jimmy and want to be able to pet and love him like I used to when he lived outside. BTW, I have cameras and he seems comfortable in the room when I'm not there : (. No meowing, no destruction, using the litter box, eating, grooming. Today he laid on a chair and napped for the first time but now, I'm sitting in the room typing this up and he is under the futon : (