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I hate to throw in the towel, but the lady who was looking after her is coming to pick her up sometime in the next week or so. Fortunately, she knows of someone who has two kittens that are just waiting to be spayed so they can be put up for adoption. They're a brother and sister pair, so my...

For the first month and a half I pretty much just ignored her, I'd put out food/change her water/clean her litterbox every day and just let her do her thing. Up until a month she was showing progress, I gradually started noticing little bits of litter and cat hair on the floor and I could hear...

I've tried that. The only time she eats treats is if I'm not there, I just tried reaching towards her holding a treat and as soon as my hand came closer than normal she started hissing. Then she batted at me, her ears flattened down and to the sides (they usually stay up unless she's mid-hiss)...

Honestly at a few points I've questioned if she'd be happier just having a female owner, since she seems to instantly get along with them. But given that she seems to be responding to being around me with a female present, I think I'll just try to out-stubborn her.

She reacted the same to me as she did to everyone else there, just kind of sat in her bed and didn't move much. I heard her story and figured she was just being quiet because it was an adoption event at a pet store, so I figured she was just stressed. Her caretaker seemed to think that we'd be...

Update: the first friend who she meowed at stopped by and grabbed her out of her hiding spot. Belle meowed and wriggled a bit but no hissing or scratching, she spent a minute stroking her then I went over. She kept meowing (not yowling, more like mewing) but I'm also pretty sure I felt her...

All she told me was that her previous owner was male and abandoned her because he was told he couldn't keep her. She was living out on the streets for a month or two, I don't know if she was physically abused or not.

Just under 3 months I picked up a year old rescue named Belle, when her caretaker from the foster home dropped her off her first words were "Wow, this is wonderful. I wouldn't be surprised if she's hopping in bed with you within a week." However for some reason, she just doesn't get along with...

I have one roommate, but I'm not worried about him letting her out. He's as careful as I am and he wants to hang out with her when she gets more comfortable!  I have a cat condo and some Feliway coming tomorrow, she's taken to sitting on top of the crate as a vantage point so I think I'll...

By the direction her mews are coming from I didn't think it was be a signal for me to let her out the door, they way she mews then moves around had me thinking it was some sort of test to see if I was awake or not so she'd know if it was "safe" to explore. My only real concern with letting her...

Also I should specify she let herself be picked up by the caretaker, I didn't try to interact with her when she was being dropped off.

So I'm just starting week three of having my first cat Belle, she's a one year old rescue I got from a foster home. Previous to that she was abandoned and was living as a neighborhood cat for a while, she also had two kittens but has since been neutered. She seemed comfortable enough with the...