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It’s been another month so i thought I’d give another update on Winnie! I am absolutely amazed at his progress. He has decided he trusts us 80%, and walks around like he owns the place. A previous roadblock was that he trusted me but not my boyfriend yet, but in the past 2 weeks, he’s opened up...

Update on Winnie. He has been making huge strides! He is still scared of being touched when approached by people if the dog is not there, but I can pet him no prob if he’s leaning on the dog for protection. He’s also sitting near me most days when I work or watch TV, and follows me around the...

After almost 2 months in my home, Winnie is finally letting me pet him!!!! He has taken a HUGE liking to my dog, and comes over and rubs against him continuously during mealtimes. I was inching closer and closer, and finally, he allowed me to pet him while he rubbed up against my pup. At first...

Now update for THIS WEEK (rather than the old update I forgot to submit from last week): Lots of ups and downs. He still runs if I approach and only comes over for meal times. But he’s sleeping on various chairs in the living room rather than full time box, and yowling 50% less at night, rather...

Wow I meant to post this last week but I guess it didn’t post: Thanks for all the advice, guys! Lots of progress this week! I let Winnie out of his playpen permanently!!!!! It’s been 3 days and no marking!!!!!!!!! I hope it stays this way, fingers crossed. He has also moved out of his box into...

Update, i have been carrying Winnie around in a cat sling. He doesn’t love it, but I’m hoping the physical contact helps. He’s made some progress and hisses a lot less when I pet him. He even leans his cheek into my fingers a little when I give him chin scritches, but if you ask he’d deny it. 😊...

Thanks for the tips! @di and bob I know you said not to push him and to back off if he hisses, but he hisses almost every time when I get close (and then mostly stops once I am touching him), so I almost have to mentally push him a little bit every time and touch to show him the world won’t...

I concur the “owner” does NOT seem the best fit, based on communication from her. I would put it less eloquently and more bluntly than @daftcat75 tho haha :soapbox::angrywoman: We do know that he is spayed, rabies and fvrcp vaccinated, and dewormed. Hope she treats him well and keeps him inside...

Here he is while we were waiting to meet up with the cat rescue person. :) What an absolute sweetie. I was petting while we waited, and he was rubbing up against me. The lady from the cat rescue organization seemed great! She said the orange kitties get adopted very quickly and he had a great...

Yay!!!!! I have a meeting until 9, and afterwards I can pick him up and bring him to the rescue! Please shoot me a text at the number I direct-messaged you so we can confirm pickup time!

Sounds good! Any idea how old he is?

Ok rescue organization all set up! He’s going to be assessed for medical intake (clean,deflea, dewormer, weigh him, vaccinate, and get a surgery appointment.) And then this rescue will find a foster home for him. They said they’re thorough with vetting adopters so hoping he finds an amazing...

Aww! Hope he comes back tomorrow. Just an update that I’m still working on coordinating with local rescues but making some progress :) Will let you guys know when there is a concrete plan :)

I feel like I’ve done everything the internet is saying to do, and he’s eating from my hand but still hissing and mad at me :( I feel like we made progress after the first week and now we’re stuck at “tolerating”. Any tips from anyone who’s done this successfully?

I gotchu. I’m gonna look into finding him a foster family. If you can get him into your apartment during his meal this upcoming weekend, my boyfriend and I can pick him up, bring him to a neuter appointment, and hopefully get him to his foster family. I just need to make some arrangements first...

I get it. When I lost my Percy 4-5 years ago, my heart shattered into a million pieces and I was sure I’d never get another cat.To this day, I still haven’t, but fostering during COVID has been somewhat healing. We will see. As for the shelters.... Hard to say. I’ve adopted out 7 kittens during...

Ps. This is the playpen he is currently in, downstairs near my WFH workstation and the kitchen for maximum human exposure. I’d like to let him have access to the entire apartment once his tapeworm is gone (he got his 2nd treatment of Profender today, 2 weeks after the first dose), but I worry...

Hi guys! I’m new here but have been reading the posts and really feel like I’m in the right place! What tips do you have for socializing a newly neutered, semi-feral adult stray?? (He’s 2-5 years old). He’s not AS reactive as other ferals so I feel like there’s hope, but still a far way to go...

Hi CA neighbor :) Created an account just to say I am also caring for an orange cat that came to my patio and I ALSO live in Bay Area too (closer to South Bay/San Jose). I have successfully neutered 2 trapped cats this month so I have some ideas for you if you’re willing to drive to south part...