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(I just added an earlier photo to my last post)

It's been a long time since I last posted. We've just passed the two-year anniversary since Heidi came into our lives. She's grown in many ways these two years. Looking back, reading that it could sometimes take this long for a colony cat to adjust, we thought that was an eternity. But here we...

Yes, I did think that the sounds could mean something to her that were not necessarily pleasant. I only played short clips a couple of times in total over a few days, just to see if she reacted. She seemed curious mostly. But I am not doing that any more. If she has a tiny voice, so be it. She...

I'm sorry I missed your earlier comments -- with a death in the family, followed by a wedding, and some time offline, I must have overlooked them. Yes, you're right - no kids in our future - I'm in my late 60s. Our house is fairly quiet most of the time, which is good for Heidi. She is...

We are back at home after being away for a week... Heidi was watched over by a relative in the meantime. I was worried that it would take awhile for her to re-adjust to me being back. She was a little hesitant to come out, and seemed leery of me picking her up, but now we've been home for 3...

And you can barely see her ear tip, right? I didn't notice it until it was pointed out.

I feel as though you are just a couple of weeks behind me in progress. So many things you mention are similar to my own experience. I would peer into Heidi's room, announcing myself first, and see her sitting on top of a tall box in her room. Often she'd be splayed out, seemingly relaxed, with a...

Heidi checking things out today. It was a lovely time with her this morning, watching her explore. Checking out the tall trash can, and heading towards me in the chair.

Another obstacle starting to crumble - leaving her safe room. Last week I encouraged her, step by step, to follow me into the hallway. Part of that path is familiar to her as it leads to the bathroom and her litter box. But it also leads to the kitchen and the rest of the house. With...

This made my morning, too -- it was the first thing I saw when I got up. I know the feeling, having experienced it a few short weeks ago myself. I quickly went from long spoon to holding a demitasse spoon in my hand, and having her lick from my finger. I am really pleased for the both of you...

HA HA. He's 6 feet tall. She runs and hides even just hearing his footsteps in the hallway. I don't know if he can crouch down low (hard to get up!), but he's got to learn to be softer and quieter eventually. When he held her at the foster family house, I think she liked the deep sound of his...

Sigh. It is a thought. I know. My father, who lives in Maryland near my sister, is 100 - and has pneumonia. I think this is going to be a tough year coming up. He's taking the loss of my sister pretty well, but is confused. On top of all this, my son's wedding is here in Florida next week! Now...

We have a TV in the room where our Heidi is holed up. I've moved on from spoon-feeding her, but throughout the time we've had her - almost 14 weeks now - I would play a YouTube video titled David Teie - Music for Cats. You can read up on Google about how the music came to be composed and how...

Okay, I used our digital Weight Watchers bathroom scale, and the numbers are not quite as bad I originally thought. I had a tentative postal scale weight of 4.4 lbs, but today's bathroom scale (with me holding her) shows her weight as 5 lbs., 13 oz. Which means she has gained about 10 oz. since...

We've been feeding her twice daily since we first got her. Of course for a long while she only ate at night. She has lost 1 lb. in the 3 months we've had her, and she was underweight already when the rescue organization had her chipped and spayed. So this week we switched to wet Royal Canin...

The scale I used is a bit cumbersome - a large postal scale. I put a treat on it to get her to stay in one spot, but it's tricky. I'm going to get one of those handheld luggage scales and place her in the fleece sling that the foster gave us. I used to work for the American Assn. of Zoo...

It's a great feeling when you make a little progress! Even the tiniest step in the right direction feels like a giant leap! I continue to see improvement with my Heidi every day. Last night she started playing with a new toy that's been in her room for a few days. Whee!

I am no expert, by any means. But this group has been marvelous at helping me with my feral kitty, who we've had for 3 months. She just turned 1 year old. I had the same issues -- she was hiding in an inaccesible place behind a mattress. A few times she escaped to other parts of our house and...

I have to pinch myself sometimes. The leaps and bounds we have taken are quite stunning. It seems as though we cross a new milestone every day. For instance: I always announce myself. Heidi is usually out of her corner and if I'm too quick coming in the room, she jumps down from her high perch...

My husband had two Siamese before I met him. He concurred with your "supervising" observation 100%! She now loves being on my lap. When I get back to sitting at the sewing machine, I wonder if I'll have a companion. 😸