Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I've been on here. Anyhow, hubby and I have noticed Pixie sometimes flinches when we go to pet him. It almost looks like he is afraid we are going to hit him. We really don't know much about Pixie's history prior to us rescuing him. We found him living on the streets, and he trusted us right away when we first found him. Our vet, my hubby, and myself think he was abandoned at our apartment complex and lived outside until we took him in. Back to the flinching. He sometimes flinches when we reach to pet him. He used to do this a lot when we first met him and took him in. We took him in in January, and he flinches a lot less than he used to. He is really sweet and gently, he has never scratched, hissed, or bitten us. So I guess my question is....could the flinching possibly mean that he was abused by other people before abandonment, or is he startled easily? Anyone have any ideas?