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Ferris will have been with me just three weeks this Thursday, and I am amazed, on a daily basis, at just how far he has come from the terrified feral kitten he was just two weeks ago to the semi-feral lovebug he is turning into.
Last night, for the first time, he got onto the back of the couch while I was sitting on it, and put his little paw on my shoulder, begging for a bite of my cheesesteak sub!
I gave him a little taste of steak, and he liked it SO much that he climbed down next to my lap and stuck his face into my sandwich!
I put a stop to THAT pretty quick, but it was so cute to see!!!
He still won't get into my lap on his own, but he's learned that he can ask me for scritches by giving me a little meow and coming closer to me.
This morning, after I prepared his breakfast and called him into the kitchen (he knows his name and the word breakfast!
) instead of going right to his food dish like he usually does, he looked up at me, gave a teeny little meow, and walked over to me. I sat down on the floor, and he walked right up to my fingers, gave me a head butt and started nudging me for scritches!!!
Ginger is still a little jealous of him, and she seems to really enjoy sneak attacks, especially when he is trying to do his business in the litter box. She's such a brat! Fortunately, she's still her aloof yet lovey little self to me - unless I'm in the middle of petting Ferris, then I get a kitty "Harumph!" and an upturned nose as she walks away, flicking her tail at me and the "new guy."
I'm hoping to post some more pics in the coming weeks - he's starting a growth spurt. I'm taking him to the vet next Tuesday evening to check on his rear paw issue (weak hind legs) but he appears to be getting stronger daily. It may simply be that he was inhibited by the combination of living in a small cage with his siblings and eating lower quality food, not to mention poor nutrition during his first 8 weeks on earth living outside.
Again, I want to give a great big thanks to all those at TCS who sent vibes my way when I was hoping to adopt Ferris - I love him so much already!!! He makes me smile every day - I'm really enjoying seeing his personality develop as he learns to trust, and as he learns that he is in a very safe place where kitties get spoiled rotten!
Last night, for the first time, he got onto the back of the couch while I was sitting on it, and put his little paw on my shoulder, begging for a bite of my cheesesteak sub!
He still won't get into my lap on his own, but he's learned that he can ask me for scritches by giving me a little meow and coming closer to me.
This morning, after I prepared his breakfast and called him into the kitchen (he knows his name and the word breakfast!
Ginger is still a little jealous of him, and she seems to really enjoy sneak attacks, especially when he is trying to do his business in the litter box. She's such a brat! Fortunately, she's still her aloof yet lovey little self to me - unless I'm in the middle of petting Ferris, then I get a kitty "Harumph!" and an upturned nose as she walks away, flicking her tail at me and the "new guy."
I'm hoping to post some more pics in the coming weeks - he's starting a growth spurt. I'm taking him to the vet next Tuesday evening to check on his rear paw issue (weak hind legs) but he appears to be getting stronger daily. It may simply be that he was inhibited by the combination of living in a small cage with his siblings and eating lower quality food, not to mention poor nutrition during his first 8 weeks on earth living outside.
Again, I want to give a great big thanks to all those at TCS who sent vibes my way when I was hoping to adopt Ferris - I love him so much already!!! He makes me smile every day - I'm really enjoying seeing his personality develop as he learns to trust, and as he learns that he is in a very safe place where kitties get spoiled rotten!