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Hi everyone! I think I'm a little overdue for an update on Patches!
Patches is still in her room. Her relationship with Batman is getting so much better. I'm starting to let him in for longer unsupervised periods. He always does the pounce-in-her-box to greet her, then lick or whatever, and usually after that he leaves and does his own thing in the room and flop down to play with toys or whatever. A few nights ago, I let him in there and went outside to do yardwork. Came inside to let him out - I saw him at the screen door. So I opened it up to let him out and Patches was right there next to him!!! I didn't even see!!! So the excitement there was that they were in room together both hanging out by door.
And no drama, just two hanging kitties.
Patches is still nervous of me, but she's a happy girl when she's playing and she has no problem smelling my hand in the room when I give her treats. Every now and then when I am cleaning her box (after giving her treats) she will walk the room with me there but get a little nervous when I am leaving. However, today she decided she wanted to eat after her treats so she walked right to her food ignoring me, had some food, had some water, then watched me. I was walking to the door and she then walked a bit towards the box - but no scared body language. Just her normal decent confident walk. I go leave the room and she's still walking (towards the door). So today, she wasn't scared of me.
I didn't want to test my luck by hanging out in there longer but wanted to do the same routine so she could see I mean no harm.
So that was exciting.
My husband and I are thinking we'll be letting her out of the room maybe in the next few weeks or few months. She is sitting by the screen door 80% of the time I think. Batman is doing pretty great with her.
Patches calls for Batman all the time. (She has a very strange meow/call - my friend wonders if she has damaged vocal cords?) She's a sweet little cat, I can tell. She's doing pretty good.
I will keep you all posted and I will get caught up on all these threads I've been missing!!!!
Patches is still in her room. Her relationship with Batman is getting so much better. I'm starting to let him in for longer unsupervised periods. He always does the pounce-in-her-box to greet her, then lick or whatever, and usually after that he leaves and does his own thing in the room and flop down to play with toys or whatever. A few nights ago, I let him in there and went outside to do yardwork. Came inside to let him out - I saw him at the screen door. So I opened it up to let him out and Patches was right there next to him!!! I didn't even see!!! So the excitement there was that they were in room together both hanging out by door.
Patches is still nervous of me, but she's a happy girl when she's playing and she has no problem smelling my hand in the room when I give her treats. Every now and then when I am cleaning her box (after giving her treats) she will walk the room with me there but get a little nervous when I am leaving. However, today she decided she wanted to eat after her treats so she walked right to her food ignoring me, had some food, had some water, then watched me. I was walking to the door and she then walked a bit towards the box - but no scared body language. Just her normal decent confident walk. I go leave the room and she's still walking (towards the door). So today, she wasn't scared of me.
So that was exciting.
I will keep you all posted and I will get caught up on all these threads I've been missing!!!!