Okay Baby is the feral maine coon mix I got Jan 1.
So, he's now tamer - he comes out and runs around, get really
close to me and plays with me. Sits out and watches from the
stairs, let me walk by....plays a storm with my Frogie girl cat....
BUT HE WILL NOT LET ME TOUCH OR PET HIM
He used to let me pet when he ate his baby food, but now
he seems to have decided that this no longer is okay?
He DOES purr at me, when playing and roll and show belly.
And he has seen me cuddle my Frogie and pet my big Diablo
boy and play with Goose.
But still, I am not allowed to touch him??? I am trying to put
Feliway on me now... to make him smell me as non threating.
But I am confused, and wondering, is this kitten EVER going to
be the kind that can be picked up? I had so much luck with sweet
little Siamese T.T. that I can't help but want that to happen for
this little Baby cat.
He has the sweetest face ever, and a lovely "look"...
Am I cruel to want to pet him? My tamer friend wants him, to take
and put in a cage and TEACH him to like pets.... can this be done?
Or will it simply scar him so much he will NEVER come around???
I felt if he was with a friendly cat (none of my younger ones are good
with him) he would learn to play and be petted easily. After all, it was
my foster kitten extraordinare, Dewey, who brought T.T. out of his
feral shell in about 2 wks flat!!!
I know he liked it when I did pet him. So I am hoping he'll continue to come round. He does roam the house when I am around, comes down stairs to see what's up etc etc... and he knows all about playing on the cat tree. And surely, he knows I"M the one moving the toys for him? LOL
Other people's experiences would be helpful here. If he doesn't tame the tamer lady wants to put him back in the colony, but I see him as merely
a cat that will take time to blossom and just needs a special kind of home....
I even have people in NY who sound terrific who might want the little guy... if I can figure a way to drive him up there that is!!
So, advice anyone who has done this about the merits of waiting and letting him "evolve" into a friendly cat???
So, he's now tamer - he comes out and runs around, get really
close to me and plays with me. Sits out and watches from the
stairs, let me walk by....plays a storm with my Frogie girl cat....
BUT HE WILL NOT LET ME TOUCH OR PET HIM
He used to let me pet when he ate his baby food, but now
he seems to have decided that this no longer is okay?
He DOES purr at me, when playing and roll and show belly.
And he has seen me cuddle my Frogie and pet my big Diablo
boy and play with Goose.
But still, I am not allowed to touch him??? I am trying to put
Feliway on me now... to make him smell me as non threating.
But I am confused, and wondering, is this kitten EVER going to
be the kind that can be picked up? I had so much luck with sweet
little Siamese T.T. that I can't help but want that to happen for
this little Baby cat.
He has the sweetest face ever, and a lovely "look"...
Am I cruel to want to pet him? My tamer friend wants him, to take
and put in a cage and TEACH him to like pets.... can this be done?
Or will it simply scar him so much he will NEVER come around???
I felt if he was with a friendly cat (none of my younger ones are good
with him) he would learn to play and be petted easily. After all, it was
my foster kitten extraordinare, Dewey, who brought T.T. out of his
feral shell in about 2 wks flat!!!
I know he liked it when I did pet him. So I am hoping he'll continue to come round. He does roam the house when I am around, comes down stairs to see what's up etc etc... and he knows all about playing on the cat tree. And surely, he knows I"M the one moving the toys for him? LOL
Other people's experiences would be helpful here. If he doesn't tame the tamer lady wants to put him back in the colony, but I see him as merely
a cat that will take time to blossom and just needs a special kind of home....
I even have people in NY who sound terrific who might want the little guy... if I can figure a way to drive him up there that is!!
So, advice anyone who has done this about the merits of waiting and letting him "evolve" into a friendly cat???