Before "bad computer day" I had started to post about our little feral/stray Adelaide. We had decided to humanely trap her (by closing the conservatory doors
, not very complicated really) after getting help and encouragement from TCS.
She's been home three weeks now. She's made loads of progress and is a really sweet, adorable kitty
Well, whilst we've all been offline, Addy's been a busy girl. Before, she used to roll over and over on our dining room floor when she could see Felicity, one of our other cats. Well, Wednesday, she started rolling over when I went to talk to her. Then, when I called her for her food, she started rubbing her back around the doorpost.
Since then, she's started to come when I call her. If I say "come on Addy, come and see Beth" she gets out of her basket, or comes from under the table to see me. She doesn't come all the way up to me, maybe stopping about four feet away, but she comes!!!
Yesterday, she started playing with her wand toy. She didn't seem to know how to play before. But she really goes for it now
- she even won it today.
She has enjoyed being fussed with the wand for some time, but has been really frightened of hands. Well, today I STROKED ADDY
. I couldn't believe it, she let me stroke her, and boy does she like it. She's scared if she can see my hand coming towards her, or if she can see me stroking, but once she's accepted the attention, she doesn't want you to stop.
I'm soooo happy. In fact, I'm delighted. I said to the family, that I thought it would be christmas before we got to that stage, and I thought I was being optimistic at that. But she's done us proud!!!! GOOD ADDY.
Sorry it's a long post. But I've been bursting to tell my news.
She's been home three weeks now. She's made loads of progress and is a really sweet, adorable kitty
Well, whilst we've all been offline, Addy's been a busy girl. Before, she used to roll over and over on our dining room floor when she could see Felicity, one of our other cats. Well, Wednesday, she started rolling over when I went to talk to her. Then, when I called her for her food, she started rubbing her back around the doorpost.
Since then, she's started to come when I call her. If I say "come on Addy, come and see Beth" she gets out of her basket, or comes from under the table to see me. She doesn't come all the way up to me, maybe stopping about four feet away, but she comes!!!
Yesterday, she started playing with her wand toy. She didn't seem to know how to play before. But she really goes for it now
She has enjoyed being fussed with the wand for some time, but has been really frightened of hands. Well, today I STROKED ADDY
I'm soooo happy. In fact, I'm delighted. I said to the family, that I thought it would be christmas before we got to that stage, and I thought I was being optimistic at that. But she's done us proud!!!! GOOD ADDY.
Sorry it's a long post. But I've been bursting to tell my news.