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Rehabbing a traumatized kitty like my CJ requires PATIENCE with a capital P. It has been a long slow journey but CJ is almost back to where he was before his horrible injury. He has a few quirks but he is back to being "my CJ". He now lets me pick him up, he cuddles with me, and with his...

Just be patient. Easy said but oh so difficult to do. I think the most important thing was to let CJ set the limits. Only once I tried to "force" myself on him by picking him up. I got a good scratch and a big time set back for that mistake. So after that dumb move I started to let him come...

We've had our one year anniversary on Thanksgiving weekend. It was a year ago on Nov. 13th that our little guy went missing, and of course, our having him returned to us two weeks later on Thanksgiving weekend 2004. He has come a long way, an amazing and emotional journey for all of us...

I apologize to everyone for not posting for awhile. After my last post CJ went into a "plateau" period where nothing happened for a couple of months. He just stayed the same....cautiously interacting with us but not allowing a lot of physical contact. But for the last month, he is getting...

Love her....so pretty!!!!!

Time for an update for all the "CJ" fans!!!!!!! He is making steady progress. He hasn't bothered to hide in the cellar form over a week. We can now walk within a foot of him and he doesn't shy away or panic like he used to. He is sleeping on the foot of the bed every night. Bill and I went...

Hi everyone, I haven't posted since the 15th because there wasn't anything new going on. CJ had stayed the same for a week but I felt that was good. At least we didn't have any regressions!!!! But now there is a little more progress... nothing major but small baby steps. Oh so slowly and I...

it was mentioned by one poster that CJ must have a gurdian angel... well right now it appears that CJ's guardian angel is Chucky the cat. I've been down with flu bug, which kept me in bed, yesterday, and it gave me a great chance to observe what goes on. If CJ comes in the bedroom alone...

Another great night for CJ!!!!! He showed up early while we were lying in bed watching the evening news! He came over to the side of the bed and let me pat him and then he let Bill reach over and pat him. First time for Bill since CJ's accident. CJ slept on the rug next to my side of the bed...

Yes, it is so exciting now that we can see CJ on a regular basis. I even managed to take a picture of he and Chuck bird watching early this morning. Just go to this link and scroll to the bottom of the page. http://www.toleartist.com/Mr.CJ's%20World.htm

Another leap in progress today!!!!!!!! Since we have moved the cat food into our bedroom CJ has been visiting regularly all through the night to feed and in the morning he stays to watch the birds come to the feeding station at the bedroom patio door. At first he was crouching down and...

Good News!!!! Putting the cat food in the bedroom and gently "forcing" CJ to move about the house more has worked. The night before last I caught a couple of shadowy glimpses of him feeding but if I moved he darted out of the bedroom and off to the safety of the cellar stairs. This morning I...

Well CJ has weathered the holidays without any setbacks!!!!!! And a little progress.... we moved the food for the other cat's and their water into our bedroom so that they wouldn't be hanging out in the usual places in case Cj decided to venture out and about. We leave our bedroom door open at...

It's been a busy week with all the Holiday stuff but the last present is wrapped so I can take time to let everyone know where we are at. CJ is still hiding out in his "cave" in Bill's workshop. He also has another spot that is on top of a pile of lumber that is suspended from the ceiling...

CJ's still hiding out but he is greeting me with meows and purrs when he hears me coming to his hiding place and if I put my hand just inside the "cave" he will come over to it and rub his head and chin and generally let me rub, pat, and touch the front half of his body. So I can hear him and...

Even more progress to report with CJ...yesterday was really good. I sat next to the doorway of his hiding place and CJ came over right to the edge and let me pat him,scratch his head, scratch his chin, and then he layed on his side and let me rub his belly. He kept rubbing his face on my hand...

It's a good morning!!!!! Yesterday afternoon CJ let me know where his new hiding place is! I was in the cellar doing things and I heard this "meow". I knew it was Cj as he has a very quiet soft meow compared to the other cats. I returned the "Meow" and he answered me again so I kept meowing...

Oh What A Great Morning!!!!!!!! This morning when I went to visit CJ in his hiding place to give him his breakfast, he came to the edge of his doorway and purred and let me stroke his head. I only patted him a couple of times and then left so as to push too much too soon. But the fact that he...

Buddy Moe, CJ's Golden Retriever pal, is heartbroken. He is a dog that loves cats and CJ slept curled up in Buddy Moe's fur at night or on the foot of our bed. I am in the process of creating CJ's page here on the site but I'm having trouble loading the pictures. I'll let everyone know when I...