Another breakthru for me with Lucky Pierre

MOM, that is sooooo wonderful !!!

I want to have the same thing for my William, and hopefully also with Ace! I have to get my indoor cats used to them being inside all at the same time though.

Your story gives me hope. Today I sat outside with William and he came over to me for petting, which is a breakthrough too, but we are outside.

I want to try some of the things that you are doing too. I am still on the mend but I hope to work with the kits this summer and will look at your threads for guidance .

Your kitties are so lucky to have you.

Originally Posted by BarbB

I have to get my indoor cats used to them being inside all at the same time though.

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The indoor cats have watched Lucky thru the window for the last 4 years, so by the time he started to venture inside, it was usually nothing more than a good sniff then they would walk away.

My Spanky has started to groom him when he's inside, although I will admit that Spanky grooms everyone as he is my little house ambassador.

Last night Lucky and Pinky were giving each other massive head butts. Lucky, Pinky and Bob (my indoor/outdoor boy) actually share a mother - a feral cat that I couldn't get into a trap that would disappear for long periods of time then show up with another litter. Bob was her first born and Lucky her last. Pinky was somewhere in the middle. I honestly believe that they sense the relationship between them, as that is the natural bonding process that occurs in the wild. This also works in my favor.

I opened up a thread with pictures here:

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...16#post1824416

Those are GREAT pix MOM. I posted over there too. Lucky is one gorgeous kitty! I love the pic of you holding him :-)

Amy, Lucky is one amazing and lucky feral! And a beaut too!

Yesterday I tried to get on the computer and Lucky was sleeping in the desk chair so I simply picked him up and plopped him in my lap. He sat in my lap for about 5 minutes (WOW).

Right now he is sleeping on the floor about 2 inches from my feet. He wasn't there when I sat down, he just walked up to me, laid down and is now sound asleep.

I think Lucky is finally learning complete trust!! WOOHOO!!!!!

That is incredible! I am amazed you could pick him up. He is such a dear cat too. I think it must make him feel all warm and happy to be loved back too.

I love hearing this because it helps to keep me motivated to take little baby steps with my kitties and not just go "on hold" having reached a certain threshold.

I still have an indoor kitty (Pixie) who is in many ways more feral than my outdoor kitties. Picking her up would indeed be an indoor breakthrough! She has been with us for about 18 months and our main thing is getting her to bond to us as much as she has with our other cats. She is really a "cat's cat". With her it is grooming too. She is a slave to the brush!

This gives me hope for my William. He let me go to him somewhat to brush him outside. That was a big deal. He is so conditioned to run from anyone or anything coming at him. So I guess I am getting closer to where he thinks of me as another pal like Ace. I cannot really touch Ace yet. She thinks it is some alien hand. I think my key with her will be play therapy.

I just love reading about your breakthroughs with Lucky! I am so happy for both you (and DH) and for Lucky, who has finally found a way to love and trust someone!

Yeah!!! that's wonderful.... Breakthroughs are the most wonderful feeling in the world..........!

and it's nice to hear someone else has cats that "watch them".... on the throne.

I thought something was wrong with mine........ hehe

I haven't posted an update on Lucky for a long time. Since the cold weather began, he has stayed inside the house the majority of each day. More often than not, he'll go outside when we take the dogs for a walk and comes back in when we come back inside. He likes to do his business outside still.

We got about 4 inches of snow yesterday. I can tell when he needs to relieve himself because he'll walk up to me meowling, then try to lead me to the door. He did this to me last night and when I opened up the door, he hit the snow and was obviously distressed by it. So I bet my DH that he would be back in 5 minutes. He took about 3 steps from the door, dug into the snow and squatted right there, then ran back to the door to come back inside. Less than 1 minute! He is turning into my indoor boy now!

And he is starting to come to me when I call his name. Just now I called him over to me and he walked right up and let me scritch his head for a few minutes. I pull out a brush and he is all over me. I even gave him full belly rubs the other night and he actually rolled onto his back and spread his legs when I started touching his stomach.

I doubt that he will ever be what people call a normal, socialized cat, but we have a good relationship going on. I suspect he will go back outside more when the weather warms up, as I can see that he is getting cabin fever in the house.

Awwww that sweet baby I bet he remembers what life in the snow was. He has certainly come so far.