I just love reading your updates on Pawley!! He has come so far in such a short amount of time. I truly believe you are the Cat Whisperer!!
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Pawley - and all of us - could use your vibes
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Wow that's amazing progress for the boy who wouldn't be caught. I look forward to the pics of him patrolling the top of the RV and maybe bringing in real mice for you!
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Well, it's possible he was a pet at some point, and after being injured, became very shy of human interaction. :dk: And at the vet, obviously he was just scared. But not only is he not trying to bolt (knock wood), he is SO content in his safe space. :heart2: :rub:
Lrosewiles, Pawley won't be going back out. We have a clear separation between our indoor cats and our feral colony. No patrolling the top of the RV for Pawley. That's Baloo's domain.
Lrosewiles, Pawley won't be going back out. We have a clear separation between our indoor cats and our feral colony. No patrolling the top of the RV for Pawley. That's Baloo's domain.
Big smiles from auntie tonight reading the latest!!!! :happy3: I LOVE this, Laurie. It almost feels like he will simply integrate and become part of the crew rather easily. KNOCK WOOD KNOCK WOOD :cross: (of course) but even from here in the Midwest and OH SO FAR away - I am feeling the good energy. :bigthumb: How cute is that - he is laying and playing. :lol3: 
The cat dancer?? is the cardboard pieces on a wire - one of the all time favorites with my kitties. Hearts-a-melting with this beautiful story in the making. :heart3: :sun: :heart2:
:happy3: I LOVE this, Laurie. It almost feels like he will simply integrate and become part of the crew rather easily. KNOCK WOOD KNOCK WOOD :cross: (of course) but even from here in the Midwest and OH SO FAR away - I am feeling the good energy. :bigthumb: How cute is that - he is laying and playing. :lol3: The cat dancer?? is the cardboard pieces on a wire - one of the all time favorites with my kitties. Hearts-a-melting with this beautiful story in the making. :heart3: :sun: :heart2: 
That's fantastic news Laurie!
I can't wait for the day when Pawley is free to roam around his new home and ask for pets whenever he wants them!
I can't wait for the day when Pawley is free to roam around his new home and ask for pets whenever he wants them!
It is so great to hear about Pawley playing! A cat having fun is a ray of sunshine. I expect your other kitties Have been sending him messages about what great times they have in your home. I expect he will be out and about your home pretty quickly.
Keep up the good work. It's always good to hear about a cat whose life has changed for the better.
Keep up the good work. It's always good to hear about a cat whose life has changed for the better.
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... How cute is that - he is laying and playing. :lol3:
YES! The Cat Dancer! :bigthumb: And it is SO cute! :heart2:
That's fantastic news Laurie!
I can't wait for the day when Pawley is free to roam around his new home and ask for pets whenever he wants them! :rub:
We fee the same way!!! And the ... good thing? is that our home is already set up to accommodate his handicap. He may well jump - we don't know. But if he prefers not to, because of Ming Loy, everything "up" (including the bed!
) is already accessible with step-ups. 
I don't know how quickly he'll be out. He seems pretty content in there. Our next step will be to take the towel off the back of his cage. Right now it blocks the cats from directly interacting. That end of the cage is right up against the passenger chair. There's stuff (including the printer :lol3: ) stacked up on that chair, so the cat bed is exactly at cage height. When we think Pawley's ready, that's the door we'll open so he can go in and out if he wants to (supervised, initially, of course - as the other cats will most likely go in before he comes out).
I suspect his willingness to come out will be based on how the other cats react to him. So far, I'm guessing there won't be much trouble. Every once in a while Sheldon, Tuxedo, Billy or Lazlo will sit on the box on the couch and just stare over there. But when Pawley's out and about, they really don't seem to take any notice. And there is NO doubt they know he's there. :lol3:
We do have a better timeline of his history. One of the retired RVers here also helps out around the RV park, which is also a working farm. Jack said that he'd seen the male black & white cat at the garbage cans at the end of 2012 season - so September/October. He then saw him in the barn a number of times in November/December. And it was in March, 2013 that our neighbor, Tom, saw him - injured - eating the food we put out for the ferals, but under the RV.
So that leaves from when he was born that Spring to the fall. And his leg was broken sometime that winter (2012/2013) - between December and March. So either he was born here spring of 2012; dumped/abandoned here, found his way here, or was left by campers visiting here the summer of 2012. Whatever happened, he was NOT into interaction with humans from October/November 2012 until a year later, after having been fed twice a day by me for six months.
Honestly, I do think we're looking at a kitty feral born, here in the RV park. I think he was just so sick and tired of being literally sick and tired. And we know he was VERY badly injured - and then found his way to our food. :heart2: But he must have been in so much pain, and SO scared.
...I think he's been watching us play with the other kitties - and just "got" it. I think his trust switch flipped before he went to the vet, and we didn't "use" up his reservoir of trust - and once he came "home," he could sense it. It "smells" cat-friendly here.
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I believe he is surrounded by such a good feeling, good energy, and a good loving environment, Laurie, he knows it and he feels it!! That and the fact that he inherently has a sweet nature coupled with his WANT for a better life is what is bringing him out so quickly. He has been watching you closely...I think he's been watching us play with the other kitties - and just "got" it. I think his trust switch flipped before he went to the vet, and we didn't "use" up his reservoir of trust - and once he came "home," he could sense it. It "smells" cat-friendly here.
for months and months now and knows your heart. :heart3: That is where his home is now. I am just bursting with all sorts of emotions over this loving story. How great is it that you were able to find out about more of his past there in the park. BUT how heartbreaking at the same time. It took awhile but he knew where "safety" was AND now he has it and won't let anything get in his way to fit in. MY HEART IS MELTING over this one, sweetie. I just feel it. :lol3: 
What a story this one is. :nod:
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I know, the poor baby!
An interesting note on just your points Lauren. Gary was petting Pawley when I went outside to feed the ferals the late afternoon meal today. When I opened the door (and his cage is RIGHT there so he gets a blast of cold air), Gary said he sat up, completely stiffened up, his eyes went "wide and freaky." I shut the door, and he hadn't shifted back to lying down. Gary says he was very, very tense and "freaked out." Gary held his head in his hand (Pawley likes to have his head cradled!), closed his eyes while "looking" at him, and told him "It's OK, Pawley. You're HOME now." He opened his eyes, and Pawley started to relax - and he looked him IN the eyes (!!) and told him he's never going back outside again, this is his home, he will be loved and cared for inside where it's warm in winter and cool in summer for the rest of his life.
And Pawley rolled back on his side, relaxed, purred, and kneaded. :heart2:
I don't know what happens. But we just can't help but feeling this is a very, very, very sweet kitty that was very, very scared. :rub:
It's very much like Chum - only Chum was twice Pawley's age when rescued, and Chum was trapped 3 days after showing up here, not 7 months after being here every day, all the time, able to see us interact with all the other cats. Chumley is also a very, very, very sweet kitty - but the poor boy still looks concerned at times.
An interesting note on just your points Lauren. Gary was petting Pawley when I went outside to feed the ferals the late afternoon meal today. When I opened the door (and his cage is RIGHT there so he gets a blast of cold air), Gary said he sat up, completely stiffened up, his eyes went "wide and freaky." I shut the door, and he hadn't shifted back to lying down. Gary says he was very, very tense and "freaked out." Gary held his head in his hand (Pawley likes to have his head cradled!), closed his eyes while "looking" at him, and told him "It's OK, Pawley. You're HOME now." He opened his eyes, and Pawley started to relax - and he looked him IN the eyes (!!) and told him he's never going back outside again, this is his home, he will be loved and cared for inside where it's warm in winter and cool in summer for the rest of his life.
And Pawley rolled back on his side, relaxed, purred, and kneaded. :heart2:
I don't know what happens. But we just can't help but feeling this is a very, very, very sweet kitty that was very, very scared. :rub:
It's very much like Chum - only Chum was twice Pawley's age when rescued, and Chum was trapped 3 days after showing up here, not 7 months after being here every day, all the time, able to see us interact with all the other cats. Chumley is also a very, very, very sweet kitty - but the poor boy still looks concerned at times.
Oh oh, my bad for confusing the difference. Pawley is sure a lucky boy! God bless
We will never know what they went through and the bad memories that haunt them! Thank God he found you! Kitty kisses Pawley!!!!
:lol3: Thanks for the "chills", sweetie.
Good ones, as you know. He is HOME - FOREVER - safe and sound. It is obvious that he never, ever wants out that door..... ever. I believe it too - he is extremely sweet natured, has a huge heart and is EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT and was one very, very, very scared feral kitty whom was in such extreme pain from that broken leg . He had to have such a high self-preservation drive to be able to survive, find food and carry on so he could find his way to you and Gary. :heart3: SHEESH - more chills. :lol3: That is ONE REALLY SPECIAL kitty - for sure. :heart2: and may I add in - that he found TWO EXTRA SPECIAL people 
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Our little sweetie boy, passed out after playing with the catnip ball (after breakfast). :heart2:
OH! We were able to drop off a stool sample yesterday. Fecal results should be back today! :cross: :cross: :cross:
OH! We were able to drop off a stool sample yesterday. Fecal results should be back today! :cross: :cross: :cross:
Oh my heavens, what a sweet picture. God bless Pawley!
Awwwwwwwwww....he is SO precious!
It is heartwarming to see him so comfortable.
What a great picture! I just love the way cats seem to just pass out when they get sleepy. I find them sound asleep in positions that a rubber band would find impossible. He is going to be a delightful part of your family.
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Fecal results: ALL CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woohoo! Great news. This is the best kind of reality show. I hope that you are keeping notes. His story would make a great book.
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That's so funny! But it's true - ALL of the kitty rescue and socialization stories! And no, I'm not keeping any journals or notes outside of this thread.
