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For the last two years I have been working on befriending a male calico that showed up two summers ago. The most he would do was to hiss, which he did for all occasions...happy, sad, hungry...everything got a hiss. Over the summer I got to the point that he let me touch him and even would enjoy being petted...to some degree. He would come when he would hear the kitchen door open up and would be waiting on his goodies that he was getting used to.
About 2 weeks ago Callie went for a vacation but hasn't yet returned. I know that males tend to wander and Callie is still intact, so I'm hoping he comes back. He took the winter off and disappeared for about 4 months, but he came back in April. I know there isn't anything I can do at this point, but I wanted to make myself feel better by writing something about Callie. He purrs when he is being petted, but will interrupt his purring to let out a couple of hisses. A little bit of confusion from poor socialization, I'm guessing...but he is a friendly cat and not aggressive at all, just continuously hungry!
Jim