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I haven't updated Misfit's thread here in over a month, so here goes.
About a week after the last update, I was able to start letting my Corgi off leash in the backyard again. He's completely ignoring and actively trying to avoid Misfit. She, on the other hand, tried to attack him a couple times once she realized that he was trying to keep a distance between them. Misfit stalked and ran up to Charlie one day and swatted him on the butt. He growled at her and she decided that probably wasn't a good idea. They're now doing a pretty good job respecting each other's space.
I've been picking Misfit up more and putting her on my lap. Usually she jumps down immediately, but the last two days she has sat on my lap and let me pet her for a minute or two...with purrs. On the other hand, yesterday when she decided she'd had enough petting, she turned her head and bit me pretty hard (didn't break the skin). She hasn't been swatting at me nearly as much as she used to take swipes, so that's good.
The temperature is supposed to drop tonight to the mid- to high-thirties, so yesterday I completed her "winter cottage". It's just two cardboard boxes (a small box inside a large box) separated with bags of Styrofoam peanuts between the walls and floor. She has straw and a fleece blanket in the interior box. I taped a plastic trash bag around the exterior to protect it from moisture, plus it's under the patio cover on a shelf. It should be pretty weatherproof and warm for our mild winters. I don't know if she'll use it, but she has been sleeping in an open box with a fleece blanket lately. Not sure she'll feel comfortable in the more enclosed shelter. We'll see. It's there if she wants.
She's got a really good appetite and looks healthy.
About a week after the last update, I was able to start letting my Corgi off leash in the backyard again. He's completely ignoring and actively trying to avoid Misfit. She, on the other hand, tried to attack him a couple times once she realized that he was trying to keep a distance between them. Misfit stalked and ran up to Charlie one day and swatted him on the butt. He growled at her and she decided that probably wasn't a good idea. They're now doing a pretty good job respecting each other's space.
I've been picking Misfit up more and putting her on my lap. Usually she jumps down immediately, but the last two days she has sat on my lap and let me pet her for a minute or two...with purrs. On the other hand, yesterday when she decided she'd had enough petting, she turned her head and bit me pretty hard (didn't break the skin). She hasn't been swatting at me nearly as much as she used to take swipes, so that's good.
The temperature is supposed to drop tonight to the mid- to high-thirties, so yesterday I completed her "winter cottage". It's just two cardboard boxes (a small box inside a large box) separated with bags of Styrofoam peanuts between the walls and floor. She has straw and a fleece blanket in the interior box. I taped a plastic trash bag around the exterior to protect it from moisture, plus it's under the patio cover on a shelf. It should be pretty weatherproof and warm for our mild winters. I don't know if she'll use it, but she has been sleeping in an open box with a fleece blanket lately. Not sure she'll feel comfortable in the more enclosed shelter. We'll see. It's there if she wants.
She's got a really good appetite and looks healthy.