OK this will be my 100th post, and I have to say I am REALLY happy about this post. I showed up on this forum to ask for help as to how to get my escaped semi-feral back, what to do once I got him, and how to get him to the vet. After accomplishing all three I now just have to get him to feel more comfortable in our home.
So far he has seemed more scared of the toys than anything. I do notice that sometimes the jingle ball and lighted ball have been moved around in the night. But interactive toys? Forget it.
While we were at the vet I finally got a good look at his coat. OMG he is beautiful, or maybe I am biased. He has the look of a wild animal. His tail looks like a raccoon, although not as bushy. We are in the right part of the world for him to have a little Maine Coon in him, and he is one sturdy, hardy boy. I kept seeing the hairs fall off as the vet and I were holding him, and DH hates the fuzz all over the house from the two dogs.
So I thought, why not try to BRUSH him. Our last cat hated it, but I thought heck, I have nothing to lose. His nails have been trimmed, and if he attacks the brush, it won't hurt ME, right?
I waited for Brady to come out from under the bed and rub on me as he has been doing, and had an animal brush ready. First I held out the soft side, and he seemed to like rubbing against it. But when I turned it so he could rub on the "bed of nails" side, holy moly!!! He was rubbing, rubbing, started arching himself, I mean, he LOVED IT!! I hated to leave for work! I can hardly wait to get home and brush my cat!! Even got a little slicker for him!
He just might make a cat person out of me!!
So far he has seemed more scared of the toys than anything. I do notice that sometimes the jingle ball and lighted ball have been moved around in the night. But interactive toys? Forget it.
While we were at the vet I finally got a good look at his coat. OMG he is beautiful, or maybe I am biased. He has the look of a wild animal. His tail looks like a raccoon, although not as bushy. We are in the right part of the world for him to have a little Maine Coon in him, and he is one sturdy, hardy boy. I kept seeing the hairs fall off as the vet and I were holding him, and DH hates the fuzz all over the house from the two dogs.
So I thought, why not try to BRUSH him. Our last cat hated it, but I thought heck, I have nothing to lose. His nails have been trimmed, and if he attacks the brush, it won't hurt ME, right?
I waited for Brady to come out from under the bed and rub on me as he has been doing, and had an animal brush ready. First I held out the soft side, and he seemed to like rubbing against it. But when I turned it so he could rub on the "bed of nails" side, holy moly!!! He was rubbing, rubbing, started arching himself, I mean, he LOVED IT!! I hated to leave for work! I can hardly wait to get home and brush my cat!! Even got a little slicker for him!
He just might make a cat person out of me!!