- is good. Keep a radio on low when you're gone. And when you enter the room, always announce yourself softly to her so she's never taken off guard by your arrival. And talk talk talk to her....softly. Even read to her. I think you'll end up with the sweetest, softest, cutest roommate ever! (And for now, keep her carrier open so she has a "safe harbor." )
That sounds like a good call.
Thanks all! I'll keep you posted on how Yuki progresses. The groomer has alot of experience with fersls. She has a rescued fersl herself. She stated that Yuki is a pure feral form her experience, and more like a kitten who was mistrested and abandoned by a human caretaker. .
I will get pics up once my internet is set up at my new place. Yuki seems to be hesitant around me. She still does those silent hisses when I get close. Ironically, she did not do that the vet or with the groomer. A friend asked if they were female and I stated yes. My friend told me she might have an aversion to males.
You are making excellent progress with her. Please do not give up on her. She has been through a lot recently especially with the groomer/vet and your recent move. She were able to scratch behind her eyes and pet her and love her. She was talking to you last night when she was chirping. Maybe she wanted up on the bed with you?
I appreciate the support! She is still in one room. The bedroom but now, she has me as the roommate.
(& I use "only" knowing how hard that "only a month" can be!). in the "cat socialization world" a month is a short time to make the progress you e made with her!!
This is her with her clean fur and ears! The location of her safe zone is near the other end of the room in the corner towards the foot end of the bed.
Recently, she doesn't use her safe zone box anymore and now nests at the head of my bed. Bear in mind, I have the mattress on the floor still, so she's nesting between the wall and the head of the bed which is close to my head. I have a body pillow covering that space, so it's like a cozy cave for her.
This is her in the cat burrito (aka Purrito). The pheromone collar was too loose on her and while she was eating, it slipped under her chin and became a gag in her mouth. It was late at night and I heard her gagging. I woke up and saw her silhouette jumping in the air in distress. I turned on the light and she ran into her safe zone where she continued to bang herself against the wall to free the gag. She hissed at me when i tried to hold her, so I had to use this maneuver to control her. She calmed down when wrapped up. I was able to loosen up the collar and tighten up the collar so it doesn't slip like that again.
