I've had Pandora for 4 1/2 years. In those 4 1/2 years, she's progressed
from being a mega fraidy feral who would run when I walked into the
room, to a semi confident madam who whilst very shy, will let me stroke
her whole body as long as I don't take too many liberties.

Recently, we've moved onto grooming, as Pandora is somewhat plump, and
the fur on her back gets greasy and dry. So... madam is on my bed. I got
hold of her with a little patience, and started brushing. She was lying
on my bed, I wasn't restraining her in any way shape or form, and she
could escape at any time.

So she starts growling as I start brushing. Just to prove the point that
the human has way to much front and audacity to touch the royal
purr-sonage. As I groom a scritch spot, the growling stops, and there's
a slight purr. Then there's a big gulp as she goes "Oh sh*t, I was
making out I hated this" and the growling starts up again.

Bless her. She thinks she's so tough and rough, LOL!

Helen M