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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2004Great kitty progress
Greetings all: Rosalie is my formerly feral cat who I got last March. She has made great progress in the time she has been with me and last night she took another giant step forward -- she jumped up on the ottoman my feet were propped up on. I have been trying to get her to jump up into my lap (she won't allow me to pick her up yet) and this was a big step toward that, I think. She usually lays on the floor next to my chair, but last night she was lying under the ottoman, and I kept encouraging her to come up, and then she put both paws up and peeked, and then jumped up! Oh, it may not sound like much, but I'm sure those of you who have had feral cats will understand. She settled into kitty loaf position and made blinky eyes at me for a while, then she had a good wash, then she curled up against my legs. This was a huge step for her and I now feel that she will definitely find herself in my lap one of these days! --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead <snip> > This was a huge step for her and I now feel that she will definitely find > herself in my lap one of these days! That's awesome! Good for you and great for her! Isn't it the best feeling in the world to win the trust of an animal who wasn't raised with humans?  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > <snip> >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Isn't it the best feeling in the world to win the trust of an animal > who wasn't raised with humans? Yes, it feels kind of amazingly good! Thank you for your nice post. --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead kaeli <tiny_one@nospam.comcast.net> quoth: >Isn't it the best feeling in the world to win the trust of an animal who >wasn't raised with humans? George MacDonald said something like, "It is a greater compliment to be trusted than it is to be loved." People who work with ferals really understand that! Priscilla >Greetings all: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >--Catherine >& Rosalie the calicohead Excellent news. I've never had a feral but knowing how weird my non-feral cats are I can appreciate the progress. > Excellent news. I've never had a feral but knowing how weird my > non-feral cats are I can appreciate the progress. Thank you! I know... they are mystifying creatures at times... --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead How wonderful. Your post was at the top of my incoming and it was such an upper. Best to you and Rosalie! -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > How wonderful. Your post was at the top of my incoming and it was > such an upper. Best to you and Rosalie! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. Thank you! I appreciate the good wishes! --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > Greetings all: > > Rosalie is my formerly feral cat who I got last March. She has made great progress in the time she has been with me and last night she took another giant step forward -- she jumped up on the ottoman my feet were propped up on. I have been trying to get her to jump up into my lap (she won't allow me to pick her up yet) and this was a big step toward that, I think. She usually lays on the floor next to my chair, but last night she was lying under the ottoman, and I kept encouraging her to come up, and then she put both paws up and peeked, and then jumped up! Oh, it may not sound like much, but I'm sure those of you who have had feral cats will understand. She settled into kitty loaf position and made blinky eyes at me for a > while, then she had a good wash, then she curled up against my legs. This is GREAT! I love the way you put it, "blinky eyes" I can just see this. Hope she keeps warming up you are clearly winning her trust. > This is GREAT! I love the way you put it, "blinky eyes" I can just see > this. Hope she keeps warming up you are clearly winning her trust. Thanks, Mary. What does everyone else call "blinky eyes" -- you know, when they sit and look at you and kind of slowly squeeze their eyes shut and then open them, and do this repeatedly? I read once that you should do it back, as it helps with bonding to your cat. --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > > This is GREAT! I love the way you put it, "blinky eyes" I can just see > > this. Hope she keeps warming up you are clearly winning her trust. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > and do this repeatedly? I read once that you should do it back, as it helps > with bonding to your cat. I read that it means they love you. > > This is GREAT! I love the way you put it, "blinky eyes" I can just see > > this. Hope she keeps warming up you are clearly winning her trust. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > --Catherine Kudos to you and Rosalie! To answer your question, I've always called it "scrunching." Because they sort of squint and crunch their eyes together. Yes, I will scrunch back to the cats. I've heard it's supposed to be a sign of trust and comfort. Rene > & Rosalie the calicohead rschweitzer@kalmbach.com (Rene) wrote in news:26e632a6.0410151101.15923494 @posting.google.com: > Kudos to you and Rosalie! Thank you! To answer your question, I've always called > it "scrunching." Because they sort of squint and crunch their eyes > together. Yes, I will scrunch back to the cats. I've heard it's > supposed to be a sign of trust and comfort. Scrunching! That's cute! --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > Kudos to you and Rosalie! To answer your question, I've always called > it "scrunching." Because they sort of squint and crunch their eyes > together. Yes, I will scrunch back to the cats. I've heard it's > supposed to be a sign of trust and comfort. Hmm. I didn't know about scrunching. I'm going to try it, thanks. -- Dick > > Kudos to you and Rosalie! To answer your question, I've always called > > it "scrunching." Because they sort of squint and crunch their eyes [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > -- I read in several cat books that when cats squeeze their eyelids together so that they kind of meet in the middle of the eye (instead of a regular blink, if that makes sense) that it is the highest compliment. I also read that when they like you they do that thing where they stretch and extend one paw and flex it. Buddha was in this house for over a year before she did the paw thing. She started with one, now she does two. It is like a greeting, the little head goes down, the ears go back, and then the paws extend one at a time. Like "Nice to see you, so, how you doing?" :) >> > Kudos to you and Rosalie! To answer your question, I've always >> > called [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > at a > time. Like "Nice to see you, so, how you doing?" :) Interesting. Once I leaned over past Squeaky to get his food while he was on a ledge in front of me. He reached his paw and touched my cheek. Just that. As if he was curious about my face and wanted to touch it to see what it was like. There was no aggression in it. -- Dick ceb <ceb4v@virginia.edu> quoth: >This was a huge step for her and I now feel that she will definitely find >herself in my lap one of these days! I definitely get it! Very good news. Priscilla Priscilla H Ballou <phb@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote in news:ckmbir$pug$6 @pcls4.std.com: > I definitely get it! Very good news. Thank you, Priscilla. I'm feeling really happy about it. --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > Priscilla H Ballou <phb@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote in news:ckmbir$pug$6 > @pcls4.std.com: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > --Catherine > & Rosalie the calicohead I get it, too! I do a lot of socializing for shy/semi-feral kittens, and every little step they make is amazing. I was very proud of my little Antonio for his progress. He went from hissing at me to finally letting me pet him. I was so happy when he stopped running away as I approached. Toffee, who came to me as a shy cat, also used to run when approached. She would back away from hands, but loves to be petted with feet. I used to think she just didn't knead, but a couple months ago, after being here for a year, she started kneading on me! She also didn't used to be a "bed cat" but now she's in bed with us every night. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com > I get it, too! I do a lot of socializing for shy/semi-feral kittens, > and every little step they make is amazing. I was very proud of my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > on me! She also didn't used to be a "bed cat" but now she's in bed > with us every night. It is incredible to see their progress -- and Rosalie often has this air about her as if she is thinking "I didn't know you could LIVE like this"! She was pretty suspicious of the whole enterprise at first -- especially the dog -- I don't think outdoor cats have very good relationships with dogs, mostly. Sounds like Toffee is doing great! I hope Antonio returns soon! --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead That is a great feeling! One of our cats we've had for 3 years. Has never sat on our laps and it's only been within the last 6 months that we can pick him up and walk maybe 10 steps before he protests. Much to my surprise he has jumped up on my lap twice in the past month!! My husband and I are amazed (and my husband is very jealous!!) > Greetings all: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > --Catherine > & Rosalie the calicohead > That is a great feeling! One of our cats we've had for 3 years. Has > never sat on our laps and it's only been within the last 6 months that > we can pick him up and walk maybe 10 steps before he protests. > Much to my surprise he has jumped up on my lap twice in the past > month!! My husband and I are amazed (and my husband is very jealous!!) That's great! I do hope someday to pick Rosalie up... I know there are some cats who never really enjoy that, though. Sounds like your little guy is doing great. --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead ceb <ceb4v@virginia.edu> quoth: >That's great! I do hope someday to pick Rosalie up... I know there are some >cats who never really enjoy that, though. Indeed. My Benjamin, who is thoroughly socialized, just doesn't like being picked up. He'll drape himself over my lap, snuggle down next to me on the sofa or curl up on my reclining form, monitor my bedtime ablutions, and wake me up in the morning, but let himself be picked up? Nope, nossir, no way, Jose! Priscilla > Greetings all: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > find > herself in my lap one of these days! Keep up the good work! It's something wonderful when you get positive responses like that. -- Dick |
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