Comments on: Success story

By: LoriO

LoriO — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Oooo look at those eyes! Are they really a different color or is that a trick of the light? So glad to hear she’s come around.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I didn’t notice until you mentioned it. Nope, a trick of the light. She does have very pretty eyes anyway.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

No problem… See.. The extra comment all gone. I love being able to control my own software.

Good luck with you little kitty. With a bit of luck, persistence and love, you’ll win her over.

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

She is so gorgeous! I love tuxedo girls, because you just don’t see them as often as tuxedo boys, or girls with other colorways. <—knitting and catting have officially merged.

-Diana

By: Karen in AZ

Karen in AZ — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Jerry:

She’s beautiful! (Notice how we all responded to the cat! LOL) Mia’s coloring is a lot like a cat we had when I was growing up - in Hillsboro. (I perked up when I saw Washington Co. Fair and thought, “No, it can’t be..” but then I saw the reference to Oregon a couple of entries later. What a small world! I was raised there and graduated from Hilhi.) We called her Mittens.

Our current cat was also a ferral cat. She settled in, but was very independent and still “birds” at 13+ years. She is, however, a lot more affectionate - for say the last 3 years or so. Similar coloring also - but gray instead of black. Name? Friskey - and she earns it daily!

Karen in Arizona

By: edub

edub — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Jerry,
Your feral cat is so cute. We rescued a little feral female who had been hit by a car last summer. She was about 3 weeks old, and it was touch and go for the first 2 days. She was in such bad shape they couldn’t amputate her leg until she’d had 48 hours of IV antibiotics. While she was recovering from her surgery, she had no choice but to let us pet her, since we had to hand feed her and change her bandages and put on medicine. As soon as she was well enough to be allowed the run of the house, she bonded immediately with one of our cats, who mothered her, licked her wounds, and batted her on the head from time to time to teach her manners? But she has never willingly allowed us to touch her and it’s so heartbreaking when we long to shower her with love and pet-pats, like we do our other two cats. I can see her watching us play with the others with a kind of longing of her own, but her instincts are so strong she just can’t let us touch her. We love her anyway, and hope someday she’ll trust us enough to let us stroke her.
And also, your WIP is so beautiful!
edub in Los Angeles

By: edub

edub — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Sorry, didn’t mean to hit the button twice.

By: Lora in NC

Lora in NC — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Jerry she is adorable! I foster 35 feral/abandoned cats and all but 4 I am able to touch and pet. Your kittie is beautiful and with time and patience I am sure she will come around.
Good Luck!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Cat colorways… I love it..

By: Rene

Rene — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Jerry, she’s gorgeous! We have two cats; one was caught in the woods 2 days before we got her, and spayed the DAY we got her. For two weeks, she wouldn’t come out from under the furniture; we couldn’t even tell if she was eating or not. She wouldn’t let us look at her, much less touch her. The day she decided to sit in the same room with us was sort of a triumph. She still hides when people come over, but she’s sitting on my lap right now. We’ve had her less than a year– my fingers are crossed that maybe in five she’ll even like company.

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Yep, all you have to do to see if anyone is watching is post a cat picture. Works every time!

Can’t wait to see you model the guernsey, you’ll probably find out who is watching then, too.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I’m actually *really* glad there’s this many cat people out there. We’ve been working with ferals on and off since about 1990 and it’s always a rush when I get one to respond on it’s own. I think little Mia will come around completely. She really likes being petted - she purrs up a storm - and I’ve been working on getting her used to being picked up. I can now pick her up and carry her for maybe 30 seconds before she becomes too uncomfortable.

By: susan

susan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

My cat, Maurice, is a sort of feral success story. He was rescued from a feral family where he was rejected by his mother (he was the runt of the litter). I think that made him a little more well-disposed towards humans since they were his only big source of love and affection. He’s still rather skittish, hides when strangers come over, and so forth, but he loves to be held and to snuggle next to you on the couch. He’s my first cat but my boyfriend, who has lived with lots of cats, says Maurice is one of the most affectionate he’s ever met. It hasn’t always been easy but our patience with him has really paid off. I think in most cases feral cats will reward your patience abundantly over time, though some just never seem to come around.