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wnylib

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5. It is. Many times I am petting her and she is purring contentedly

Reply to niyad (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 22, 2023, 07:29 PM

Jun 2023

until she hears a sound that makes her sit up straight, on alert for a few seconds before she settles down for more petting.

She had a very rough, scary early kittenhood in the home that I got her from. I think that's the reason for her hyper vigilance. She was 9 weeks old when I got her and is 7 years old now. But the impression from her early weeks of life is embedded in her.

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Update on Ember and the glittery platform shoes [View all] wnylib Jun 2023 OP

One very smart, very observant kitteh! My thought had been that the shoe niyad Jun 2023 #1

Nothing gets past Ember without her notice. wnylib Jun 2023 #3

From personal experience, that hyperacusis can be exhausting. niyad Jun 2023 #4

It is. Many times I am petting her and she is purring contentedly wnylib Jun 2023 #5

So. . .hyyperacusis AND PTSD. Sweet, wonderful girl. niyad Jun 2023 #6

She really is very sweet and adorable. wnylib Jun 2023 #7

My little guy knows if I am upset or angry, and wants to cuddle close. We are niyad Jun 2023 #8

Yes we are. wnylib Jun 2023 #9

Poor kitteh. nt Laffy Kat Jun 2023 #2