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Siwsan

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Fri Feb 2, 2024, 03:21 PM Feb 2024

I'm definitely seeing a behavior change in Carys [View all]

She now sits very patiently and waits for me to finish eating, hoping I'll put the plate and any remains of my meal on the floor. This doesn't always happen because I use a lot of garlic and onions but breakfast is usually a safe bet. Especially when I have a bagel with cream cheese. She LOVES cream cheese.

For the past few afternoons, she's jumped up on the table that is next to my favorite chair and let me give her pets and scritches. She also rubs her head against my hand and arm, and purrs up a storm. This will last for a few minutes, and then she's off to settle down in the little kitty pub I bought at Aldi. She did this at least 4 times, yesterday. She's also taking treats from my hand.

Her siblings are much more socialized but I'm not surprised. When they were still outside, Carys was the only one I could never pick up. Space Boy LOVED to be held. He actually initiated contact with me. Moon Dust was a little slower to accept human touch but she's doing so much better. I think her being adopted with her brother really helped. My experience cat rescuer best friend was finally able to catch Carys and bring her inside.

So I'm on her timeline but it makes me SO happy when she initiates contact.

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