This is a Honey update.
Tonight Honey has moved into a new phase of testing me. She is growing dissatisfied with her under-the-bed life and yet she is too darn shy to feel comfortable out from it's safety. At the same time she welcomes my petting and seems to be a bit more trusting. This week she seems to be happy when I get home from work and give her attention.
So, tonight I set up an alternative 'safe spot' by draping an old quilt over a chair and puutting her new cat bed under it. After some petting she became bold and checked it out and then dashed into the living room. After a while I got up off the floor and waited. She came back in and scooted under the bed.
After these little excursions Honey becomes insecure, like I'm going to scold her or something, and it takes a bit to coax her back over to her mat to pet her again. Then she warms back up to me.
Tonight after this sequence she went out again, and this time stayed out. After a few minutes I got up and very carefully went to the front of my apartment. She was in her cat bed even though the TV and all the lights were on. I sat at my computer and then she dashed past and back under the bed.
Those who have been following Honey's will see that these little forays are more small steps forward in trust.
2 comments:
:) Sounds like she's settling in.. she is SUCH a sensitive soul. I think that's part of her appeal. Have you tried picking her up? I did scoop her up and sit with her in my lap quite a bit.. she was a little squirmy but she also had 100+ cats in the room..
It sounds like she's coming along! What good news!
I tried picking her up once, but it created a week-long setback with lingering distrust. I think everything has to be at her pace. But this next weekend must be another clean-up including laundering of her mat and the dreaded Swiffer under the bed.
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