You've made awesome progress with Whimsey. He sounds like a very special fella. Going at his pace is always a good plan. Give him a cuddle from us Sharyl
--- On Wed, 6/9/10, Emeraldkittee <emeraldkit...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Emeraldkittee <emeraldkit...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Whimsy update - happy news > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 7:45 PM > Just wanted to give an update on > Whimsy, originally a feral I was going to TNR. He went for > another visit about 6 weeks ago to the vet and surprisingly > everything was 'perfect'. I know how things change quickly > with these guys, but it was still a celebration. Since > then, he's been wayyy more interested in coming in. He > DOES have the sunroom (our others miss laying about in the > rays, but they'll recover) all to himself. (I think it's > great he can feel he's still a part of the outdoors, with > all the windows in there) He comes in before dark and is > out in the morning. Usually he stays in the yard, his box, > or in the sunroom during the day - he gets really upset if > he's locked inside too long, so he's still outside when he > wants for short periods. He mostly sits with us, watches the > fish in the pond, or climbs the large tree. I have a > feeling come fall, he's going to be strictly inside. Now, > when he wanders a bit, we call him and he's > within earshot - he comes bounding through the yard like a > puppy (don't tell him I made a canine comparison, please). > So, we have done this at 'his pace'. He's become the > 'lappiest' cat I have ever had, always wanting to cuddle. > He truly wants to meet the others inside, and it's so sad to > see him look at the 'real inside' of the house, wanting to > come in. But, he's got his own toys, scratcher, catnip, > etc. And it's about a year ago I first saw him - a > skittish bundle of black and white, untrusting and scared. > These guys really teach us to not believe the word > impossible, don't they? > > This group helped sooo much. So, Whimsy's success is > shared by all here. > > Shannon > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
