Patience

[ithildin]

As I've mentioned before, Mr. Bengal Kitty aka the father of the two sets of kittens, is very wild. I was pretty sure he'd had a home once since I'll see him watching me through the glass of my French doors in the evenings. But I've been patient. I talk to him, even when he's yards away, whenever I see him, and talk to him through the window. First, he stopped running away when he saw me see him, then he would say put if there was a door between us. I was pretty happy with that. Well, last night, he was watching me through the glass again, and I brought him some food. He didn't go too far this time. Hoping against hope, I sat the food down and he came towards it, even with me there. He started to eat, and deciding to take a chance, I reached out and petted the top of his head... and he let me!!! I am very happy with the progress I've made. Hopefully, he'll get to the point where I can get him to the vet to be fixed.

Comments

[shadadukal]

Well, things are looking good so far.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

They are.

[otterevil.livejournal.com]

Ithy is a cat whisperer :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[layla-aaron.livejournal.com]

Awww, how sweet. I'm thinking that's not far down the road. :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping!

[layla-aaron.livejournal.com]

Those kittens are incredibly cute and the Welshman is very glad we don't live nearby. I'm a total sucker for babies. <3

[keerawa.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's fabulous. Great job, Cat-Whisperer!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Makes me happy!

[grachonok.livejournal.com]

Patience is the only thing that works with cats and kids:). Good luck with Mr. Bengal!

BTW, two of your stories and at least one icon were nominated for Ezzies - http://brigadears.magnificent-seven.com/ezzies/nominees.htm.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

We had another moment tonight.

Thanks for letting me know :)

[jhava.livejournal.com]

You are doing a fantabulous job! Keep it up girl :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I sat on the ground tonight, and we bonded over meatloaf :)

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

Awwwww. Just saying....

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[lizbet0.livejournal.com]

Thank you for all your hard work to care for the feral cats - It makes a difference!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

we do what we van :)

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

Go You! The Cat whisperer

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[adabsolutely.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Do what I can :)

[americanfairy.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Loves the kitties.

[det-munch.livejournal.com]

aw that's awesome.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping.

[viridian.livejournal.com]

If he's already allowing you to pet him, keep feeding him and he'll probably trust you in a month or so.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

We've been feeding him for months, but I broke a barrier this week for sure.

[easilymused1956.livejournal.com]

Several years ago I read an article about feral cat populations. They found that catch/neuter/release worked the best. The neutered ferals would defend their territory and keep other cats away. And the colonies never got any bigger because there was no breeding. My vet was all for it.

What you're doing is amazingly good and kind.

Renee

[dejla.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful! It's always great when you can get a feral cat to trust you.

[anya2112.livejournal.com]

He has good taste!