Two steps forward One back

smokytopaz · 22-02-2009, 05:55 PM

Thank you for all your posts, Farthing yours was especially encouraging.

When I 'put her to bed' last night ie shut her in a room with her litter, water and biscuits, I also plugged in the Feliway diffuser.

This morning she was calm and even happy when I went in, put on the TV and gave her her breakfast. She was even braver than yesterday, tumbling over my feet and taking food from my hands. She wasn't cringing, cowering away or looking terrified.

She is certainly quieter than this past week, I mean vocally and we are all getting a nights sleep.

But one finger on her body and she jumps like the proverbial scalded cat.

However I got Felifriend from the Vets.uk site and she was not so afraid of my hands today.

I have pulled back from trying a full scale stroke for a couple of days, I do not want a repeat of last night.

Her breeder told me just to pick her up and make her be stroked. Koko is six months old and fast. I am sixty and not so fast.

I have read over my posts from the beginning and can she she is slowly becoming braver.

Mags · 22-02-2009, 06:50 PM

That's sounding more promising, I'm pleased there's been a slight improvement.

dandysmom · 22-02-2009, 10:05 PM

Your title says it all! Glad the Feliway seems to have helped. Hang in there ......

Moli · 22-02-2009, 10:10 PM

Looks like your patience is paying off slowely

dandysmom · 22-02-2009, 10:17 PM

Meant to ask , what is Felifriend?

smokytopaz · 22-02-2009, 10:24 PM

Oh - feliway diffuser is one aspect of cats pheronomes and felifriend is another, you spray it on your hands and its like you are best friends with the cat. Sort of two different smells. You are an automatic safe bet......... it is a handling spray really. Not entirely automatic though!

dandysmom · 22-02-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by smokytopaz

Oh - feliway diffuser is one aspect of cats pheronomes and felifriend is another, you spray it on your hands and its like you are best friends with the cat. Sort of two different smells. You are an automatic safe bet......... it is a handling spray really. Not entirely automatic though!

Thanks; I suspected it was another pheromone. Wish I'd heard of that when I was trying to befriend a very wary little stray...might have speeded things up!

calismum · 22-02-2009, 11:55 PM

Great news - keep going, you'll get there.

Leesy · 23-02-2009, 10:33 AM

Thats great news that things are improving for you and Koko, so pleased for you.

smokytopaz · 24-02-2009, 09:53 PM

Todays update on Koko!

This morning I got up and took in her brekky and sat down with my cuppa. She rushed about like a maniac up and down the stairs, fought valiently with her mice -y toys swung upside down off the edge of the chair and generally behaved like a kitten.

When she had blown off most of her steam, about two hours later, I sat down with a coffee and a cat treat which she eventually came onto my knee to get. Wow!!

Then she lay down at my feet for a little snooze.

So we are a two steps further day.

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