Sorry to hear things are like that. Well done for managing 292 days - I can't even manage one a month.
Something that's made me happy. There's been a very nervous stray, almost feral, cat around here for a year or so. I've been putting out spare food from my clowder's provisions. Very, very gradually he's gone from invisible, to visible at the other end of the garden but run away if I looked, to sitting his ground, to getting gradually closer, to eating within a couple of feet of me. Major breakthrough in last week - I can touch him & gently stroke his head while he eats. Some intermittent growling but nothing serious. He's also spending more time in the garden. Mine have not shown hostile towards him, just cautious and a bit unsure so they're getting lots of reassurance too.
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Date: 2021-10-23 06:51 pm (UTC)Something that's made me happy. There's been a very nervous stray, almost feral, cat around here for a year or so. I've been putting out spare food from my clowder's provisions. Very, very gradually he's gone from invisible, to visible at the other end of the garden but run away if I looked, to sitting his ground, to getting gradually closer, to eating within a couple of feet of me. Major breakthrough in last week - I can touch him & gently stroke his head while he eats. Some intermittent growling but nothing serious. He's also spending more time in the garden. Mine have not shown hostile towards him, just cautious and a bit unsure so they're getting lots of reassurance too.