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30 Days With Waldo

June 6th, 2009 at 02:20 pm

I've made a lot of progress with Waldo in just this past week. I've had him exactly 30 days today.

For the first time, he emerged from under his hiding place to eat his dinner last night while i was still standing there. I was amazed. Up til then, he'd waiting until it was dark and i had left the room before he'd eat.

He's eating more in general, not just the one evening meal.

He's also cautiously eaten a few snacks I've tossed in his direction.

Even better, the last 3 nights, we've spent a good 15 or 20 minutes playing with the cat dancer. He will paw and pounce on and bite the cat dancer and i even got him to enjoy rolling around in some catnip last night.

He also used the litter box while i was in the room, for the first time while I was there.

He will also groom himself while Lither and I are in the room and sometimes, when he looks at me, he closes his eyes. This is all BIG progress.

He also has made some cautious forays around the room while I'm in it, sticking close to the walls. I can see him eying the entryway to the room and it's clear he'd like to explore, but my shelter contact said conventional wisdom is not to let them have run of the house until they bond with you, and we aren't quite there yet.

It's tempting to just let him access my upstairs only, as i have a door at the top of the stairs. I don't know if he'd explore during daylight hours, but i may leave the upstairs closed off during the day, just to see. I decided against doing it last night because it would probably ensure a sleepless night. Luther would probably shadow and stalk Waldo as Waldo tried to explore. To Luther, who so wants a playmate, it's just a game as he is lord of this house, but Waldo is still new to it.

Waldo's brother, Scottie, was adopted by another woman who said that even after 8 months with Scottie (also feral) she could pet him, but only on his terms.

6 Responses to “30 Days With Waldo”

  1. gamecock43 Says:
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    Thank you for the Waldo update! I find it fascinating. My moms adopted feral cat never made much progress except bonding with the other cats. But we gave up on her after a week or so and stopped trying to befriend her. She had run of the house and the only thing we ever learned about her was where she likes to hide! Your system is really working!

  2. Ima saver Says:
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    I am very interested in Waldo too. Glad you have made so much progress.

  3. dmontngrey Says:
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    Oh, great progress with Waldo! I think he will come around. Smile

  4. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    I enjoy hearing about your progress with Waldo. You have a lot of patience.

  5. lizajane Says:
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    Sounds like Waldo is trusting you a little more. That's great!

    P.S. I really liked the KFC grilled chicken...or maybe I really liked it because I got the meal free when they had the coupon link on Oprah.

  6. creditcardfree Says:
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    You are the perfect owner for Waldo. Such patience. It does sound like he's beginning to feel at home!! What a lucky cat.

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