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Went out for a bit this afternoon to go buy her some treats and other miscellaneous stuff, as well as a nice litle proper hidey hole for her (bettter than trying to stuff herself under the couch!)

Came back and got it all set up, and then this happened:



You can imagine how astonished and happy I was. I've been so worried about how skittish and shy she is, and have been patiently working with her for hours over the last few days, trying to get her to understand that she's home and loved, now, and I think it finally paid off. She explored a bit more after that, and also came out and finally met D tonight, too, so things continue to improve.

She still has yet to get to know the other two, much. Penny's locked up in the same room, and they've been investigating each other a bit, but not to great ends so far (not surprising; Penny is a cranky, get off my lawn sort of little old lady.) And Otter we won't be putting in the mix until we're sure Khaleesi is strong and confident enough to deal with the furry little tornado. Still, this is major, major progress, and I couldn't be happier.
Oct. 5th, 2011 02:56 pm

Khaleesi

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Khaleesi, a set on Flickr.

Our newest furry family member!


Brave little Khaleesi has been through an awful lot in her short life. She's one of nearly 100 cats rescued from a hoarder, and she's also a recent mum (was lactating when they brought her in.) But because there were so many cats there, they had no way of knowing which kittens were hers. She was taken from there, spayed, taken to the shelter and came home with me all in the same day, which, as you might imagine, was quite traumatizing! She spent the first 48 hours parked under one of the couches in the theatre, but I finally managed to coax her out earlier today, and got her set up in a better spot.

She hasn't really met the other two, yet. She's actually scared of Penny, which is kind of hilarious, considering what a doorstop our little old lady is. Going to wait a few more days to introduce her to Otter, so she has more time to heal and get more confident before his crazy ass starts harassing her.

We may pick up another of her housemates later this week, but for now, we're just giving her some quiet space to realize she's home, safe and loved.

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