Three weeks tomorrow
Well, tonight she is in a very skittish mood, I went to stroke her and she attempted to claw me! First time she has done that. I simply walked away - she also hasn’t paid us a visit in the sitting room apart from a dash in and out. Normally her routine is about 7.30 to come in ask for food, then after she has eaten she jumps onto my lap for a passionate love-in, for an hour then jumps down and off she goes.
She really is progressing very well now, although is still unable to cope with us walking around, but she doesn’t run and hide now when we go into her bedroom. She is also beginning to recognise her name. She has studied and got used to our routine, and after I get up pull back the curtains etc, she comes trotting out of her room, and goes downstairs for breakfast, she keeps more or less to the same times every day for her lunch and dinner.
Nights are still her lively time, and she sounds like a baby elephant as she plays with her toys downstairs.
So still a way to go but a definite improvement. She has obviously never had anyone play with her, because if we pull something along the floor etc, she just sits looking at it or us. But she does play with her favourite mice with feather tails on her own.
Well, 1 week and 2days in.
She has settled into a pattern. But it is clear that it is going to take time.
I’ve started to mix wet food in with her dry kibble she had at the rescue centre snd she loves it. Already recognises the sound of the packaging when I open it. Last night was the best so far, as she galloped downstairs (we go down - she stays up and vice versa😊) and actually sat beside me as I prepared her meal and then let me stroke her head before eating her meal. But immediately after she galloped back upstairs again.
She is most active evenings and if we see her at all it is then. But each day she is a tiny, tiny bit more brave, but a movement from us and she disappears. She is fastidious in her use of her litter tray - not a single accident so far.
She has about a million toys and beds (well 3 actually) none of which she has set her paws on. Her bed of choice when we aren’t around is our bed.
We have moved her climbing frame (£10 from the rescue people - cheap eh?) to the spare bedroom window snd we occasionally catch her sat on that looking out at the garden and birds, but she generally hides as we go up stairs.
Not a very clear photo but best we can do so far because movement from us causes her to - puff! disappear😊😊. She is a very compact little cat and of course very attractive😊.
Me too- been lookign for news. She will be ok, but it does take time. We always adopt animals who have had a tough time, one way or another, but they always come round. Good for you, and for her 
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