I'm thrilled!!

Orion, the neighborhood feral who was spayed in Nov 2024 through Casper's Legacy, a local Trap-Neuter-Release agency, has been living in my kitchen for the last three months. The kitchen door is open but she doesn't venture out.

I'm not allowed to touch her, she scurries away if I get too close. "Too close" has narrowed considerably, it was a big step when she began licking yogurt off my finger. I never scold her.

Tonight while I was preparing my dinner, she rubbed against my legs. The first time she touched me. I'm thrilled!

Some day I will be able to pet her and, hopefully, comb that luscious fur. In the meantime, I follow her lead. I don't and won't try to touch her until she's ready. Rubbing against my legs is a good sign, she'll let me know when she's ready. I can wait.

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