{"id":5561,"date":"2022-05-13T03:11:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2022-05-13T03:11:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:11:33","slug":"feline-fun-friday-olivias-becoming-socialized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5561","title":{"rendered":"Feline Fun Friday \u2013 Olivia\u2019s Becoming Socialized"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Olivia was somehow separated from her mother at about eight-weeks old when she was rescued from under a house in the Los Angeles area, along (with her siblings). She was one frightened kitten\u2014oh so frightened. She was trapped, taken to a wonderful a rescue facility in Santa Barbara\u2014taken to the veterinarian a couple of times, given many baths because of a ringworm outbreak \"\"in the shelter, then taken to another veterinarian to be spayed before she was allowed to come home with us.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t you know that kitten was frightened? It took a while to gain her trust. She\u2019s 2 years old now and she still has trust issues. To make this more difficult for her, she was born smack-dab in the middle of a \"\"pandemic and had to isolate with us. We wanted to socialize her with other people, so we introduced her to neighbors and family through the window. Even that scared her. Everything scared her at first.<\/p>\n

She has improved immensely in some areas. Now, instead of leaping from her window perch when she hears a car go by or people walking past the house, she \"\"actually runs to the window to see what\u2019s going on. She has an unusual relationship with big, noisy trucks. She hears them, runs to the perch and watches for them with some hesitancy\u2014one foot on the running board, so to speak\u2014like she\u2019s willing herself to overcome her fear of them. For the most part she stands her ground and no longer runs from the sound.<\/p>\n

However, her people skills are delayed. We\u2019re just now opening our home to people other than close family \"\"and she is starting to come around\u2014literally. She will hide when someone comes to visit. But soon her curiosity takes over her fear and she\u2019ll creep out from under the bed or inside the closet to get a look at the stranger. She positions herself a distance away, but so she can see them and\"\" she watches them.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re making progress with her little by little. But she still doesn\u2019t want anything to do with small children. Sigh. And those who come by to see Nana (that\u2019s me) just want to touch her and love on her. Maybe someday she\u2019ll appreciate them.<\/p>\n

Reminder: If you’re in the area of Santa Paula, CA tomorrow–Saturday, May 14 between 10 and 12:30, come by and see me as I’ll be signing the Calico Cat Mysteries\u00a0 at Bank of Books on 820 East Main. Looking forward to meeting seeing you and chatting at CATS!<\/p>\n

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