We seem to have settled on a name for our little cat -- Koa Kitty. Koa is Hawaiian for courage, or bravery.
Koa continues to make tiny amounts of progress every day, but this will be slow. I discovered a few days ago that she likes cat nip. So for the next few visits to her on her high shelf, I brought her a pinch of cat nip which she rolled in and rubbed all over herself. I also got to pat her more. Now, she pretty consistently comes over to my hand for rubs even without catnip offering.
Last night, I got her to step onto a little ridge around my shower (about a foot below her shelf) by leaving tiny amounts of dry food there and stepping back just a little. She let me pet her on the lower shelf, which meant that I could pat her whole body, not just give her little head scratches.
And last evening, as I was reading in bed (with light on and slight rustling noises), I heard, but did not see, her come into the bedroom and use the scratching post.
She's very affectionate when being petted -- arching her back, purring loudly, making kitty dough, flopping over, rushing off to lick herself, coming back for more. She's also very well behaved, a neat eater, uses the litter box, scratches (so far) on the designated scratching post only.
We've been assured that some kitties are just this shy and it can take a long time to blossom. I'm pleased that the process has started.
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Her "high shelf," indeed.
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