Lou update - settling in more
Lou has been spending more time outside of the cat tree, and not retreating when I enter the room so we had a little photoshoot. I’ve been giving him a lot of space and letting him initiate contact, which he does do ocassionally ( from the cat tree mostly ) but not as much as before all the vet visits. He’s coming back around though. Playing with a wand toy and giving him a treat when he catches it has been working wonders for his confidence I think. I decided to see if he’d retreat to his safe space in the cat tree if I laid on the other end of the bed and he was cautious at first but did settle in after a few minutes. I definitely think he was born on the streets but has been reliably fed by humans and had human contact throughout the years, he’s just not used to being indoors and he’s definitely a shy boy. I’m planning to sleep in the room with him the next couple of nights so he can really see I’m not a threat… hoping I’ll be waking up to him on the bed with me in the morning but it’s okay if not. We’ll see!