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Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 02:40 PM Mar 2023

The next step I hope Carys takes is, admittedly, a big one

That she will come out of hiding when other people are at the house.

My brother and niece are coming by for dinner. The three boys take full advantage of each having one human to themselves for LOTS of attention.

I have no idea where Carys hides. There have been a few fast glimpse of her tail as she relocates to another hidden and secure location. It takes about 10 minutes, after everyone leaves, for her to come out.

But I can't really complain. More often than not, she comes running when I sing her song. This morning she was stretched up against my leg, I think asking to be picked up and held.

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The next step I hope Carys takes is, admittedly, a big one (Original Post) Siwsan Mar 2023 OP
How is your brother's eye? SheltieLover Mar 2023 #1
He goes back in a month to have it checked, but it is much better Siwsan Mar 2023 #4
So haooy to hear this! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #5
I've had cats that did that Freddie Mar 2023 #2
Carys is cautious. She is being careful when others Polly Hennessey Mar 2023 #3
Exactly. I think the same thing. Rebl2 Mar 2023 #6
Mine are scaredy cats Nanuke Mar 2023 #7
At first, Gryff would run and hide when anyone came over Siwsan Mar 2023 #8

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
4. He goes back in a month to have it checked, but it is much better
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 03:19 PM
Mar 2023

The specialist said that the hospital kind of overdid things. Once they ruled out a stroke or brain tumor, they could have sent him home and notified him of the appointment.

Doesn't surprise me. This is the same hospital that once had me in-patient for 3 days, just to take a set of x-rays. And the same hospital where I never spent less than 8, and usually more than 12 hours waiting in the ER when I'd take in either my mom or aunt.

SheltieLover

(59,623 posts)
5. So haooy to hear this!
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 03:29 PM
Mar 2023

Ty so much for the update!

I'd much rather have the hospital err on the side of caution.

Freddie

(9,696 posts)
2. I've had cats that did that
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 02:55 PM
Mar 2023

My Charlie hides from “company” while his brother Andy is all over them for scritches. Just a personality difference I guess. Charlie is very much a one-person cat (me) even though DH usually feeds them.

Rebl2

(14,718 posts)
6. Exactly. I think the same thing.
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 03:54 PM
Mar 2023

I have had several cats throughout my life and I have only had one that didn’t run and hide when people came over. It was my first cat named April.

Nanuke

(561 posts)
7. Mine are scaredy cats
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 04:13 PM
Mar 2023

My two kitties were born during COVID when we had no visitors. They are great around us but now the minute the doorbell rings or they hear visitors’ voices they run and hide. One learned this from the other one. Any ideas on how to overcome this?

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
8. At first, Gryff would run and hide when anyone came over
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 04:19 PM
Mar 2023

I have no clue as to his past. When I brought him home he was an abandoned 4 months old. He took to me immediately and within days he and Madoc had bonded. Then slowly but surely he started inching out when other humans were around. We'd see him peeking around corners, taking measure of the situation.

I remember the day he finally climbed up on my brother's lap. My brother almost teared up. He's got a lot of experience in feral rescue.

Now Gryff is just in the mix.

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