Thread by @garius

OH MY GOD.

SHE'S SITTING IN THE BOX WITH MY HOODIE IN THAT I PUT BY THE DOOR FOR HER.

BRAVE LITTLE STRAY KITTY!

Snooze little kitty. You're safe here.

SNOOZING IS HAPPENING.

This has been slow work. She's so jumpy and scared. And she was so hungry when she first appeared in the garden.

It's been a few weeks now of just putting down a bit of food and kitty milk, then backing away and making it absolutely clear that she is welcome to have it or not.

I put that box there about a week ago so she's hopefully start to see it as a safe spot that was still right next to the open door if she needed to run.

Had no idea if it would work, but hoped a cardboard box AND soft hoodie might seem very tempting if it got cold.

SHE LOOKS HAPPY.

I'm so glad.

Of course now I basically can't bloody move for the next hour, or until she decides she's had enough.

Don't want to spook her.

ACTUAL CURLED UP KITTY BALL SNOOZING.

I really need a glass of wine though. though. Is there a service that will come to my house and quietly pass a glass of wine through my front window?

Uber but for sneaky wine.

Also, I left my writing playlist running over there on my laptop.

If she expects me to have classical music playing next to her box every time she wants a nap, we're going to have issues.

KITTY SNORES. THERE ARE KITTY SNORES.

Phone mic won't pick then up from this distance but

THERE

ARE

KITTY

SNORES

You won't hear them as I'm at 6x zoom, but you can see from the deep breaths that she's proper deep snoozing.

Poor kitty. She clearly needs it.

Anyway. @BecksBiochemist is hiding upstairs to try and avoid making noise and spooking her, and I'm going to try and play some Stellaris for a while.

Legit delighted at kitty snoozing in the box though. Feels like progress to finding her a better life that she deserves.

To those asking if we'd keep her: it's complex.

We have to think about #notMyCat as we don't want him feeling like he can't come round.

If she stays for a bit, if we can get her to a vet, if she's healthy, if we get her snipped and if she's less of a hussy around #notMyCat then maybe.

But that's a lot of ifs.

Right now though she's got food security and a snooze box. It's an improvement.

SIDE SNOOZING. WE HAVE BELLY EXPOSED SIDE SNOOZING.

(Soz. It's tricky to get photos from here without moving and I really don't want to wake her)

Just a kitty enjoying her snooze box.

Am awake. Food now? Food cupboard is this one, right?

We have her bonus kitty milk to try and reinforce the chill safe mood, but also bring her a bit more into the room Has met with approval.

And now she's strolled out, happily.

Thank god. I can now get some wine. 😆

BREAKING: Returned!

Definite thawing in relations.

We have passed the "not murdering me in my sleep" test I think.

Now enjoying some proper Felix cat food for nourishment.