From My Hiding Places

Feral Socialization

The reason that I am not participating in groups much right now and that I'm not talking meowing much is because much of the time I am not here. I am between two and three friends houses in an experimental attempt to socialize feral cats and to re-domesticize former house cats gone feral. Seems to be working for the most part and I'm becoming more social and less vicious with my claws and teeth and friendlier towards other cats and people. I do get to visit my home and play with Leah and sometimes Lilly but I don't stay there on a constant basis. I go back & forth and Mother wasn't as wary of this method as Mel was who was not for it but Mother agreed and I was off with Mel just fussing about it. Some of our friends have had Siamese cats go feral before so they were fascinated with the idea of finding ways to feral retrieve these cats and re-acclimate them to people and to the idea of actually being domestic pets again and not wild things. I was very wild when I first arrived here, had been so betrayed by people that I wasn't much interested in people just hated most of them. Loved other cats though and could even get along with Morse who is a big affable guy but he is so jealous of any other kitty cat with his Mom Mel (Meli Mom) and is very possessive of her although he puts up with her love for the dogs and he knew that I was Mother's so he put up with me. He also puts up with the feral rescues retrievals because they're going to leave and he is the one attracting some of them, the ones like him especially, to this house although he does miss them when they stop visiting and stop staying over night because they've been placed. However, one other one is being kept by some friends for Mel a beautiful tough guy big male orange tabby and Morse knows and puts up with it. Maurice was supposed to be Mom's but a teen in the extended family a big tall guy was just so fascinated by the thought that a cat could be a big guy too and just had to have him, just visited frequently and one day he just left with him and Mel really wanted him to bring Maurice back but it was obvious this guy just loved that cat so she let him have Maurice. This other cat that is Mel's that is being kept by friends and who does like the friends and does get to visit, is Mel's and is a wonderpurr furiend to Henry (Inspector Morse) and so will remain Mel's cat so if you're reading this teens and kids just remember that is Mel's cat!

The others may start participating in groups for me part of the time as Rob has helped do for me in the past. Eventually this will convince them that they want a Catster account of their own in particular a plus account so they can put up great photos of us Siamese cats as not all are as allergic to the camera as am I. Eventually there will be more and better pics of me as one reason we do the Kimi's is usually only part of my photo is clear. The rest is blurry because I am moving away from that camera as fast as I can go! Otherwise many photos exist of me as just part of me such as just my face just my face and upper body my back side as it goes under the bed or into a hide out box, etc. I tell you the camera does capture the soul! It does! It can freeze your soul not always and forever but for great moments in time and you have to fight to get your soul back so the more photos they take of you the harder the battle is! Just remember that cat fact!
Love to all, Thomasina The Countess of Monte Cristo