Pam

Hi Kathy, I have been following your facebook page since the day we adopted Cali (formerly Pam)!! When we first brought Cali home, she was just as Irene described, loveable but very skittish. If we let her onto the floor, she would be hiding behind the entertainment center, love seat, couch, bed or anywhere she could squeeze. We would let her be for awhile, then gently pull her out and cuddle her. Day after day she hid less and became more trusting of us all. We already had a large pet family before Cali joined us. Our current cat, Audrey, is a special kitty who has a pretty rough personality. She likes to hiss at people and occasionally claw and bite (never really hard, more of a bad way to communicate LEAVE ME ALONE!). While Audrey still has not accepted Cali as a companion like Cali wishes, she at least accepts her presence lol. She 'allows' her use of the litter box that they share (even though we provided two initially!) She allows her anywhere most of the time and just when Audrey is in one of her 'special' moods does she hiss and bat at Cali, to which Cali just shakes off and moves on. Of our 4 existing dogs, only our Chihuahua has made friends. Our pomeranians and jack russell still see Cali as a game of chase and catch....something she doesn't appreciate! So the dogs get one half of hte house, the cats get the other, which works well. However RAscal, our Chihuahua, made fast friends because he was also a rescue that had a VERY similar temperament as Cali. He used to be extremely skittish as well. They are great friends now, they cuddle, play and often have one-sided games of tag where Cali is usually the one tagging Rascal!! All in all, Cali is doing amazing now. We have had her for a month and a half so far and she is extremely comfortable with her new home. She sleeps in bed with me and often wakes me up early if her food bowl is close to empty. She has grown accustomed to her afternoon Fancy Feast treat. She is growing a lot too!! She has outgrown Rascal and is on her way to outgrowing Audrey! Her sweet personality and loving nature is just what we needed to balance out Audrey's rough personality lol. We are so thankful to have her in our home! I have sent pictures to Irene on her phone. Thank you again for trusting us with her, she is perfect for us! Rhonni