This morning, took me quite by surprise- when I walked into the cat enclosure to feed everybody, it was just before dawn. Ashley came to greet me! This is the first time in mini moons that she has approached me. I was petting her, I took a chance, and I picked her up! She laid in my arms and purred, and allowed me to pet her. It was extremely difficult to not start pulling out some of those mats that are just hanging on her. But I didn’t want to destroy this moment. She allowed this interaction for about 10 minutes before she started to struggle. So I instantly put her down. Surprisingly, she didn’t poop one time!

This for me was a big milestone for us. I am hoping it will continue, but I will not get my hopes up. You never know with these PTSD kitties how their moods are going to swing. But it was certainly a delightful start to the day. It was also confirmation that confining PITA to the Introduction cage was the right move.