Ginger

Today I moved Ginger to her new kitty condo in the living room. Out in the general population. So far she is doing well and I am hopeful that she will eventually become more social. I hated breaking up the duo of Ginger and her sister Sophie. Ginger has always been the most anti-social of the two, so I wanted to start with her first. Ginger has a few issues. Strabismus with a slight involuntary nodding of her head. The head nodding is more recent but the eyes have always been crossed inward. This is common with some pure breeds, and the option is  to sometimes surgically correct it.  I am going to wait until she is a bit more stable before we consider another surgery. They were both recently spayed. Not the easiest thing in the world to catch a couple of feral cats and take them to the vet, but we manage, plus we have an amazing vet who is wonderful with animals. Now that she is out in the open, I can begin to spend more close up time with her. I am not sure if she will ever be tame enough to initiate friendliness on her own, but at least we are beginning the process to find out. Without the luxury of being able to run under something to hide, she will have to open up and make some adjustments. I moved a small table to the side of her kitty condo and placed a pillow on top. Miss Anniebelle has been laying there next to Ginger on the other side. If anything it is a great start. I am sure (most of) the other cats will welcome her if she gives them a chance. Contrary to what one might think, Cats can be very loving and are generally quite democratic. Particularly those of the spay and neutered variety. Nothing snooty about them, really...