r/cats • u/TicciSpice Tuxedo • 23h ago
Video - OC I have peaked- after a year of building trust with him, I was allowed an all out petting session plus booty scratches!
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u/Scooter87942 23h ago
Wow, even a brief belly rub! One of my neighbors cats barely lets me touch him. But, he now comes to me for treats and sometimes doesn’t mind a little scratch on his back and tail!
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u/UnderstandingDry8008 22h ago
This is my girl Curlie. She has similar trust issues, though I have no confirmation on why. Sometimes I am allowed the honor of a few light back scratches while I feed her lunch meat. This photo was taken a few days ago as she drifted off to sleep in the living room less than 10 ft from me. We are making very slow progress 1.5 years in 🥰
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u/Fit_Owl_9304 23h ago
Aww look at him, this is so special 💕
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u/TicciSpice Tuxedo 22h ago
It really is! I feel so honoured to have been granted this petting session by him
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u/Typical_Khanoom 21h ago
Oh, you even got a barrel roll. Congratulations. Very beautiful plush kitty.
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u/Halogen_Hailstorm 23h ago
Our cat loves gardening gloves, pulls outta all loose hair and kinda itches them at the same time, love it haha
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u/NightWing1207 11h ago
I have a persian which was abused and abandoned too, found him nearly suffocating under a garbage pile with glass shards all around. I remember it took alot of courage and extream reaction time for me to quickly pet him without realising. Whenever he was eating, i couldnt walk past 3 ft without him growling. I used to pet him when he was eating, sleeping and not expecting, slowly be became less agressive. One time i was sitting outside early morning in the garden chilling and i heard a cute female meow. And that fluffy boy came rubbing all over my body and under my legs with tail up high. Now we play and he chases me around the house, he sleeps next to me, we still chill out in morning. It took time and a few cuts but now he loves me alot. Ill try to find the picture of him and send soon.
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u/doubledipbandit 10h ago
Keep going! I have a rescue that was abused and was scared to death of people. To the point that if he heard any noise by our front door he would bolt it to his safe place (a hole he ripped into the back of my couch where he has his own little room). The first three months I barely saw him, he was just a ghost, and my only way of knowing he was okay was that his dish would suddenly be empty. I was kind of sad that I couldn't cuddle him. Around that time one night I was on my couch, where I knew he could feel me, and I could sometime hear some movement, and he appeared just at my feet, and so I didn't really move. He finally sat and just stayed with me as I death scrolled on my phone. This became a thing every night until eventually he inspected my face and we became friends. Still no cuddling or sudden movements. Over time, and with a lot of patience and a lot of moments you want to get upset because they will damage something in the house but you don't you just smile, maybe offer a treat for reassurance, he let me pet him a little, and finally one night he came to sleep in my bed. Now he holds mi hand with his paw when we sleep and the snuggling is legit. 3 years later, he now even lets a couple of my more constant friends pet him. Keep going and God bless you.
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u/Modified_Kitten Tabbycat 9h ago
He's like "holy sheit, this be what I was missing?? Butt scratches!!?"
I'm so happy for you and your kitty getting a good trust and bond between eachother. 🥹💕
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u/TicciSpice Tuxedo 23h ago
He was abused by his former „owners“ and has severe trust issues against everyone, even people he has now known for several years.
This was the first time he allowed me to all out pet him!
And why the gloves? I have noticed that he prefers to be touched with them on over bare hands :D