08-10-2016, 06:11 AM
Yes maybe you're right Catherine.
Whatever happens, Sally isn't really listening to any suggestions I make. Whatever she does will have to be her own idea in her own time.
Meanwhile when I am there I block the cat door and she spends time in there with me (not tensely, but more or less ok.) She eats and plays with two toys. I ignore her if she goes near the door, and if she jumps up on to the counter where her bed is, and where I am focused, I give her cat treats and face scratches, and she purrs. If she jumps down again I ignore her, etc.
She manages about 30 -40 minutes, then at that point I open the door as I don't want her to start to feel trapped. I stay in the room though, and sometimes she will come back, just to the door but not in.
It may change when the weather gets colder. I do hope so.
Whatever happens, Sally isn't really listening to any suggestions I make. Whatever she does will have to be her own idea in her own time.
Meanwhile when I am there I block the cat door and she spends time in there with me (not tensely, but more or less ok.) She eats and plays with two toys. I ignore her if she goes near the door, and if she jumps up on to the counter where her bed is, and where I am focused, I give her cat treats and face scratches, and she purrs. If she jumps down again I ignore her, etc.
She manages about 30 -40 minutes, then at that point I open the door as I don't want her to start to feel trapped. I stay in the room though, and sometimes she will come back, just to the door but not in.
It may change when the weather gets colder. I do hope so.
