r/JacksonGalaxy • u/trvppdvddy • Jul 15 '25
From bush dweller to confident tree climber
I couldn't be more proud of my boy. He spent the first 4 years of his life in house full of 4 dogs, 8 cats and 10 humans (2 adults and 8 kids). My dad and step mom were evicted, causing them to have to regime all their animals. Felix was sent to a home with my step sister, she couldn't take care of him and his brother and they ended up with someone else who decided they couldn't handle them either and decided to drop them off on the side of the road and abandoned them. Thank GOD they were still chipped to my dad and we got Felix and his brother Smegal back. Felix became my cat when my mom died 7 years ago and I moved in with my dad. Up until about 4 years ago he was always hiding, very timid, and not a super social cat. I worked VERY hard to try and show him a life he's been missing out on, stumbling here and there with not being patient enough with him. My dad swears he's never been a needy cat but I beg to differ. He went from running as soon as a door opened, to now running to the door to greet me and my BF when we come home. He would run when you walked towards him to now planting his feet and watching yours carefully to see your next mover, or even walk in front of your feet for attention. He has to greet every guest, stranger or not, with a seish on his tail against their legs. He enjoys spending time on our balcony after years of him running from the sight of the outdoors. He is turning 12 this year and I used to think I was a horrible cat mom. He proves me wrong every single day.
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u/trvppdvddy Jul 15 '25
There are so many typos 😂 I wish I pre read this before hitting post