The shelter's volunteer coordinator showed me a video of one. She snarled at nothing and chased her tail for a few seconds, then growled for another few seconds, and then she went back to normal.
When my husband and I went to fetch her, the shelter manager described seeing a fit approximately 15-20 minutes after meds, so I've been hanging out for at least half an hour afterward. At time of writing, she's been here for three days. I'm happy to report that other than one mild instance the first night (she looked startled and hissed at nothing behind her but didn't growl or chase her tail), we haven't seen or heard an episode. She's still confined to our guest room, so we don't have eyes on her all the time, but I've been spending as much time with her as I can.
She purrs probably 95% of the time.
She's still spending time in her safe place under the bed, but she comes out almost immediately whenever we're in the room, and seems to like flopping down near my knees or ankles and just being companionable.
As she's gotten more comfortable, she's started lounging in the middle of the floor like she's on a beach vacation. She likes being brushed, and I like to think of it as her version of a spa massage.
Ginger Kitty is fostered in Cambridge, MA through the Gifford Cat Shelter in Brighton. Please contact them if you are interested in adopting her!
