At time of writing she's been with us 3 weeks. Sometimes, in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning, she will threaten to attack my bare feet, but it's not because she's angry or intentionally causing trouble. It's because she wants to play.
I think once I get more in tune with when she wants to play and what she wants to play with and can get into a routine with it, the issue will solve itself. (It's constantly amazing to me how many behavior issues–in cats, dogs, and people–can be solved with more playtime.)
It's also fun to see her do normal cat things, but maybe not stick the landing on the first try. It took her a couple tries to successfully drink from a sink faucet, for example.
She hasn't quite gotten the hang of the scratching post either. She's been picking at my closed desk drawers instead. In the same room as two scratching posts.
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As she settled in, I expected her to be easily startled and to be very cautious and reluctant to enter new areas. She was for a week or two, but not as much as I expected.
Turns out, she's very curious and had no hesitation going into the basement. (Nike not only didn't want to go into the basement, but sometimes he didn't seem to want us to go there either.)
And after a week or so, she's been more open to playing. I'm sure her habits and preferences will become more clear in the next couple weeks, but I was happy to see her willing to chase my hand under a blanket.
I'm not sure she understood tissue paper at first, either. I mean, lying down next to the crinkly paper just isn't the reaction I expected.
That said, if it moved, she did want to pounce.
Ginger Kitty is fostered in Cambridge, MA through the Gifford Cat Shelter in Brighton. Please contact them if you are interested in her!
