Letter from Chakri's Mom Here's our favorite photo of Chakri. It was taken early this morning, shortly before she settled down for her daytime sleep. She snoozed next to me last night and purred when we petted her today. She is as sweet as she is beautiful. Despite the fact that she is timid, she never lashes out, never threatens. We're all just letting her decide to adopt us. She does seem to be coming around sooner than we expected. Thank you so much for introducing Lalique (Chakri) to us. I appreciate your followup phone call this evening. I've been anxious to update you with Chakri's progress. Best wishes to you and everyone on the rescue "team." Sincerely, Alvyde M. Chakri's mom 4 Nov 20001, Chakri Update: Chakri continues to make progress in adapting to her new surroundings. Wednesday, we opened the door between our bathroom and bedroom. Chakri kept going to the bathroom door and YOWING. She has had several tours in different parts of the house (while being tightly held). So, she knew there was a world beyond the bathroom and wanted to see it. The first thing she did was to make a dash underneath our queen size bed. She stayed out of arm's reach by keeping close to the center support pole of the bed. She stayed there the whole day, mostly sleeping. Wednesday night, she woke us up intermittently with a dash across the top of the pillows or other parts of the bed. She finally wound up settling down in our bed before dawn, but she was easily scared out of it when either my wife or I moved too much. I don't blame her there--she can't weigh more than a couple of pounds. Anyway, when we settled back down, she popped back in. She seems to be on a night schedule: she is very active during the night and sleeps most of the day. She is bright-eyed during the night and very much wants a good petting, which results in almost instantaneous purring. She has become more confident or I should say we are gaining her trust. At night, she allows us to handle her and move her around even into the children's laps. When the sun comes up, it's back to sleep under the bed. Even there, improvement can be seen. She sleeps on a soft blanket near the edge under the bed and does not run away when the family comes up to visit her. The last couple of days, we can see an internal struggle taking place inside of her. Her desire to come out from under the bed and see us is balanced against the inclination to hide during the day. So far the fear is winning out, but her resolve is weakening. She pokes her head out or even comes out a few steps, but when spotted, she dives back under the bed. We are very comfortable with Chakri. She is the sweetest cat imaginable. Even in her most fearful state, she has never tried to claw or bite anyone. She always allows the children to pet her, a big plus. If I stop to think about it, she has made a lot of progress for just one week. Everyone wants a pet to instantly accept the family and become wholly integrated. With Chakri, that is going to take more time, but we will let her have all the time she needs. The dogs have touched noses with her several times and have had virtually no response from her. When she starts to come to us during the day, we will expand her world and allow her more run of the house. But for the moment, we confine her to the bedroom/bathroom (the rest of the house is too big for her to get lost in, particularly when she gets quiet). Considering how much she purrs and rolls on her back while she is being petted, she seems content. She is also eating and drinking well and the rest of the plumbing is working well, so it appears to be only a matter of time before she comes out of her shell. That is all for the first week. Cheers, Tim
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