30/05/2026
Penny is a long term regular client and unfortunately, to say she isn’t fond of me is putting it mildly 🙄.
That’s not to say that she’s difficult, she just keeps up a low rumble of protest, punctuated with the odd quiet hiss, from the minute she sees me and isn’t particularly keen on cooperation. Good job I don’t take it personally 😂.
I try to make things as low stress as possible for her but have never been able to get her to let her guard down. I’d accepted this was as good as it was going to get with Penny. A necessary part of her life as she gets tangled easily but just something to be endured.
She’s a rescue and has always been extremely timid with everyone except her cat parents but this is where it gets interesting ………a new baby ( human I mean, you know, an actual baby 😂) arrived 7 weeks ago and rather than become even more reclusive, Penny has become more outgoing!
Her family told me she now greets visitors who come to meet the new arrival and has even thawed towards Grandma whom she has apparently loathed from day one!
Now, there were no bells or whistles or grand fanfares but today, she was a bit easier to manage and then, quietly and without hesitation, she accepted my offer of a treat after her groom. This has never, ever, happened before. I always try, she always glares and turns away but, not this time.
Was this a trickle before the flood? Probably not, but, somehow, she’s mellowed, just a bit. Whatever her reason, I’ll take every win I can get, no matter how small. Maybe she likes being a furry Mog mother 😂🐈⬛🐾
