Teaks is one of our kitties.
We originally just called her "the kitten". She had shown up one winter day, very scared and hungry. Just touching the door handle made her take off running, low to the ground, just a black and white blur. God forbid she say you looking out a window at her. Complete terror in her little face, and then she was off again, as fast as she could to hide.
She learned where we left the food we put out for the stray cats, and eventually she learned to hide and scream at us when we were outside, telling us she needed food.
Finally in the winter of 2009/2010 she made friends with a stray cat (we call him Smokey. We do our best for him as well. He is a very sweet, but standoffish cat. He is very special, as he seems to know when another cat needs caring for and he takes the roll as needed). She started sleeping with him in a make-shift shelter we built and eating with him. But the spring of 2010 he was able to teach her that we were not a threat. She stopped running from us. Eventually we were able to touch her lightly, then pet her, then pick her up.
Because of how small she is and how she had far more issues with the other stray/feral/neighborhood cats we made of point of catching her. And now she's one of ours.
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