A Michael Broad Blog
A photograph, of what I would describe as the rolling hills of a landscape of cat paws. This is a macro shot (very close up). Of course the paws belong to Gabriel – such beautiful paws 😉 . Gabriel was very still. He had to be because you can’t focus this close without the …
Another photo of my semi-feral rescue cat who I am fostering. He is snoozing and becoming domesticated. I have cared for him for about 6 days. He hid under the sideboard for about 3 days when I first got him (except for eating food at night). He has come on well. A major advantage …
Here is a straightforward video (made on an iPhone 4s) showing Gabriel on my lap and letting me stroke him. He purrs. He is still nervous of being touched. He’ll forget I can be trusted and flinch sometimes if my hand is even slowly brought towards him to stroke him but, that said, this …
Gabriel, my semi-feral foster cat is coming along well, meaning his socialisation is progressing. Although I do work at it. I give him masses of play (about 3 hours daily), the best cat food, plus tons of company from me. This evening he came on my lap to play at first and then rest. …
I blame Ruth for encouraging me to publish another photograph of him 😉 . He was wandering around behind my desk while I was working and peered over the edge. The photo was taken with an iPhone 4s. He is beginning to explore a bit without me needing to entice him out. When I …
Here is a picture taken this morning with an iPhone 4s. Sorry, I am like a mum with her new baby….
The power of cooked prawns 😉 . Gabriel was hiding very effectively this morning. It took me 15 minutes to find him and an hour to get him out from under the sideboard using cooked prawns. I blew the scent of the prawns under the sideboard, where he was hiding, to make the meal …
