Jackie and her sister were two feral kittens that were so feral the animal shelter didn’t even know their sex when they called and said “Piller. We have two extra spicy for you at your convenience.”

They were about 8 weeks old. They were definitely extra spicy. I couldn’t tame them. I kept them for a long time. I gave them attention everyday. I fed them the bestest of foods. And they still hated me with every fiber in their body. I got a fixed and vaccinated.

They were not going to be eligible for adoption. We also have a very limited number of opportunities to place cats like this in our area. So I made the decision that they would stay here. They could live in my house and eventually they would discover the cat door and escape into the world. If they decided to come back for food and the occasional deworming that would be up to them.

Jackie’s sister has done a 180 and is about 75% tame. On the other hand, Jackie makes the point of doing a zero traction cartoon run out of any room that I enter where she is also present. She is extra resistant to taming.

I just caught this picture of her in the cat wheel. It is the most domestic cat I have ever seen her do.

Eventually she will find the cat door. Then she’ll get to meet the geese and the chickens and the ducks. And she will also find a lifetime supply of mice. I don’t know if she’ll come back in. Right now she’s basically a ghost in the house. We see her on occasion but we know better than to acknowledge her existence.