An update on my two beautiful ex-ferals, a little over 2 months since I devoted my life to them.
It's been good progress I think. Boycat is still very shy and runs away much of the time, but Girlcat has days when she lets me stroke her! They know the routine and from about half an hour before dinner time they line up and LOOK at me. They also know dreamies times (first thing, when I get in from work, and just before bed) and again get themselves into position in plenty of time.
They own the living room completely and sleep anywhere in there - sofa, back of sofa, floor, tree, under tables, on dining chair for Girlcat, and give me filthy looks if I dare sit in my seat when they want to sit in the back just behind it. Mornings and evenings is play time when they charge around the whole house like loons ambushing each other, so clearly they feel safe here. Last night Girlcat even jumped right over my legs and bounced off the recliner like a trampoline during play 
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I think the biggest breakthrough is the stroking thing. If she's in the right mood, Girlcat will let me scratch and stroke her while she's lying on their end of the sofa and definitely enjoys it, and will also let me do a bit when she's involved in gobbling down dreamies as fasr as she can so she can get to Boycat's share as well (separate portions close together). Boycat has also tolerated a brief pet at dreamies time, though he still tenses up and gets worried after a few seconds so I stop then. Girlcat has also taken to following me about the house and watching me; started out at breakfast and dinner time but now happens a lot at other times - I can feel her eyes boring into my back right now as I type at my desk in the study 
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They are eating well and still no inappropriate pooing or peeing, and surprisingly rare up-chucking.
So all in all I think I'm well ahead of schedule with them 
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Allergictoironing · 06/08/2016 08:55
Talk to them all the time at home, I chat to them like they were human beings - plus tell them they are the most beautiful/handsome creatures in the world of course. Have the occasional conversation with Girlcat, me talking & her making their odd little whirring noise which is the only vocalisations either of them make. Still not answering me when I ask for their views on the sport though 
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They quite like TV so I often leave it on during the day when I go to work, but that switches off on a timer if you don't do anything after about 4 hours. But that's OK, they sleep then, and do all their bouncing about morning and evening anyway.
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Ha! Sport may be beneath them. Why not try fiscal policy? Mine have always held very decided views on that!
Lots of talking is great though. Well done so far.
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