Haru is an extremely timid cat. She's afraid of strangers, and other cats, and is terrified of thunder, firecrackers, and any loud, thunderous sounds. Even the sound of my sneezing and cough would make her sprint away from me.
Once she managed to squeeze her way out of her locked cage in the wee hours of the morning when there was a loud thunderstorm. There's a small gap between the door and the cage as we did not secure the bottom ledge onto the cage. We only secured the top ledge, thus, she managed to squeeze her body out of the cage through the gap. She then hit under the couch.
Last week there was an episode of thunderstorm and our scaredy-cat who was having her supper stopped short of eating and went into hiding. Sherilyn managed to pull her out from under the cupboard to give her cuddles until the thunderstorm passed.
This is how frightened Haru was.
Haru's entire body was trembling with fear and she was crawling lowly on the ground, trying to find a safe haven under some cupboard, bed or couch to seek refuge. When Sherilyn put Haru on her lap, the scaredy-cat buried her face under her sister's armpit 😺
There was another thunderstorm the next day and Haru hid in my room. I put her on my lap and she buried her face on my lap. Later she crawled lowly on the ground and crouched under a clothes rack for an hour until the thunderstorm stopped completely.
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| Even her body was stiff and tense from fear 😹 |
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| Poor baby. I hope she'll be able to overcome her fear of thunder and firecrackers one day. |