After Cairo, I went back to Baton Rouge to rescue Vera who had been stuck overnight in a Live Oak tree in her own back yard. Vera is a pretty, four-year-old Siamese who, like Cairo, made friends with me quickly but refused to step on my lap or go into a carrier. When I first approached her, she appeared to want to step on my lap, so I prepared the cat bag on my lap so I could gently bag her. I gave her many opportunities and encouragement to step on my lap, but she never showed any more interest. However, once I removed the cat bag, then she wanted to get on my lap. It was the scent of other cats on the bag, especially the fresh scent of a stressed Cairo, that repelled her. With that scent out of the way, she readily stepped on my lap, and I put her in the bag. Now, I wonder if the scent of other cats on the bag is what deterred Cairo. I think I need to start washing the bag after every use.
It's a shame that I have no other pictures of this blue-eyed beauty to show to you, but the camera battery died shortly after I started to rescue Vera because I spent so much time with Cairo.