Isaiah
Isaiah is normally a very friendly boy, even with strangers, but he was scared when I started climbing up to him, and it took me thirty minutes to calm him down to the point where he could trust me. It was probably the Churu squeeze-tube treat that won him over. Once he allowed himself to taste it, he lapped it up like the desperately starving kitty that he was. With each lick, he made yum-yum vocal noises which were cute, funny and pitifully sad. Poor thing. This was the first taste of food he has had in five days, and to him, it meant survival, enjoyment and life. It's a touching scene to watch on the video (below), so be sure to have the audio turned up for it.
After the treat, he began to trust me, and he eventually stepped on my lap where I secured him in a bag for the long ride back down to the ground. He was not happy being in the bag, and he let me know it all the way down, but that is all forgotten now that he is safe and happy back home now with a belly full of more substantial food.
