This post has been a long time coming, so sorry ahead of time for the lenghtly post. Bailey came to us 3 months ago scared out of his mind (although we knew he exsisted about 2 years ago but couldn't be caught! He was being taken care of by a cat lover and we knew he was getting the best care he could while being outside.) He had been living outside his entire life (we think to be 3 years) and had never been touched by a human. He came to us in a trap and we honestly figured he would be an amazing barn cat since he survived out in the "wild" for so long and was in very good condition weight and health wise.We tried to give him as much space as we could while keeping us safe while he was settling in. We tried sneaking in some pets here and there, and although he didn't hate us for it, he wasn't exactly happy either. When we took Bailey to get fixed, we weren't even sure if he was a boy or a girl because he literally freaked out and turned into a feral cat everytime we put more than 1 hand on him at a time. Very begruginly, when we took him to get fixed, we asked them to "ear tip him" just in case he would need to be come a barn cat and got caught up in a TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) situation. While we hoped that he would turn around and start to trust people, he wasn't giving us the traditional signs we see with these types of kitties.After being neutered (suprise, it's a boy!) Bailey went back to being ok with being touched but by only one or 2 people and for a very short time. After some time went by, one of our cat employees went to pet his head like she did everyday he had been there and she thought she heard a purr and it almost looked like he was leaning in, but figured it was the kitty beside him that he was excited to meet, not her. The next day he started making air biscuits (holy crap kept going through her mind, because if she said something outloud he might get spooked). The next day he put his paw on her hand when she went to pull away from his head scratches. The next day he presented his belly for belly rubs (in which he loved!!). His love for people just grew from than and he started letting other people love on him and being a barn cat was no longer an option for this amazing kitty!We knew it was time for him to go into a community room once we found he loved other kitties and felt comfortable with everybody we had him interact with. We think this was actally more stressful for us (we didn't want him to go back to being scared) because he let us pick him up, move him and never looked back! He went straight for one of our kitty towers and he just sat there taking it all in. From this point, Bailey never looked back. He will go and hide under a shelf here and there, but when he sees who is there, he comes out and asks to be pet. Today, after we were cleaning and it was nap time, we saw him on the top of the cat tower and he was sleeping so comfortably. 3 months ago Bailey came to us a very scared kitty, not trusting anybody or anything. Today, Bailey comes to people and asks to be pet, he makes biscuits, he purrs, he presents his belly and demands that you give him the love he so much deserves. While you hear "3 months" and think that is so short compared to some of our other stories, you are right, but think of the 3 years before that where he had never been touched. Bailey deserves to find his furever home where he wouldn't mind having other kitty siblings (we aren't sure about dogs) to play and hang out with when you are busy and he can't get the human attention he now craves! While we do NOT want him to leave us, he is ready for his new chapter and we couldn't be more proud!You may find me on our website under "ADOPT