Jasper begins to show a bit of spunk

A small but significant bit of news regarding Jasper. He still hides under the bed whenever I'm in the room (although he's quite comfortable with the space now, and regularly sleeps on my bed when I'm not there - he leaves little tell-tale grey fur balls where ever he goes which give away his movements) however, this evening we had a small breakthrough.

Not only did he let me lay under the bed with him, less than a foot away, but he ate the treats I gave him in front of me (he's always eaten them, but until tonight, never while I was still in the room)  AND best of all, he not only sniffed my finger, but then rolled over and playfully batted at it. :)

As long as there were treats involved, he was quite content to have me that close and moving, but he still retreated out of reach if I tried to touch him. Still, now that I've finally got him engaged, I am fully confident that I shall have a new friend very very soon. :) He may end up being a slightly chubby friend from all the treats it's taking to convince him that I'm friendly ;) but I am ecstatic about his progress.

I haven't been able to get any photos of him yet as the lighting under the bed is terrible, and the flash would scare the piss out of him, but hopefully I will be able to soon. He really is breathtakingly beautiful, despite the knots and matted fur.