It took a long time until Coconut finally decided to calm down a bit. "I could go in and clean his box and put down food without him coming at me but still hissed whenever anyone walked by his cage," Nelson said.

"Still he never lifted up his head all the way, always looking down. He never bothered to clean himself and I sure couldn't touch him to clean out his eyes. I knew for sure he couldn't go back on the streets to live like that!"

They continued working on his trust even though it might seem hopeless to others. Nelson wasn't willing to give up.

Months had passed, she began to see a glimmer of hope.