I love (or at least hold in high regard) all animals. I grew up with and around cats and dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, horses, lizards, snakes, and birds. But cats and I just GET each other, ya know? I guess I'm a "cat person." I have adopted 2 cats in my adult life. I won't get into my story of loss and rescue (you can read that elsewhere on this site) but I raised Felix from 8 weeks of age until 7 years (when he passed from congestive heart failure) and I rescued Friedrich about 2.5 months ago and he's about 6.5 months old now.
I am SO TIRED of people (my family mostly) making fun of how overprotective (neurotic?) I am about my Friedrich's health and safety. I hear that ridiculous "crazy cat lady" moniker far too often from them, simply because: I research cat nutrition and care, I'm picky about how people treat/talk to/interact with my cat, I feed him natural, healthy food at meal times. They treat me like I'm crazy for caring about my cat's nutritional, psychological, and emotional needs! They really have the "it's JUST a CAT" attitude. Most of them are dog owners, which is great because I also love dogs; you'd think they would understand but they really seem to believe dogs to be superior companions.
I'm just so thankful for this site for reminding me that I'm not alone, and that I'm not crazy for wanting all the best out of life for my cat! Does anyone have similar experiences? Does anyone else hate the "crazy cat lady" stereotype?
I am SO TIRED of people (my family mostly) making fun of how overprotective (neurotic?) I am about my Friedrich's health and safety. I hear that ridiculous "crazy cat lady" moniker far too often from them, simply because: I research cat nutrition and care, I'm picky about how people treat/talk to/interact with my cat, I feed him natural, healthy food at meal times. They treat me like I'm crazy for caring about my cat's nutritional, psychological, and emotional needs! They really have the "it's JUST a CAT" attitude. Most of them are dog owners, which is great because I also love dogs; you'd think they would understand but they really seem to believe dogs to be superior companions.
I'm just so thankful for this site for reminding me that I'm not alone, and that I'm not crazy for wanting all the best out of life for my cat! Does anyone have similar experiences? Does anyone else hate the "crazy cat lady" stereotype?