Hi,
I recently moved with my 4 year old Kitty and am having some issues with her. She was a stray that I adopted when she was 7 months old and has always been very fearful of new people, especially men and new situations. She has lived in the same house since I've had her. She has always been allowed to go outside but we lived in a housing development and there were alot of dogs and kids and she wouldn't go very far. When I moved to the country there isn't anything there but fields and some woods. We have been there for four weeks. I let her go outside after the first week because she seemed like she was so afraid being cooped up in the house all the time with repairmen coming by to install appliances. She stayed right around the house until last Friday and when I let her out in the morning (she meows louding wanting outside every morning) she disappeared and I couldn't find her. I was terrifed but had to go to work. I came home early and hunted everywhere (probably walking 5 mile or more calling her). At dark that evening she reappeared and has done the same thing every day since except when the weather was raining. She seems so much more satisfied now in the evenings and still sleeps with me and snuggles. Is this normal???? I have never had a cat until her so I don't know if she is just scared and hides every day somewhere or if she enjoys going out into the big fields and hunting. Any advice you could give me would help. I want her to be happy. I also have a 2 year old Chocolate Lab that she is very close to. They sleep together every night. If she were really scared would she come home at night? Thank You! I know this is long but I am just concerned about her.
I recently moved with my 4 year old Kitty and am having some issues with her. She was a stray that I adopted when she was 7 months old and has always been very fearful of new people, especially men and new situations. She has lived in the same house since I've had her. She has always been allowed to go outside but we lived in a housing development and there were alot of dogs and kids and she wouldn't go very far. When I moved to the country there isn't anything there but fields and some woods. We have been there for four weeks. I let her go outside after the first week because she seemed like she was so afraid being cooped up in the house all the time with repairmen coming by to install appliances. She stayed right around the house until last Friday and when I let her out in the morning (she meows louding wanting outside every morning) she disappeared and I couldn't find her. I was terrifed but had to go to work. I came home early and hunted everywhere (probably walking 5 mile or more calling her). At dark that evening she reappeared and has done the same thing every day since except when the weather was raining. She seems so much more satisfied now in the evenings and still sleeps with me and snuggles. Is this normal???? I have never had a cat until her so I don't know if she is just scared and hides every day somewhere or if she enjoys going out into the big fields and hunting. Any advice you could give me would help. I want her to be happy. I also have a 2 year old Chocolate Lab that she is very close to. They sleep together every night. If she were really scared would she come home at night? Thank You! I know this is long but I am just concerned about her.
