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Thoughts on Pria's behavior?

post #1 of 10
8/4/10 at 5:40am
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So as most of you know we recently permanantly adopted Pria into our home. She is approx. 4 months old and there are some behavior that have me...not really concerned, but curious.

She is MY girl, if I am sitting down, she's on my lap, or curled up on my shoulder. She follows me around and I LOVE it. Dana laughs and says she has me SO wrapped, and it's true. I am so incredibly bonded with this girl.

That being said, she doesn't really play. She eats and drinks well, but is always either with me or sleeping. She doesn't run around or have typical "kitten" antics. She also really does not interact with any of the other cats at all. She's not agressive or nasty to them, she just kind of ignores them. Teyah loves her, and is always trying to groom her. Pria will tolerate it with an annoyed look on her face and then will start vocalizing when she's had enough.

Also, if she's not with me or on me, she's sleeping on the floor. We have numerous cat beds, a couple cat trees, etc. but she's always on the floor even though I'm sure there are more comfy spots.

Is she just figuring out her place in the pecking order? Do you think she'll bond more with the other cats and play more in time? She has no problem being one of the first ones to eat and always has her little head in the food bowl. I've chalked it up to her just getting used to having a real home, but would like to know everyone's thoughts.
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post #2 of 10
8/4/10 at 5:54am
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She is MY girl, if I am sitting down, she's on my lap, or curled up on my shoulder. She follows me around and I LOVE it. Dana laughs and says she has me SO wrapped, and it's true. I am so incredibly bonded with this girl.

.......Also, if she's not with me or on me, she's sleeping on the floor. We have numerous cat beds, a couple cat trees, etc. but she's always on the floor even though I'm sure there are more comfy spots.

Is she just figuring out her place in the pecking order? Do you think she'll bond more with the other cats and play more in time? She has no problem being one of the first ones to eat and always has her little head in the food bowl. I've chalked it up to her just getting used to having a real home, but would like to know everyone's thoughts.
Yup. I think that's it. I can't remember - did you mention what her life was like before you started fostering her (and then adopted her)? It's still a new situation and she's gravitating to what's really familiar to her - you and food and sleep. Here she is with 8 new fur buddies, and she's probably trying to figure it out.

Just a feeling that's what it is.
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post #3 of 10
8/4/10 at 5:58am
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Well that's just it, I'm not sure WHAT her situation was before I started fostering her. I took her, along with the 5 boys (Watson being her brother for sure.) home to foster because they were going to be euthanized by the end of the day if someone didn't. The shelter was over crowded and they all had signs of upper resp. so they were all going to be killed. There was NO WAY I could let these beautiful sweethearts be put down.

I'm almost thinking she was taken from her Mom too soon perhaps. She also doesn't know how to bury her poop, so usually either me or one of the other cats do it for her.
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post #4 of 10
8/4/10 at 5:59am
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Yup. I think that's it. I can't remember - did you mention what her life was like before you started fostering her (and then adopted her)? It's still a new situation and she's gravitating to what's really familiar to her - you and food and sleep. Here she is with 8 new fur buddies, and she's probably trying to figure it out.

Just a feeling that's what it is.


When Mazy first came her (shelter kitty) she never slept on anything soft. It was floor or hard chair only. It took her a while to realize there was a better way to live!
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post #5 of 10
8/4/10 at 6:25am
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When Mazy first came her (shelter kitty) she never slept on anything soft. It was floor or hard chair only. It took her a while to realize there was a better way to live!


Larry too! I forgot about that! He was on the streets for the first year of his life, so it really did take him a long time to find the comfy places - always with the floor or hard chars!
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post #6 of 10
8/4/10 at 6:49am
Neko to this day still prefers the carpeted floors or her kitty cube that lays on the floor. We're always teasing her that she's afraid of heights Neko also doesn't like to cover her poops; she will occasionally. She's very clingy to me and follows me everywhere. I also think she was taken from her mother too soon since she tends to nurse on herself during bedtime/naps when shes near me (forgot to mention the nursing to the vet, owell).
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post #7 of 10
8/4/10 at 7:30am
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Originally Posted by Kailie View Post
That being said, she doesn't really play. She eats and drinks well, but is always either with me or sleeping. She doesn't run around or have typical "kitten" antics. She also really does not interact with any of the other cats at all. She's not agressive or nasty to them, she just kind of ignores them. Teyah loves her, and is always trying to groom her. Pria will tolerate it with an annoyed look on her face and then will start vocalizing when she's had enough.
She might interact more if there was a playmate closer to her age. I don't know the specifics of your situation but the cats in the pic look significantly older (?)
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post #8 of 10
8/4/10 at 7:42am
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She might interact more if there was a playmate closer to her age. I don't know the specifics of your situation but the cats in the pic look significantly older (?)
Well Azizi is a year and a half, Nova and Teyah are about 2 and those 3 especially are still very young at heart and playful.

No more, I'm not going into the double digits.
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post #9 of 10
8/4/10 at 2:48pm
Lola lived in a cage from the age of 7 weeks to just over 6 months of age. She never "learned" basics, like jumping, climbing, what a house is like, etc. It too her a VERY long time to "learn" to jump on the bed, to learn how to play, to learn how to climb. She just didn't know. So I'm wondering, no matter what Pria's history, if it's just something that she'll have to be taught. By you & by the other kitties.
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post #10 of 10
8/4/10 at 3:57pm
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Originally Posted by nanner View Post
Yup. I think that's it. I can't remember - did you mention what her life was like before you started fostering her (and then adopted her)? It's still a new situation and she's gravitating to what's really familiar to her - you and food and sleep. Here she is with 8 new fur buddies, and she's probably trying to figure it out.

Just a feeling that's what it is.
I would have to say that's it, this never happened with Ginga but partly with Jazzy. Even know Jazzy rarely plays, Ginga on the other hand plays all the time and follows us around and sleeps with us, too much love Just give her time, I'm sure she will eventually begin to play either by watching the other kitties or by her own accord ;]

Jackz, Jazzy & Ginga.
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