Hi everyone, i am new here
(Im writing from my Ipad so wont be able to type out a long story from the ipad keyboard!)
Anyways, i have a now affectionate ex feral cat. We have come a long way together from her not allowing me to move when i used to feed her and her sister when they lived in the back h area at the back of an industrial area. To now having her live with me where she cuddles me, licks me, head butts me for love and snuggles with me in my bed.
However i have some very real experiences directly related to her being formerly a feral (in the true definition) cat. That others seem to misinterpret as me being too overprotective.
For example i see that if i were to let her outside and another person (as she is still freaked out majorly by other people other than me) approached that she would run for miles and not necesairly back to where we live.
I see this in her behaviour when i walk her outside on a lead.
I do not see this in other cats who are not ex feral.
So because i dont let her outside this in turn creates a need to constant company and entertainment and attention. So much so that i actually plan my life outside of work around my cat. I never have a late night because if my cat doesnt have the night routine of me being home she meows all night and the after effects for me trying to work the next day are terrible.
So when i try to explain to others they simply Do not understand. They tell me just to let her outside to let her be a cat. I try to explain the difference but they still dont get it.
So im on these forums looking for any understanding, any advise?
To be honest there has been a lot hapoen that has made me think about putting the cat down, bevause simply of being ex feral. Not sure what to do.
(Im writing from my Ipad so wont be able to type out a long story from the ipad keyboard!)
Anyways, i have a now affectionate ex feral cat. We have come a long way together from her not allowing me to move when i used to feed her and her sister when they lived in the back h area at the back of an industrial area. To now having her live with me where she cuddles me, licks me, head butts me for love and snuggles with me in my bed.
However i have some very real experiences directly related to her being formerly a feral (in the true definition) cat. That others seem to misinterpret as me being too overprotective.
For example i see that if i were to let her outside and another person (as she is still freaked out majorly by other people other than me) approached that she would run for miles and not necesairly back to where we live.
I see this in her behaviour when i walk her outside on a lead.
I do not see this in other cats who are not ex feral.
So because i dont let her outside this in turn creates a need to constant company and entertainment and attention. So much so that i actually plan my life outside of work around my cat. I never have a late night because if my cat doesnt have the night routine of me being home she meows all night and the after effects for me trying to work the next day are terrible.
So when i try to explain to others they simply Do not understand. They tell me just to let her outside to let her be a cat. I try to explain the difference but they still dont get it.
So im on these forums looking for any understanding, any advise?
To be honest there has been a lot hapoen that has made me think about putting the cat down, bevause simply of being ex feral. Not sure what to do.