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A touch of back story the last cat I had lived roughly 20 years and we had been close companions since I was a child. He died due to old age a few years ago and I haven't gotten another one since him. But recently I moved out with some friends and they have two cats of their own, (Both of which don't like me very much) but the deal was if and when I found a cat, I would be permitted to have one.
A few weeks ago a stray wandered up to the door of my apartment and loving how sweet and friendly he was, I let him in. I've never met a stray so friendly, so I asked around in the surrounding neighborhoods and no one was missing a cat. So I've adopted this beautiful boy as my own and he will be an indoor cat since that's all I've ever owned. (I'm paranoid about my babies leaving and never returning).
That being said, he has meshed into our home quite well. He gets along with our cats, uses the litter box and is an all around lovey boy. Something I missed greatly from my last baby.
My concern is that recently I'll see him sitting next to the door on the outside. Like he wants to go out. But he uses the litter box just fine and I keep it very clean. If he were wanting exercise, I've got just about every toy under the sun and he has no interest in them. I just assumed he was a cat that didn't care about playing.
I'm not sure what to do, and I can't tell if there's something wrong with him, and my family's never taken pets to vets on regular basis unless something starts to look a bit off. I haven't had Flynn for long, so I can't fully tell what is abnormal yet. I do still plan to take him to the vet to have him properly bathed and to make sure he's treated for heart worms. I just want to make sure that I'm not just getting a paranoid bug in my ear and have to let go of the first cat that's affectionate towards me in what feels like forever.
A few weeks ago a stray wandered up to the door of my apartment and loving how sweet and friendly he was, I let him in. I've never met a stray so friendly, so I asked around in the surrounding neighborhoods and no one was missing a cat. So I've adopted this beautiful boy as my own and he will be an indoor cat since that's all I've ever owned. (I'm paranoid about my babies leaving and never returning).
That being said, he has meshed into our home quite well. He gets along with our cats, uses the litter box and is an all around lovey boy. Something I missed greatly from my last baby.
My concern is that recently I'll see him sitting next to the door on the outside. Like he wants to go out. But he uses the litter box just fine and I keep it very clean. If he were wanting exercise, I've got just about every toy under the sun and he has no interest in them. I just assumed he was a cat that didn't care about playing.
I'm not sure what to do, and I can't tell if there's something wrong with him, and my family's never taken pets to vets on regular basis unless something starts to look a bit off. I haven't had Flynn for long, so I can't fully tell what is abnormal yet. I do still plan to take him to the vet to have him properly bathed and to make sure he's treated for heart worms. I just want to make sure that I'm not just getting a paranoid bug in my ear and have to let go of the first cat that's affectionate towards me in what feels like forever.