Hello all,
This is my first post and would first off like to say thank you to anyone who reads this and posts anything as I am at my wits end. I will first start with a little history. I moved to a new house in college about two years ago and one day found a very friendly stray on my porch. She was extremely affectionate and as I had been looking for a cat I decided to take her in, if she would continue to come back. Well, she did and since that day she has been my cat. She is spayed, and i do not keep a litter box for her as she has always gone outside because she was a stray before and just kept going outside. I keep my window open for her at all times and she comes and goes as she pleases. She is always laying around my bed, and when she decides she feels like it will come into the living room to hang out, or if i am at my computer she will sit in my lap. She has never been afraid of any person and has always been a big hit with all my friends. She has been skiddish around dogs before but always gets over it, and i have found other cats inside my house before. Some were strays, some had collars, but she always seemed not to mind them.
Well, about two weeks ago I got a new roommate who also has a cat. Her cat is an only indoors cat who is not spayed. Since the days the new cat (Honey) came to the house my cat (Natty) has been avoiding coming inside as if it were full of the plague. I know Natty comes inside periodically because she is still eating her food. But she will leave as soon as anyone sees she is inside and she has never ever been afraid of me, or not allowed me to approach her; but she keeps her distance now
. I am rather cat ignorant, I have had them my whole life but have never really had any problems, especially one of this magnitude. I dont know if there is a proper way to get them to interact because Natty just runs outside as soon as she comes inside, or as soon as I put her inside to she what she will do. I closed my window one day so she could not leave, and she seemed to contentedly lay there, but as soon as i opened my window to see what she would do, she left.
I am really at my wits end and am starting to miss my cat, also i worry about her because i live in the desert and she is a black cat where the temperature regularly reaches 100+ degrees. If anyone has any advice to give I would really appreciate it. Thank you for your time everyone.
Sincerly
Cobywan, a concerned cat owner.
This is my first post and would first off like to say thank you to anyone who reads this and posts anything as I am at my wits end. I will first start with a little history. I moved to a new house in college about two years ago and one day found a very friendly stray on my porch. She was extremely affectionate and as I had been looking for a cat I decided to take her in, if she would continue to come back. Well, she did and since that day she has been my cat. She is spayed, and i do not keep a litter box for her as she has always gone outside because she was a stray before and just kept going outside. I keep my window open for her at all times and she comes and goes as she pleases. She is always laying around my bed, and when she decides she feels like it will come into the living room to hang out, or if i am at my computer she will sit in my lap. She has never been afraid of any person and has always been a big hit with all my friends. She has been skiddish around dogs before but always gets over it, and i have found other cats inside my house before. Some were strays, some had collars, but she always seemed not to mind them.
Well, about two weeks ago I got a new roommate who also has a cat. Her cat is an only indoors cat who is not spayed. Since the days the new cat (Honey) came to the house my cat (Natty) has been avoiding coming inside as if it were full of the plague. I know Natty comes inside periodically because she is still eating her food. But she will leave as soon as anyone sees she is inside and she has never ever been afraid of me, or not allowed me to approach her; but she keeps her distance now
I am really at my wits end and am starting to miss my cat, also i worry about her because i live in the desert and she is a black cat where the temperature regularly reaches 100+ degrees. If anyone has any advice to give I would really appreciate it. Thank you for your time everyone.
Sincerly
Cobywan, a concerned cat owner.