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I would like to hear your stories about how your shelter cat's personally changed/shined through after you brought your cat home and got used to things.
I have two shelter cats, my youngest, Sarah, was born in a shelter and has never known the outside world so, she really hasn't changed.
I adopted my other cat, Isabel when she was two and have now had her just shy of 2 years. Isabel has always been cuddly, but I have always had to go and get her. She would sulk because she wanted a cuddle but never would come and get a cuddle on her own. All of a sudden, just this summer, she has discovered that she can get a cuddle when she wants one if she comes over to me. It's quite a big change for her. She never learned to come and would never come up to me on her own. She still doesn't know how to come when I call her, but its really nice to have her at least come on her own.
Also, when I got Isabel she used to eat every last lick of food immediately when I gave it to her (and an old cat I used to have). She ended up getting fat and I had to change her diet so she would get in shape again. She has managed to learn its ok not to eat every lick right away and that she will get more later if she needs it.
Isabel has also seemed to learn to talk back to me.. also started this up suddenly this summer. Its funny, I talk to her and she meows back at me in her very best baby pitched voice.
So, does anyone else have any stories about how their shelter cats have changed?
I have two shelter cats, my youngest, Sarah, was born in a shelter and has never known the outside world so, she really hasn't changed.
I adopted my other cat, Isabel when she was two and have now had her just shy of 2 years. Isabel has always been cuddly, but I have always had to go and get her. She would sulk because she wanted a cuddle but never would come and get a cuddle on her own. All of a sudden, just this summer, she has discovered that she can get a cuddle when she wants one if she comes over to me. It's quite a big change for her. She never learned to come and would never come up to me on her own. She still doesn't know how to come when I call her, but its really nice to have her at least come on her own.
Also, when I got Isabel she used to eat every last lick of food immediately when I gave it to her (and an old cat I used to have). She ended up getting fat and I had to change her diet so she would get in shape again. She has managed to learn its ok not to eat every lick right away and that she will get more later if she needs it.
Isabel has also seemed to learn to talk back to me.. also started this up suddenly this summer. Its funny, I talk to her and she meows back at me in her very best baby pitched voice.
So, does anyone else have any stories about how their shelter cats have changed?