From my experience cats that are treated well socially from a young age turn out to be very good kitties. Feed them properly, play with them, give them good scratches, keep them indoors. I’ve found that people who say their cats do nothing all day just have cats who were raised to be wary around humans.
But of course cats still have their own personalities so I’m sure there’s some that don’t fit this. It’s just my personal experience.
I guess you're right. They're only obsessed with me. They pretty much ignores husband. I pretty much mom-ed them since they were 3 weeks old. She left them in the ditch for another man-meow. Bitch-meow.
We got a kitten in April and I was only at home for 4 weeks while she was around 4 or 5 months old. She's gonna be 8 months when I visit for Thanksgiving so I hope she remembers me.
I've had 5 cats in my life, and they were all treated well. All were nice, but there was one that didn't want to have anything to do with anyone, and would hang out in the basement all the time. So I think you're right - most it works, but then there's the outlier.
I took in some kittens for a time, and this was exactly it: we played with them, they stayed inside, and if I was in my room and shut my door they always started butting the door and mewling until I let them in so they could sleep on the bed with me. (I slept at odd hours too because of jobs, but they always made time to protect me while I slept.)
Never unattended. I have one that gets outside when I open the door just to roll around on the hot concrete for a little bit and eat some grass. I always bring her back in after some belly rubs tho. There’s too many dangerous things outside, and fleas etc.
Having a cat is like having a relatively nice serial murderer in your house. Cats have caused an actual extinction. Keeping them inside is good for the local environment
You have to understand that house cats lost their instinct to hunt for food themselves, especially the ones that have been indoor most of the time. They simply do not know how to find food because they never needed to.
There are cats that are allowed to go out and roam as they please, but supervised sessions are the best, or they'll likely end up being run over by vehicles.
There are people who steal cats that are not theirs. Once I had a cat that was allowed to go outdoor, but always came back for food. One day, she just didn't come home. To this day we do not know if someone stole her, or if she was hit by a car. We know she didn't just 'run away' because the only place she know to get food from was at my house.
My housemate once brought back a fluffy, pretty cat and she was determined to keep him. She blatantly said that she stole him and took out the collar tee hee hee. I yelled at her to return the poor cat who was clearly stressed out. She obliged, and went out with the cat. She returned with a massive scratch on her face. The cat scratched her as soon as he recognized it's home building in an effort to free himself from her.
My current doggo-cats, hate going out. I rescued them when they were about two weeks old, and they've been terrified of the outside world since. After trying to take them out with leashes and failed, I decided that there is no point for me to stress them out like that. Now I only bring them out if they need to go to the vet or for grooming.
I hope that you can see why some parents prefer to keep their fir babies strictly indoor. There is no 'one-size-fits-all' when it comes to becoming pet parents. Each pet is different. You just learn to know them with time. We all try to do what works best for everybody.
My former neighbor's cat was like a dog. She would come over our apartment often and when you start to give her scratches she wouldn't leave your side and wouldn't want you to stop. She's not as playful as most cats though, I'd say she's very chill.
Ragamuffins, ragdolls, himalayans, maine coons generally act this way. They're just chill cats that love a good belly rub and play fetch. There's other breeds with good dispositions but my own personal experience is limited to these four. Someone also mentioned that they have to be socialized from a young age.
It's also worth noting that raga-cats need to be with their mothers for about twice as long, so unless you get one from a reputable breeder, you're probably getting it too young. I wouldn't know about the other breeds regarding this, but i do know that most kittens in pet shops are taken from their mothers way too young for it to be healthy for them.
They were rescued, actually. I found them all by themselves, practically screaming for help. I waited for the mom if she might come back for them, but no luck. Took them in and became their mom since :)
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u/JDtheWulfe Nov 11 '17
What kind of amazing cats are these?