thanks for sharing, Bonnie! I wonder if it's just a female thing? I know there
are laid back girl kitties, but I've always had tempermental, fussy ones, who I
loved dearly. We call our only female - the oldest at 15 - queen, too. :)
--- On Wed, 12/15/10, Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net> wrote:
From: Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to know if your "only" needs a friend?
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 8:27 PM
Shannon
I have to tell you this story...
I got my cat, Stormy, as a 12 week old kitten. She was indoors only. There
was a "yard cat" but they only saw eachother through the window. About a year
after getting Stormy, I decided to go back to school to finish my degree. I
was already working full time, so this meant poor little Stormy would be alone
much of the time. In a move that is the *only* time I've sought out a cat
(they usually just come to me, as Stormy had) I went to the local shelter and
adopted a kitten about 12 wks. old. I brought him home and said, "Look Stormy
-- I got you a friend!"
Hiss, spit, growl, fur on end, very unhappy cat. Oops. I don't think she ever
quite forgave me...
> From this I came to the conclusion that humans are social and cats are
solitary. That's undoubtedly not an absolute in either case, but generally
speaking, I think most cats would prefer to be the "only."
ps -- Stormy now shares the house with three others, all "came to me" out of
their need. She's a little pissy sometimes, but I let her know she's "queen"
and let the others know they are to give her utmost respect (she's the elder
puss) and she's adjusted very well.
Good luck!
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