Maybe you’ll be able to help me understand why my mum got all of a sudden “the fostering fever” – I call it a “fever” as I look at her latest passion for fostering cats as a temporary “disease”! Please don’t judge me! I know it is a very noble thing to do but….why now? I’m getting old, I got used to be the only cat in the house and, honestly I don’t feel like “fighting” for my territory! And, what’s most upsetting is that she does it so deceivingly! She sneaks in at night like a thief bringing in some cat that takes up the guest bedroom! So, the following morning I get up smelling “enemy” in the house! Ugh! I wish she’ll stop! Last night she even tried to “introduce” to me the intruder – a perky, young kitten who just walked towards me unfazed by my presence! Wow! I gave her THAT look (as you can see in the photo attached), turned around and went to bed!
I am very upset! Not talking with anybody!
Shumba
Dear Shumba,
I so much sympathize. Cat loving human pets sometimes think we are dogs. We are not. Most cats have strong feelings about territory and do not like feline intruders.
My pet Celia does the same. Only, thanks be to the Higher Cat, she never introduces us. Particularly since I dislike all cats, even kittens, in my home territory. I will tolerate their presence in the spare room but nowhere else. Luckily my views are respected and the kittens stay there.
There are laid-back cats that like kittens. My friend Toby is one of them, so while a foster kitten is still in a kitten pen, Toby goes in to see if there is any food around. Celia does this to assess whether the kitten will be suitable for a home with a resident cat. Some kittens fall instantly in love with him: others hiss. There's a sweet video of this here. Toby and Abby went on to play with each other. He never has to meet hostile kittens a second time.
But he is the exception.
Your human should recognise your stress and keep the foster kittens/cats away from you at all times.
Your human should recognise your stress and keep the foster kittens/cats away from you at all times.
Yours
George
I don't think I would like other cats in my house! My humans never tried probably because the know me :-)
ReplyDeleteHmmm! Wonder if one is a rescue and there is a chance for her human to rescue another cat ...would the 1st cat accept the 2nd? What if it's an emergency?
ReplyDeleteI'm a rescue and I was the only cat in the house until my human got married with someone having three rescue cats! Did I like it? At the beginning ...absolutely not! But, I came to terms with them and now we all are ok!
ReplyDeleteVegas
Shumba baby, bet you still are your Mama's little girl :-)
ReplyDeleteWe all get rescued and then....we get very spoiled! We adapt very quickly to being spoiled!Smile!
CAT Victoria