The most important period of my life was the first eight weeks of my kittenhood. The Jesuits, if they had been interested in cats not humans, would have known this. They said "Give me a child till he is seven years old and I will show you the man."
So give a kitten like me to loving humans until it is eight weeks old, and then you see see the adult cat.
I was lucky. I was given human love in my first eight weeks. So I grew up relaxed and happy around humans. Those weeks defined my future.
If I had been a feral kitten, born into the wild, I would have grown up to be feral. Without any gentle human handling, I would have feared humans probably for the rest of my life. I would have been miserable in a human home.
Feral kittens can be rehabilitated, if they are rescued early enough, but it takes effort. There are some rehab ideas here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUcNQYso5XM
George, congratulations on your new book! So, Celia did it again! Not only did she publish it under her name (again), but this time she had a partner in crime! Then, humans expect us to trust them Hmm! Anyway, I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteGeorge, congrats! I'm so thrilled about your new book! It's been a while since you've written one! Hooray!
ReplyDeleteVery important message, and concats on the book!
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