Three weeks ago, I went to visit Bendigo RSPCA because they had a little orange cat who looked just like the cat I grew up with.
She originally came in to the RSPCA 6 months ago with a litter of kittens and they thought she was just over a year old. Her kittens were adopted quickly, and she went to a woman with Jack Russells.
The woman with Jack Russells had her for about 4 months and then returned her to the RSPCA because she was terrified of the dogs.
The RSPCA listed her as a year old again and she was there for another month. She's a bit stand offish to start with, so maybe that's why no one wanted her. She does that semi-feral thing where she gets used to you and is all snuggly, then freaks out a bit and needs to be off on her own. She does seem to be getting braver, but it seems like she'll always be a bit timid. She doesn't seem to be very confident in her own body, unsure about jumping onto things and balancing, but we are doing a gentle exercise program that will hopefully make her a bit more comfortable.
She is constantly hungry/asking for food, but she is not too loud about it. I've made her puzzle feeders and hide bits of dry food around the place for her to hunt for to try and convince her to slow down eating and not be so obsessive. Early days, right?
It turns out I'm a tiny bit allergic to her, but it's not that bad and it doesn't seem to be getting worse, so I'm just going to ignore it and hope it goes away.
She originally came in to the RSPCA 6 months ago with a litter of kittens and they thought she was just over a year old. Her kittens were adopted quickly, and she went to a woman with Jack Russells.
The woman with Jack Russells had her for about 4 months and then returned her to the RSPCA because she was terrified of the dogs.
The RSPCA listed her as a year old again and she was there for another month. She's a bit stand offish to start with, so maybe that's why no one wanted her. She does that semi-feral thing where she gets used to you and is all snuggly, then freaks out a bit and needs to be off on her own. She does seem to be getting braver, but it seems like she'll always be a bit timid. She doesn't seem to be very confident in her own body, unsure about jumping onto things and balancing, but we are doing a gentle exercise program that will hopefully make her a bit more comfortable.
She is constantly hungry/asking for food, but she is not too loud about it. I've made her puzzle feeders and hide bits of dry food around the place for her to hunt for to try and convince her to slow down eating and not be so obsessive. Early days, right?
It turns out I'm a tiny bit allergic to her, but it's not that bad and it doesn't seem to be getting worse, so I'm just going to ignore it and hope it goes away.
