Does your Cat (or any pet) misbehave since caregiving your loved one?
Have you been required to take care of your loved one's pet after they have passed? Does your pet have cute antics that entertain your loved one?
And finally, has the cat or dog transferred their loyalty to your Mother?
Cats do enlightened self-interest more charmingly (and therefore successfully) than any other species. I used to think they were pretty ruthless with it, too - but that was before I got to know chickens.
I was listening to Christina Aguilera doing a medley of Whitney Houston songs whilst kitty was kneading. Christina just smashed it on the American Music Awards.
So, forget Metamucil. Just get a cat if you don't have one already and point them to your stomach. You'll be regular in no time. Great idea for senior homes?
Did you hear about one care home in the states where the resident cat knew when people were about to die and would go to their room and sit on their beds till they died?
I imagine you would be terrified every time that cat walked past your door. "Keep going, keep going" Whew!!!
The daughter who arrived minutes after his passing wasn't too pleased
I prefer to think enlightened!!! We were tight, me 'n' George....
If that is happening, it may be a person's choice to live that way, but
get the pets a better place to live, or change it. imo.
The culprit was eventually identified as a Virginia creeper he'd been cutting back - new hobby, he'd never spent much time in the garden before.
@dorianne my little catto was a rescue cat and she pulls her fur out. It's heartbreaking but she is a very happy catto other than that. Your cat was very enlightened; they know.
Overgrooming, it's true, can also be a sign of stress - I'd try a special cardboard box somewhere secluded to help her feel really secure first. A lot cheaper than $200 anti-depressants! Plus fewer side-effects.
My psychiatrist SIL used to use Feliway diffusers to calm things down between her Norwegian Forest cat and his smaller, younger, common or garden variety "brother." She thought it helped. I think they're supposed to boost oxytocin levels or something?
He's probably terrified you're going to take him Out There again. Have all your cats been so well socialised?!
My mother had a good traveller cat called Willow, a Russian Blue who went everywhere with her in the days when she was young and fancy-free and living alone in London. But by and large cats are strictly territorial and solitary by preference. Getting them used to company early on is a good thing, of course, but didn't he find your friend's house a bit of a lion's den???
There is an Instagram of a young lady sailing around the world with her cat! And I recently saw a photo essay from a guy traveling around Australia in a van with his cat - she even has a GPS collar. Stories like that kind of inspired me to think I could take on a new little one and still travel at some point. I've hardly even seen much of Canada yet, and I've lived here all my 48 years! But I don't know when I'll be able to do it in a serious way, so I want to keep this fellow used to leaving home, at least.
He has actually visited my friend's house a few times, plus he's been to my apartment (I've sublet to a friend while I'm caring for mom), and he also goes to massage therapy with me. I have dreams of travel, but I at least want him to be leash-trained and get to see the outside world (unlike my apartment, which is on the 2nd floor in a nature setting, mom lives on the 6th floor in a busy area - the only birds are a couple of roosting pigeons!). He seems to enjoy his outings. And he's actually not afraid of too much! But at my friend's, with all the animals there, he does keep me in his line of sight....which is true just as much at home, honestly. I can't even go to the bathroom alone! :-/
Usually Bruce is pretty chill in the morning, but today, he totally picked up on the energy! He was all "fighty" this morning, like, "I'm gonna attack your elbow and also everything in sight!" And then after the fight with me and mom was over, he started racing around the house like his tail was on fire! Then he played furiously with one of those ball-in-a-track toys for 20 minutes without a break, and I think he just laid down for a nap, now that I am just about to hustle mom out the door.
I think he picks up MY energy, because I try SO hard to keep my temper down. It's like he was expressing my inside thoughts this morning, lol!
It's funny how a tiny animal can do so much to preserve one's sanity. Demon or angel? Lol.
He's currently murdering one of my Skechers on the floor beside me.
My lease was specially amended from "no pets" to "no pets except for one dog." I'm thinking of crossing out dog and putting cat. Dog is in dog house, and I don't want to talk about it, and neither does he - yes, he may very well hang his head and hide in his basket.
Quick question: is there a way of jumping to the last comment without having to open the first page and click on last?
The tree is very, very bright, by the way! If you have been thinking about getting one. And it could be about a foot taller. It does have a heavy-ish base that could be screwed down, to keep it safe from climbing cats.
I have had a terrible week with mom, and last night was pretty awful. Mom was mean and combative and completely dismissive of me. Well, can I just say how awesome my cats are? They both slept on my pillow all night, even though they are not even sure they like each other yet. Carmella slept curled up to my face, and Bruce on top of my head. This morning, when it all came rushing back, I had a big cry - Bruce let me hold him tight and cry on his fur, then he actually licked away my tears.
My cats are my comfort.
Thank god for animals. I like them better than most people