i will preface this by saying I have anxiety around my cats, always worried if they are happy and if I can do more for them! When I had a single cat, I didn’t really have these worries, but he was killed by a car and since then I’ve not been able to let go of the worries about my current cats..
I have four. Two who are 19 months and two who are 4 months. We are 4 weeks into introductions (I have a thread about this too!).
Really I’m just wondering what are some things that help you to really know they are happy? I feel with my old cat I just instinctually knew, but he was outdoor and I think that probably helped, and my current 4 are indoor only. We have spent a lot of time catifying the house to try and make up for them being indoor!
The one I worry about the most is because she is quite aloof. She is Burmese so it’s against her breed profile! What the difference between aloof and unhappy? I don’t know how to do emotes but if there was a scratching head one it would be here!
She and my second cat used to snuggle a lot as well but not so much now. They still play together and spend a lot of time in the same general vicinity but also squabble if they both try and get under the covers together.. how do I know if they like each other?!
This is long, I’m sorry. I feel like I can’t ever relax because I don’t know the answers and I wish Jackson Galaxy could come to my house and tell me haha!
I have four. Two who are 19 months and two who are 4 months. We are 4 weeks into introductions (I have a thread about this too!).
Really I’m just wondering what are some things that help you to really know they are happy? I feel with my old cat I just instinctually knew, but he was outdoor and I think that probably helped, and my current 4 are indoor only. We have spent a lot of time catifying the house to try and make up for them being indoor!
The one I worry about the most is because she is quite aloof. She is Burmese so it’s against her breed profile! What the difference between aloof and unhappy? I don’t know how to do emotes but if there was a scratching head one it would be here!
She and my second cat used to snuggle a lot as well but not so much now. They still play together and spend a lot of time in the same general vicinity but also squabble if they both try and get under the covers together.. how do I know if they like each other?!
This is long, I’m sorry. I feel like I can’t ever relax because I don’t know the answers and I wish Jackson Galaxy could come to my house and tell me haha!