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I'm a college student living in a dorm, and consequently not allowed to own a cat.
I had a cat as a child, whom I unimaginatively named Tiger, who taught me how to speak Cat... how to understand what a cat was thinking and feeling, how to read body language and tail twitches and mews...
Tiger died of feline leukemia at age two; I still miss her.
I get along with cats better than I do with people, because I have Asperger syndrome (mild autism) and that naturally makes me prefer my people in small, manageable doses (a few good friends rather than the usual party crowd). Cats are wonderful to be with, because they're totally unthreatening; to spend time with a cat is to have silent companionship, rather than with a dog, who demands your attention! And, if you are very lucky, you may even be made an honorary cat yourself...
There's a small feral colony near my college; there are about fifteen cats, and the owners of a nearby restaurant are feeding them and are currently working on trapping and neutering the ones that are too wild to live with humans. I don't know how many times I've put money in the "Cat Food Fund" jar... the food there is good too, though, so it's easy enough to leave tips
Ah, and it's kitten season!! Hopefully there will be fewer feral kittens this year than last; I hope they're able to find and trap the kittens before they're too old to be socialized.
I could just strangle those college students who get a "cute kitten" and then abandon it when they graduate... idiots!!
I had a cat as a child, whom I unimaginatively named Tiger, who taught me how to speak Cat... how to understand what a cat was thinking and feeling, how to read body language and tail twitches and mews...
Tiger died of feline leukemia at age two; I still miss her.
I get along with cats better than I do with people, because I have Asperger syndrome (mild autism) and that naturally makes me prefer my people in small, manageable doses (a few good friends rather than the usual party crowd). Cats are wonderful to be with, because they're totally unthreatening; to spend time with a cat is to have silent companionship, rather than with a dog, who demands your attention! And, if you are very lucky, you may even be made an honorary cat yourself...
There's a small feral colony near my college; there are about fifteen cats, and the owners of a nearby restaurant are feeding them and are currently working on trapping and neutering the ones that are too wild to live with humans. I don't know how many times I've put money in the "Cat Food Fund" jar... the food there is good too, though, so it's easy enough to leave tips
Ah, and it's kitten season!! Hopefully there will be fewer feral kittens this year than last; I hope they're able to find and trap the kittens before they're too old to be socialized.
I could just strangle those college students who get a "cute kitten" and then abandon it when they graduate... idiots!!