This is a happy post. I adopted my 6-8 years old cat about 9 months ago. I thought she was 3-4 years old, but after an x-ray and ultrasound, the vet specialist said she is more like 6-7 because of the early arthritis. She was an outdoor, semi-feral, homeless kitty I'm pretty sure based on her behavior after I adopted her (looked like it was the first time she was seeing many of the toys and cat things I got her, she didn't like her back being petted and would quickly bite, she froze in fear when I tried to pick her up, etc). She was captured by an animal shelter after someone called them to get her. Then, a great rescue shelter took her in and I adopted her 8 months later.
I was worried that she would try to escape but she's been so happy inside. She shows absolutely no interest in going outside. Sometimes she jumps onto the windowsill to look out the window for a little bit if some noise catches her attention, otherwise, she is so happy inside! ^.^ Once, early on, I went to throw the trash out. I thought I'd securely shut my front door behind me, but when I got back up to my outside apartment door, I saw the wind had blown it wide open and my cat was just sitting in the doorway waiting for me. I shrieked and she ran back in. When I come home with a lot of bags and have the front door open for a bit, she doesn't try to go outside or even come near the front door.
Is anyone else's rescue cat completely happy indoors? It makes me sad to think maybe her life was so hard outside on the streets that she loves living indoors now, but I'm so glad! I had bought a harness to take her for walks before I adopted her, but now I don't want to take her outside, primarily because of ticks and fleas, but also because I don't want her wanting to be outside. She's only been outside now when I have to put her in her carrier to take to the vet or emergency vet. When she gets back home, she races out of her carrier like she's so happy to be home (but, of course, also escape the carrier). ^.^ I think it also has to do with all of the cat stuff she has everywhere that I got for her. She literally owns ~100 different things, including toys & big-sized toys, but has ~12 pet blankets, several cat beds, a heating pad, a cat tree she never uses, etc.
I was worried that she would try to escape but she's been so happy inside. She shows absolutely no interest in going outside. Sometimes she jumps onto the windowsill to look out the window for a little bit if some noise catches her attention, otherwise, she is so happy inside! ^.^ Once, early on, I went to throw the trash out. I thought I'd securely shut my front door behind me, but when I got back up to my outside apartment door, I saw the wind had blown it wide open and my cat was just sitting in the doorway waiting for me. I shrieked and she ran back in. When I come home with a lot of bags and have the front door open for a bit, she doesn't try to go outside or even come near the front door.
Is anyone else's rescue cat completely happy indoors? It makes me sad to think maybe her life was so hard outside on the streets that she loves living indoors now, but I'm so glad! I had bought a harness to take her for walks before I adopted her, but now I don't want to take her outside, primarily because of ticks and fleas, but also because I don't want her wanting to be outside. She's only been outside now when I have to put her in her carrier to take to the vet or emergency vet. When she gets back home, she races out of her carrier like she's so happy to be home (but, of course, also escape the carrier). ^.^ I think it also has to do with all of the cat stuff she has everywhere that I got for her. She literally owns ~100 different things, including toys & big-sized toys, but has ~12 pet blankets, several cat beds, a heating pad, a cat tree she never uses, etc.
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My kitty gets her way and she gets new things from time to time and catnip and treats sometimes. I hope she's very happy & very spoiled! ^.^
