Mojo is the first cat we've gotten from an actual shelter. Thing is, it seems like she's been in a shelter most or all of her life. She's not good with jumping, though she is getting better. She uses her claws to climb everything instead of jumping - even "easy" jumps like into our laps. She was AMAZED at the TV - she stopped everything to stare at it for a few minutes (HOURS in kitten terms
) when it was first turned on, and will still every once in a while notice it and just stare. Earl said she had the same reaction the first time she saw out the window. It's pretty obvious that she never had her claws clipped before last night.
Man, those little things HURT! She obviously LOVES being in a bigger room, and just plays non-stop until she's ready to fall over asleep. (But she does stop for loves every so-often. Just not for very long unless she's about ready to fall over asleep.
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Poor thing. I still can't figure out why she wasn't adopted before...she's so cute and sweet and funny. She was a star at Petsmart - they all asked us how she's doing when we went back in.
We don't know of her history except that the rescue we adopted her from rescued her from another shelter. I know they regularly rescue cats who are slated for euthanasia. On her info sheet, it said "I never want to go back to the shelter, not a good place to be." That could just be an emotional ploy, or it could say something about her experience there, I don't know.
Anyway, I'm wondering who else has a cat(s) who have lived long parts of their lives in a cage, and if this behavior is consistent with that? Also, are there any other behaviors we should be aware of in the future?
Poor thing. I still can't figure out why she wasn't adopted before...she's so cute and sweet and funny. She was a star at Petsmart - they all asked us how she's doing when we went back in.
We don't know of her history except that the rescue we adopted her from rescued her from another shelter. I know they regularly rescue cats who are slated for euthanasia. On her info sheet, it said "I never want to go back to the shelter, not a good place to be." That could just be an emotional ploy, or it could say something about her experience there, I don't know.
Anyway, I'm wondering who else has a cat(s) who have lived long parts of their lives in a cage, and if this behavior is consistent with that? Also, are there any other behaviors we should be aware of in the future?