I now have only 6 cats, all rescues, all around 13-14 years. Lately, they are just annoying me. They haven't changed, except becoming a bit scrappy because of having to be inside, but I am sick of being followed and being stared at, of demands for petting...I want maybe one hour a day to be by myself. The apartment has no doors, so I can't get away from them unless I leave.
I am getting older, too, (late 60's) and last year had an illness which left me partially disabled. I am thus isolated a lot, in some pain, spending a lot of time at hospital doing tests, doctors, treatments...taking pain killers. So I am under stress myself anyway and crave some peace.
It's not their fault at all, they are just being who and what they are. It's I who have changed, and I feel terribly guilty when I get testy with them just because I need alone time. I would actually re-home a couple, but older cats like this, not to mention kittens, are regularly killed and even tortured in this area, many abandoned...
Thanks for listening. Any suggestions would be so welcome.
I am getting older, too, (late 60's) and last year had an illness which left me partially disabled. I am thus isolated a lot, in some pain, spending a lot of time at hospital doing tests, doctors, treatments...taking pain killers. So I am under stress myself anyway and crave some peace.
It's not their fault at all, they are just being who and what they are. It's I who have changed, and I feel terribly guilty when I get testy with them just because I need alone time. I would actually re-home a couple, but older cats like this, not to mention kittens, are regularly killed and even tortured in this area, many abandoned...
Thanks for listening. Any suggestions would be so welcome.
