She was given to me by her former owner who could no longer care for her, as she had adopted a rather aggressive pit bull who had picked up and thrown this cat. Rather disappointing to give up the cat she had loved for twelve years in favor of a dog but whatever. AFAIK there are no health issues, she seems pretty spry and didn’t start purring until she was clearly quite happy.
It saddens me that someone can do something like that. A neighbor recently adopted a Carey that was dumped by her +10 years former family because they were going to live abroad. She is adapting herself, but still visibly affected.
About the pooping, maybe it is just a learning issue. When i rescued my tortie from the streets, she started pooping not randomly but inside (or pretty close if the door was closed) of my bathroom. I just took her to another room alone (she is pretty hyperactive, 3 mins was enough to get her bored). After the second time, she naver did it again, and now happily uses the sandbox.
Someone told me that cats dont understand reprimands but they surely understand being bored. I dont know if that is true, but it helped me.
Edit: cat tax. Gusfraba sleeping in the geometrical center of my bed, because she obviously needs all the space
She was given to me by her former owner who could no longer care for her, as she had adopted a rather aggressive pit bull who had picked up and thrown this cat. Rather disappointing to give up the cat she had loved for twelve years in favor of a dog but whatever. AFAIK there are no health issues, she seems pretty spry and didn’t start purring until she was clearly quite happy.
It saddens me that someone can do something like that. A neighbor recently adopted a Carey that was dumped by her +10 years former family because they were going to live abroad. She is adapting herself, but still visibly affected.
About the pooping, maybe it is just a learning issue. When i rescued my tortie from the streets, she started pooping not randomly but inside (or pretty close if the door was closed) of my bathroom. I just took her to another room alone (she is pretty hyperactive, 3 mins was enough to get her bored). After the second time, she naver did it again, and now happily uses the sandbox.
Someone told me that cats dont understand reprimands but they surely understand being bored. I dont know if that is true, but it helped me.
Edit: cat tax. Gusfraba sleeping in the geometrical center of my bed, because she obviously needs all the space