Cat living in two different homes?

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Cats are extremely resilient and adaptable. Mine’s recently gone from a London suburb where there were 3 other cats within 50 metres to rural France where the nearest cat I know of lives in the next valley.
 
Terminal_Boy said:
Cats are extremely resilient and adaptable. Mine’s recently gone from a London suburb where there were 3 other cats within 50 metres to rural France where the nearest cat I know of lives in the next valley.
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On the flip side, one of mine gets stressed out really easily and he'd hate constant changes of environment. During bonfire night this year, the fireworks were constant for a week and it sounded like a war zone. He had urinary issues by the end of the week.
 
Haggisman said:
Nonsense. The most loving cat I've ever had was a rescue. Cats are like people in that they have very different personalities, so even getting one from a kitten is no guarantee that you'll get along, at least with an adult rescue their personality is fully developed so you know what you are getting into :p.



Did this friend tell you have much they are selling for? If they are actually pedigree British Blue then it's likely to be around the £500 mark.

As someone has mentioned, cats are quite territorial, so constantly moving it out of its territory is likely to leave it quite unsettled for a while after. It may get used to it, but not sure how long it will take. It will also need to be kept indoors and doors and windows kept closed, otherwise it may get out and try to find its way "home"
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Your cat doesn't love you. It's you that loves the cat.
Conditioning a cat to be domesticated is easier on the cat if it's raised from a kitten. That doesn't mean a rescue cat can't adapt but you can't seriously tell me you actually believe that a cat's ability to adapt to a new habitat it was thrust into with no choice is based on its "personality", it's nothing to do with basic survival, simplistic survival. It's because of its character :rolleyes:
 
Teh_Next said:
Your cat doesn't love you. It's you that loves the cat.
Conditioning a cat to be domesticated is easier on the cat if it's raised from a kitten. That doesn't mean a rescue cat can't adapt but you can't seriously tell me you actually believe that a cat's ability to adapt to a new habitat it was thrust into with no choice is based on its "personality", it's nothing to do with basic survival, simplistic survival. It's because of its character :rolleyes:
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Nature vs nurture again. Your largely right but it's sometimes difficult to separate the two(that is ofc if cats/other animals are born with a personality), for example some cats can be scratchy/defensive and others chilled out.

Probably largely conditioning though. It's maybe passed down in the breed/genes.

Overall you shouldn't ideally be moving a cat from A to B as your treating them like toys or even humans when in reality they are extremely fearful animals. They freak out at the smallest noise or change in circumstances.
 
Teh_Next said:
Your cat doesn't love you. It's you that loves the cat.
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Clearly you haven't met my cat ;)

Teh_Next said:
Conditioning a cat to be domesticated is easier on the cat if it's raised from a kitten. That doesn't mean a rescue cat can't adapt but you can't seriously tell me you actually believe that a cat's ability to adapt to a new habitat it was thrust into with no choice is based on its "personality", it's nothing to do with basic survival, simplistic survival. It's because of its character :rolleyes:
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So explain to me why I have 3 cats who all behave in completely different ways, communicate to me in different ways and have their own little quirks and peculiarities, likes and dislikes, despite all growing up in pretty much identical circumstances?

Are you genuinely suggesting they don't have personality traits? Because if so then you're even more deluded then you're suggesting I am!
 
Generic cat observations

- Cats don't like change, especially being taken from their home to another on a regular basis (moving house is different if it's premanent)
- Always get two cats. They keep each other company, exercise through play and they wont get bored.
- Kittens are quite high maintenance and full of energy. They also get snapped up quick at rescue centers. A couple of older cats would work well.
 
Haggisman said:
Nonsense. The most loving cat I've ever had was a rescue. Cats are like people in that they have very different personalities, so even getting one from a kitten is no guarantee that you'll get along, at least with an adult rescue their personality is fully developed so you know what you are getting into :p.
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It's mind-boggling how a cat owner (as Teh_Next confesses to be) can advocate that all cats are the same, or that all adopted cats are loners/feral, or that purring is a defence mechanism (was that even a serious comment - it's hard to tell).

For reference OP, my Bella was 8 months when I adopted her. She is content to spend time on her own when I'm not around, but she is also the most affectionate lap cat I've ever known (when I'm home 99% of the time she's in the same room as me). She loves nothing more than the warmth of my (or anyone's...) lap. Keeping the house at a steady 15 C may increase the affection of your cats, too ;) ;)
 
I also have 3 cats, 2 that I bought as kittens and one rescue cat that I rescued at around 10 months old and who had a horrific start to life, my rescue is now almost 5 and it's only in the last year that she has started to trust and love humans again, she had it bad though and I went half with the vet to save her as initially she was at the vet to be put down, the work and her recovery took about 3 months and cost me in excess of 1k, I can remember the actual end figure but I'd do it again in a heart beat. She used to hide and run away and would only really come and see me when the wife was asleep and the house was dead quiet. My other two, particularly the boy are affectionate, loving little fluff balls that thrive on human interaction, play and just want to be involved in everything you are doing.

I think it's down to circumstane, some rescues that have been abused by humans take a very long time to recover.
 
Vanilla said:
Doesn't really work on the whole 'working two jobs and away from home all day' side. Dogs are awesome but like children - high maintenance.
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I assumed the OP was home a lot and that they could basically share the dog.
I do that, send mine to a sitter so she has company but in reality all I'm doing is paying someone to half own my dog. Lol
 
Haggisman said:
Clearly you haven't met my cat ;)



So explain to me why I have 3 cats who all behave in completely different ways, communicate to me in different ways and have their own little quirks and peculiarities, likes and dislikes, despite all growing up in pretty much identical circumstances?

Are you genuinely suggesting they don't have personality traits? Because if so then you're even more deluded then you're suggesting I am!
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Your attributing human traits on an animal.
It doesn't love you, love is a human construct.
you're an insane cat person.
I love my cats, they enjoy my attention, clapping, playing but they don't love me, for crying out loud!
 
When I was married (second time) the psychopath - sorry, ex wife - had five Cats (warning sign unheeded I know) four were house cats ie didn’t go out whatsoever the fifth was out constantly, came back for mealtimes and that was it.

Speaking to neighbours it turned out he was regularly fed at seven houses at least.

When we moved, he didn’t return on moving day so we left him there, subsequently speaking to former neighbours he’s now living between three houses and feeding from at least six!


You don’t own a Cat, your kidding yourself if you think otherwise.
 
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