[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Waaay off-topic, but my cat has gone missing .....

[Sheryll Townsend]

--- rainy_lilac at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your reply!
> 
> Well, yes, Parvati does have Jake like tendencies. I
> think deep in 
> her heart she really wants to be a merry little
> dumpster kittie 
> getting dirty with all of the other cats.
> 
> Jake doesn't sound like he was ever a housecat
> though. I don't know 
> what Parvati's skills are in terms of getting around
> and getting 
> back. Would that she were a kneazle!
> 
> Do cats know this stuff by instinct? Or do they
> learn it if they are 
> allowed to roam?
> 
> --Suzanne
> 
Actually, Jake was a housecat for about the first 18
months or so. Once he got outside, that's when it all
started. The week long disappearance happened on his
2nd time out the door. How old is Parvati? My youngest
kitten now is 7 months, and he had just been itching
to get out the door. We finally started letting him
out a couple weeks ago and he seems to enjoying it.
RolyPoly, on the other hand, was nearly 16 month when
we started letting him out. We let him out because he
started spraying the house. Figured if he wanted to
mark territory, do it outside!

I think they know how to find their way home
instinctively, or at least that has been my
experience. Sounds like outdoors is the place of
choice for Parvati. I love your description 'merry
little dumpster kitty'! Jake spot of choice for
relaxing was the middle of parking lot for our
townhouse complex. He would look at people rudely if
they wanted him to move so they could park their cars
- like 'how dare they disturb my sleep just for that'!
He's quite the personality.

Sheryll, who really isn't a 'cat person', just became
one by default both times

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"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."

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