My Pet and My Family
Hii everyone!
So, I have a pet cat (let us call him N). He is adorable, and we adopted him with his brother (T). Both of them are rescues, they used to be stray and we adopted them. Of course, this has caused a strain on my family. My dad has anger issues, and my mom loves the cat but she is always blaming me and my sibling from inviting them inside our home.
We wouldn't have adopted them if they were not being attacked by this big white cat. Anyways, flash forward to now, one of them went outside and only came back once (T attacked N), so we had to keep him outside.
Now N likes to roam outside, he likes to go to the terrace and sometimes to our parking area and the road too (we try to restrict him as much as we can.) We live on the second floor. And everyone in my family keeps on opening the door since they say he needs freedom. He keeps screaming to go out and they open the doors.
But the thing is he gets attacked by the other stray cats in our locality. And I just do not understand why do they have to do this. Keep in mind that where I live, people are not as proactive and caring towards animals.
I am just so angry at them about this. And they just do not get it. Remember my dad has anger issues? Yeah, he just blasts off when I tell him to not open the door every freaking time.
To my community, please do not say that I should try talking to my parents. They don't listen. Even if they do, they are so stubborn and set in their ways.
And I am angry at my cat too. Why does he always like to go out?
I just feel so powerless.
Anyways, thank you so much for listening. Any words of encouragement or support will be truly appreciated! 💞
@notafraidtospeak I know it's been awhile, is the situation still the same?
@determinedSea4370 hi! Thank you for checking in on me! :))
The situation is better. He still goes out but he is not getting attacked these days, thankfully! 😊
Hello @notafraidtospeak,
You have a very good heart to have rescued two strays 🙏
I'm also a cat parent 😻
It's natural for a cat to want to go out and survey or expand their territory. This is particularly true for non sterilised cats, so neutering could help.
On the other hand you could make the indoors more interesting than the outdoors with cozy and comfy places for the cat as well as cool toys and loads of play time with your furry friend.
Hope this helps.
Keep us posted 😸
@mediterraneanSun thank you so much for saying this! And thank you for your suggestions! I will surely try to implement them <3
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My fiancés parents did that too. there wasn't really anything we could do about it while we lived there and it was *** cuz we had to take her to the vet multiple times because of it. But since we moved, her and our other cat have been strictly indoor kitties. Cats are very rambunctious and often need alot of stimuli and outside definitely gives that. It can be really difficult living with others that don't respect our wishes with our animals like that.
@SmollOne hi! Thank you for writing this! I truly feel validated
My cat is now being better as compared to before, thank you for checking in! 😊
That's awesome, I'm glad to hear they are doing okay.♡
Thank youu!! 😊