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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2005I'm Roadcat-less for a few days
This last time out, Harri seemed to be a lot more bored than she had been before when we had a long drive day. She would sometimes actually appear to be depressed (do cats get depressed?) I decided that she might like to try being a housecat for a while. Since I'm supposed to be back home again in less than a week, I left Harri at home. This will give her a chance to get to know her Ranger sister, and to get more familiar with Nancy. But man, do I feel weird not having my Roadcat! Every hour or so last night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't here. This is going to take some getting used to! > This last time out, Harri seemed to be a lot more bored than she had > been before when we had a long drive day. She would sometimes actually [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't > here. This is going to take some getting used to! Awwwww :( I'll bet that's a very odd feeling. Purrs for you to be able to sleep at night, too, without your little Roadcat. Jill > This last time out, Harri seemed to be a lot more bored than she had been > before when we had a long drive day. She would sometimes actually appear > to be depressed (do cats get depressed?) Since Rusty is on antidepressant for peeing problem, I guess cats do get depressed. But what are the appearnaces of a depressed cat? How do you tell Harri was depressed and bored? I know in a depressed human may sleep a lot. But Rusty is sleeping a lot on the antidepressant, which does resolve his behavioural problem. Winnie > I decided that she might like to try being a housecat for a while. Since > I'm supposed to be back home again in less than a week, I left Harri at [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't > here. This is going to take some getting used to! > Since Rusty is on antidepressant for peeing problem, I guess cats > do get depressed. But what are the appearnaces of a depressed cat? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Winnie I'm assuming the symptoms are the same. She was spending a lot more time sleeping, and a much higher percentage of her time sleeping in the overhead instead of on the dash or in my arms. Very similar to my symptoms before I was first diagnosed as clinically depressed - sleeping a lot, trying to keep away form others (even more than I normally do), not seeming to be interested in much of anything. Tomorrow Nancy has the day off and can spend all day with the kitties. It will be interesting to see what she observes of Harri's bahavior at home. > > Since Rusty is on antidepressant for peeing problem, I guess cats > > do get depressed. But what are the appearnaces of a depressed cat? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > a lot, trying to keep away form others (even more than I normally do), > not seeming to be interested in much of anything. How old is she now? They do tend to sleep a lot more after they get out of the kitten stage (what is it, about 18 - 20 hours a day spent sleeping?). > Tomorrow Nancy has the day off and can spend all day with the kitties. > It will be interesting to see what she observes of Harri's bahavior at home. Let us know too, please. Hugs, CatNipped > How old is she now? They do tend to sleep a lot more after they get out of > the kitten stage (what is it, about 18 - 20 hours a day spent sleeping?). She was 3 1/2 months old when she joined me on November 9. So I guess she's about 9 1/2 months. >> How old is she now? They do tend to sleep a lot more after they get out >> of >> the kitten stage (what is it, about 18 - 20 hours a day spent sleeping?). > > She was 3 1/2 months old when she joined me on November 9. So I guess > she's about 9 1/2 months. Yeah, you can tell by the "...With Mommy" stories that Sammy started to slow down about then. She still has bursts of wildly inappropriate kitten-ness, but they are fewer and further between and don't last as long (WAH! I want another kitten!!!!). It may just be that Harri is growing up. Hugs, CatNipped > Yeah, you can tell by the "...With Mommy" stories that Sammy started to slow > down about then. She still has bursts of wildly inappropriate kitten-ness, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped I'm sure hoping that's the case. I guess we'll see what Nancy observes today. Dan > But man, do I feel weird not having my Roadcat! Every hour or so last > night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't > here. This is going to take some getting used to! Aww, it must be hard. I know I feel completely lost when I leave the cats out on the island in my mother's care while I come back to town to work. At least I'll have Mere here this summer.  SignatureMarina, Frank, Nikki, and Mere marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > This last time out, Harri seemed to be a lot more bored than she had been > before when we had a long drive day. She would sometimes actually appear [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't > here. This is going to take some getting used to! It'll be worse trying to get to sleep. So what do you think of Ranger? Is she a keeper? Jo > It'll be worse trying to get to sleep. I expect so. > So what do you think of Ranger? Is she a keeper? > > Jo Oh, definitely! She is so soft and fluffy and fuzzy and playful and - well, kittenish. >This last time out, Harri seemed to be a lot more bored than she had >been before when we had a long drive day. She would sometimes actually [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't >here. This is going to take some getting used to! Poor Dan! I hope you can get home soon to cuddle Harri, and that she's happy at home without you... ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com *remove 'nospam' to reply --------------------<snip>--------------------- >But man, do I feel weird not having my Roadcat! Every hour or so last >night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't >here. This is going to take some getting used to! I know that having a Roadcat made the long hours pass more pleasantly. Purrs for you to feel connected to her and to your friends from the group -- hope it helps. Regards and Road Purrs, O J > I know that having a Roadcat made the long hours pass more pleasantly. > Purrs for you to feel connected to her and to your friends from the > group -- hope it helps. > > Regards and Road Purrs, > O J It does. Being able to keep in touch with other cat folks helps a lot. Tonight might be tough - I'll be stopping at Fernley, where we had a very pleasant kitten walk a few days ago. <snip> > But man, do I feel weird not having my Roadcat! Every hour or so last > night I'd call to Harri to come do an arm nap, then realize she wasn't > here. This is going to take some getting used to! I had a chance to go on a great trip for work about two years ago (memo to self: start lobbying for a similar trip next fall), but I missed my cats! I found the worst time was at night. Oh, I wasn't suffering - I had comfortable beds. But there were no cats on them! No Mandy quietly choosing her place, or Betsy ritualistically clawing the corner of the bottom mattress before clambering up in her typically noisy and clumsy way! SignatureCheryl |
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