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Cat Forum / General Topics / September 2003housebound cat
Hi all, I posted several months back about the white cat we adopted from our local shelter. As with alot of all pure white cats, she's totally stone deaf and on recommendation from the vets, we keep her as a domestic cat and only take her out on a lead. I was just wondering if there was something she could be missing from her diet and she can't go outside alone. We bought kitty grass but she turned her nose up at it. she seems to be a bit hyperactive sometimes...runs about and chases her tail in circles like a dog does. Other than that she seems perfectly healthy but I was just wondering if anyone had any advice for indoor cats? Cheers, Lisa. >I was just wondering if there was something she could be missing from her >diet and she can't go outside alone. We bought kitty grass but she turned If you feed her a premium-quality food (canned food is better always) she will get all the necessary nutrients from that. >her nose up at it. she seems to be a bit hyperactive sometimes...runs about >and chases her tail in circles like a dog does. Other than that she seems >perfectly healthy but I was just wondering if anyone had any advice for >indoor cats? We have 7 indoor-only cats, who are lovable, well-adapted and very happy. They have absolutely no destructive behaviours and they are very social. I'd recommend you get another cat as a companion. Most cats do better in pairs than alone. Get her plenty of toys and scratching posts. Also a bed near a window is a good thing to have. Cat trees will allow her to exercise and enjoy the view from the top. Indoor cats live longer, healthier lives. There's a reason for that.  SignatureVictor M. Martinez martiv@FAKE.che.utexas.edu http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv > If you feed her a premium-quality food (canned food is better always) she > will get all the necessary nutrients from that. Whiskers she's on. turns her nose up at anything else! > We have 7 indoor-only cats, who are lovable, well-adapted and very happy. > They have absolutely no destructive behaviours and they are very social. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and enjoy the view from the top. > Indoor cats live longer, healthier lives. There's a reason for that. We got her a scratching post but she won't use it, prefering the side of the bed instead to do her stratching! I want to get another cat for her but my partner doesn't agree. The reason that Charlie was given to the shelter in the first place was that she didn't get along with other cats and we were told she is very tempermental as she is deaf. She has gotten out before when she seen another cat and got into a fight. I thought of getting a kitten to she if she'd take to that more but my partner isn't keen on getting another cat at all :( thanx for the info! Lisa. > We got her a scratching post but she won't use it, prefering the side of the > bed instead to do her stratching! > > thanx for the info! > > Lisa. Have you tried different types of scratching posts? Cats can show a distinct preference for different configurations -- some prefer vertical, some horizontal; some like sisal, some carpeted, some like corrugated cardboard. I keep several in my house. My cats clearly prefer sisal and vertical (make sure they are very sturdy and cannot fall over on the cat -- and taller is usually better). I also have a great cat tree with 1 sisal-wrapped post and the others carpeted. You can see some of them if you look through my pictures (below) of Duffy and Holly. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's integration into our household): Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54 Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56 Have 6 indoor cats and definitely neutered. Yar cat will calm down after being fixed. They all have their special food... Started with one rescue and she was so lonely, so when she was 2 I got a kitten and no they are 13 and 11.Inseparable. |
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