Over the past 10 years we have had great satisfaction and rewards from re-homing cats. The first cat we re-homed was a Burmese/Moggy cross called Harry. He was being re-homed because his owner was going blind. When I went to see him at the Burmese Rescue centre he bit me twice. But we still brought him home. I must point out that he looked nothing like a Burmese cat but a ginger moggy.
He was suppose to be 8 years old but he was clearly older than this. It took him several weeks to settle down but he was soon the boss of the whole neighbourhood. No cat was allowed in our garden without being chased off.
We once saw our neighbours cat who was badly beaten up, afer a discussion it was clearly the fault of our cat Harry.
Harry not only ruled the neighbourhood but also our house. My husband worked away from home all week and came home at weekends. Each time he came home Harry would sit on his knee, lull him into a false sense of security and then bite him as if to say I am the boss of this house.
The reason for this dominant behaviour was that he was neutered late. This often brings out this sort of behaviour in tom cats.
Due to all the fights he use to get into, the main reason for visits to the vets was due to injuries that he received fighting. He had an abcess on his behind and also one on his cheek.
Harry had a great personality. He loved eating cheese. Whenever you were there he was there. When my son was in a motorbike accident he sat and gave him company and wouldn’t leave his side.
He wouldn’t often bring you in little presents, mice, birds etc.
We had Harry for fours years before he died from kidney problems. On the day he died some of the neighbourhood cats popped their head thru the cat flap looking for him.
Due to the great joy that he gave us it wasn’t long before we were on the search for the next cats we were going to re-home.
In the meantime if you would like more information on the following
• fixing any cat behavior problem
• tips and secrets to use in your everyday cat obedience
training
• specific commands and tricks to teach your cat
• the best way to select, buy and raise a new kitten or older
cat.
Why don’t you have a look at this Cat Behaviour Book which I have found really useful.:
http://www.product-bay.com/cat.html
