{"id":6010,"date":"2023-06-07T02:50:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T10:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6010"},"modified":"2023-06-07T02:50:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T10:50:47","slug":"paws-up-for-wednesday-when-you-leave-your-cat-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6010","title":{"rendered":"Paws Up For Wednesday \u2013 When You Leave Your Cat at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Do you have pangs of guilt when you walk out the door to run an errand, visit someone, go jogging, or, heaven forbid, leave on a trip? If your cats are like mine, they know when you\u2019re getting ready to leave and they react\u2014most likely with those sad stares that you interpret as, \u201cYou\u2019re leaving me? How can you do that? \"\"I\u2019ll be all alone\u2026\u201d And if you\u2019re like me, you tell your kitty, \u201cI\u2019ll be right back. I love you.\u201d Or \u201cMommy has to go get your food. Okay, I\u2019ll bring you a toy, too. I won\u2019t be long. You go take a nice nap and wait for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Or \u201cYes, honey-britches, I\u2019m going on a trip. Mommies have to get away sometimes, but I\u2019ll be back. Kathy and Valerie are coming to visit you,\u201d I say cheerily. \u201cYou\u2019ll have fun. They\u2019ll play with you and pet you and feed \"\"you. You\u2019ll be just fine and I\u2019ll be back, I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n

How much of that do you think your cats understand? Well, it makes me<\/em> feel better.<\/p>\n

Do you think your cats wait patiently for your return? Do they sit on a window sill watching for you or do they curl up and sleep. I envision Olivia curling up in a ball \"\"and mourning us.<\/p>\n

Some cats become terrors when their people are gone\u2014getting into all sorts of mischief like teens left alone.<\/p>\n

How do they react when you return? If they peer at you from under\"\" a chair or from around a corner, it\u2019s possible that they have been into some sort of mischief. Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019ll find it\u2014eventually.<\/p>\n

Maybe they avoid you when you return\u2014snubbing you, wriggling away from your overtures?<\/p>\n

Or do they greet you excitedly when you walk in the door? Yeah, that\u2019s our dream, but they are cats after all.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0When I return home from an errand or walk or trip, I get something in between these. It depends on how long I was gone. Sometimes Olivia is waiting at the window when we return. Other times we don\u2019t see her for a couple of hours after we get home. She has a spot under the bed where she likes to hang out when she wants to worry us or make a statement. One thing that seems to be consistent with a cat is that they aren\u2019t\u2014consistent that is.<\/p>\n

If your cat\u2019s like Olivia, you can\u2019t second guess her reaction. You don\u2019t know which purrsonality you\u2019ll find when you return home after being gone. All I do know is that I love coming home to Olivia no matter her mood. She eventually comes around and forgives.<\/p>\n

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