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It\u2019s inevitable that you will leave your cat(s) home alone at some point for varying amounts of time. How does your cat react to this? Are her reactions different when you\u2019ve left her for a quick grocery store run than when you go away for a day or longer? If you have more than one cat, they probably all act differently when you return.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve had cats appear to be sulking when I\u2019d return ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oliviawaving-225x300.jpg\")
home after an inexcusably long absence\u2014you know, like an hour or a day. Some of my cats have completely dissed me when I\u2019d return. I remember Katy (my Himalayan) coming into the room when I\u2019d return, but she wouldn\u2019t be social. She\u2019d stare at me\u2014glare at me\u2014from across the room until she felt I\u2019d been punished enough, then she’d show me some love.<\/p>\n
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Winfield, (our white odd-eye cat) would usually greet us when we returned from anywhere no matter how long we’d been gone, especially if we brought back a ripe cantaloupe. I always knew, when I came home with groceries, whether or not I’d picked a good cantaloupe. If Winfield greeted me in the kitchen, ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/catFriendsRanch-225x300.jpg\")
sniffing the air, I knew it was a good one. He loved cantaloupe and he knew how to choose them.<\/p>\n
Do you tell your cat goodbye when you leave? I always do. I want to know where Olivia is when I leave\u2014to make sure she hasn\u2019t been closed into a room or a closet (it has happened). And I tell her we\u2019re leaving and that we will be back. I’ve noticed that the longer we\u2019ve been gone, the less cordial Olivia’s greeting when we return. I think many of you have experienced that. It\u2019s kind of a cat thing. Give that cat time, however, and she\u2019ll be all over you, mapping out where you\u2019ve been with her keen sniffing mechanism and letting you know how much she missed you\u2014or is the snuggling just a way to make sure her scent is all over you in case you happen to leave again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s inevitable that you will leave your cat(s) home alone at some point for varying amounts of time. How does your cat react to this? Are her reactions different when you\u2019ve left her for a quick grocery store run than … Continue reading