Just a quick update about Apricat. I had to give #Apricat to another fosterer as I couldn't manage her behavioral issues (she was aggressive, sadly). Her new foster parents specialise in rehabbing cats with behavioral issues, so I knew she was in better hands.
One of the hardest things to do as a cat foster parent is to recognise that you need to "give her up" to better caretakers who can help her, so I am so glad Apri is so happy where she is now. ❤️
#ApriCat seems to love her 30-40 min walks in the wee hours of the morning. And I enjoy them too as I use that time to read my RSS feeds or listen to podcasts. Apri has learned to follow me, sometimes looking back at me and meowing as if to ask me to follow 😆
Getting her back home is predictably hard, which is why I have a treat with me. I will open it and reward her with it as we head back. She has willingly followed me home today.
This is #ApriCat's super drama pose. She would flop dramatically on her side, sometimes her head hitting the floor with a thunk that I worry a little bit 😅 She would randomly do this, especially after killing a feather duster 😆
You would think that I would be the one with this pose because I spend at least 2-3 hours a day playing, chasing after her and giving her walkies 😆
You don't walk a #Cat. You wait for a cat to walk you 😂.
New routine I am doing - at 630am, #Apricat and I will spend 30 minutes walking the apartment gardens. Most of the time we just stare at the view from the top of the hill. Then, it is back to the apartment for breakfast, and I leave for my morning walk at 730am. I am a morning lark & I find myself happy that I breathed in the morning air so early. Maybe I will enjoy this. 🙂
Took #Apricat for a walk today. I hear about cats who are just satisfied with 20 minutes of a poke around the yard, or even those who prefer to lounge on the patio and never move.
It's been more than an hour and Apri shows zero signs of wanting to go back indoors 😅 I am tired lol
#Apricat has recovered nicely from her spaying and is also FIV and FLV negative! This is a relief. Already reclaiming my furniture (and me!) as her property.
Maybe my thoughts about cats being outside is influenced by the #cats I follow online - Pouncey, Golden Shaw Farms and Cinnabon. I really wasn't aware about the inside/outside #cat debate until I searched for advice on how to manage #Apricat. After research which includes talking to rescuers, I concluded that she needed more outside time than I can provide. I am 🙏 for a family with a nice, big orchard. She would be so happy hunting mice there!
Seeing how unhappy #ApriCat has been, confined to my tiny apartment, longing for the outside, and spending most of the day alone (because I'm working), has made me rethink about how we approach pet ownership. Sometimes, animals are meant to wander, even if it means that their lives are shorter as a result.
What do you think?
Ps: Please no lectures about why we need to keep pets indoors 😅 I already know it!!
@liztai
It broke my heart every time I found something that they had destroyed in the yard.. The dog run was my only solution. But like the current dog, they also got plenty of walks, so only being able to go into the dog run with supervision was doable for us. I recognize that's not true of everybody. And especially if you're in an apartment, you don't have an outside area where you can build #ApriCat an enclosure.
I have not been able to get my brain back into gear with social media or to talk about anything beyond #CDramas. Maybe that's a good thing lol. I have my hands and brain full with #Apricat and the transition has been challenging lol.
It's like having a toddler with fangs, ngl!
I know I post a lot of cute photos of #ApriCat. I don't want to give you the impression I'm the best #cat mum ever.
I'll be honest: The transition to having Apri around has been quite a challenge for me. Like, I didn't know that post-cat-adoption blues is a THING. And boy do I have it bad.
I play up to 2-3 hours a day with her, and even that's not enough. And then there's the random play bites and ambushes, which I know...
I was thinking that I should've named #Apricat Kaypoh*
Here is she asking for trouble as she peeks over the stairs at my neighbour downstairs. (My neighbour doesn't know I keep a cat, and my apartment is cat phobic 😑
Bizzarely, #Apricat was only interested in the cat tree after I placed it next to this dingy corner with a little window overlooking the airwell.
Never mind that it was previously located next to a picturesque location by the balcony.
Cats are weird.
So one of the things I do with #Apricat is to toss her kibble around and make her chase them.
I do it at least 20 times and she still has energy to spare.
Ah to be young again.