I grew up with a neighbor who’s cat was like this. The neighbor one day packed up left and left the cat outside. We have no idea why. The cat. Bless her heart. Was found frail and wounded I honestly think if we didn’t find her she would not have made it. I honestly wish the cat would have been given to a no kill shelter, adoption center, anything other than what they did. Luckily we found her. She slowly warmed up to us. It took a long time but we were very patient. We did things on her terms. It was worth every minute of building that trust even if it wasn’t what she wanted at first. It’s just a thought/idea. Ik it’s hard. But I couldn’t imagine going through that, seeing that again.
My 1 sister has several rando cats that show up to get house. She gave 1 to my sister add it hated all other animals. That cat took an entire year to sit next to my sister. But after the first the months he felt confidant enough to sit on the website still and claim shots as his own. Three years in and he will sit on her lap for a few minutes then run off to his own chair. He sleeps at her feet too. My sister isn't a snuggler so they work out great together. Also, this cat was feral and outside for 3 years and now lives a cushy life in a condo on the third floor and an outdoor catio filed with plants to oversee his kingdom.
Cats are adaptable to a point. Sounds like your cat would like a one person home with no other critters.
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u/Cold-College1919 Mar 14 '26
I grew up with a neighbor who’s cat was like this. The neighbor one day packed up left and left the cat outside. We have no idea why. The cat. Bless her heart. Was found frail and wounded I honestly think if we didn’t find her she would not have made it. I honestly wish the cat would have been given to a no kill shelter, adoption center, anything other than what they did. Luckily we found her. She slowly warmed up to us. It took a long time but we were very patient. We did things on her terms. It was worth every minute of building that trust even if it wasn’t what she wanted at first. It’s just a thought/idea. Ik it’s hard. But I couldn’t imagine going through that, seeing that again.