Fifi Leigh
Friday, 2.28.20
This cat looks like Gumby. Since Gumby moved into my townhouse in December 2008, it took him a week to get used to my place and start bonding with me. I just basically sat by him and talked to him in order to help him connect with me. He was scared, always hiding. But after a week, he started doing everything this cat in the video did.
Now, it is beyond bonding. He owns my place. He demands. He is vocal about his needs and wants. But he mostly does his own thing until he needs something.
This video is heart-warming. I miss having a purring furry friend!
the person of this video does more videos with his cat.
Ohh, I am not good at bonding with cats and dogs.
Very nice cat, my friend……….
it isnt my cat. it just looks like my Gumby.
This cat is very cute
I watched the video. You have a lovely cat.
this isnt my cat. it looks like my Gumby.
The lot I have at the moment just do not let us touch them although they come and fuss over us around our legs.
maybe they are hungry or want water…
There is always water kept in a bowl and they are over-fed. Just showing their affection it seems to me but thus far and no further kind of approach (lol)
play with them with cat toys or shiny ribbons and yarns. they love cat tree. when I was looming something with yarn, my cat came over and started playing with the yarn ball, and he unrolled everything. later, i had to untangle the mess and re-roll the whole yarn into a manageable piece.
or, even hold the cat close in your arms like a baby, cradling it and soothing it to make them secure and comfortable.
Holding can only be done if their claws do not show. There is just one now that tolerates a minute or two of cuddling and then he runs away We have had cats all our life but this lot is odd.
maybe work with it, slowly and gradually, starting by just petting it while chatting with it to sooth and relax it for anxieties it might have. when he is more comfortable, he will start laying around on his back with legs wide open in different poses as well as purring…
I understand what you are saying and why you put the video there. I just lost my cat and knew I still had love to give to another. I decided to take this cat in and changed the name to what I thought her name should be. I do not regret the name I gave her. It took us a while to get to the point where we are today. She hissed at me when the lady left and she went and hid. I forgot what to do in that situation so asked a friend that has cats and she gave me the answers. I put her food and water and toilet by the entrance where she went and hid. I talked to her and she would come out and go back in and then finally came out. She is a challenging cat. I love her and because she was left to die at 2 days old. She never learned about manners. She bites and grabs and still does it but not all the time. So we still have times and issues but it is much better.