I agree! My cat Squeek is afraid of the outside and while I let her out onto the back deck during the summer, the furthest she will venture is the bottom step.
Strangely enough, whenever I go out there, she immediately runs back into the house. Any thoughts as to why she does that?
“Strangely enough, whenever I go out there, she immediately runs back into the house. Any thoughts as to why she does that? “
She wants your place on the sofa. :)
Our cat’s name is BRUTUS! We first tried her on “Zip”, but
she would not come when we called her by that name. Then I
tried “Zippy” - same result. Then I tried calling her
“Lambchop”. She absolutely HATED that name! Even the
neighbor kids just broke down and guffawed when I called
her “Lambchop”! When I did see her again, she looked at me
like, “The name , “Lambchop”, is WEAK and the kids are even
making fun of me!” - I said, “OK. I’ll make it a tough name,
like BRUTUS!” - Well, she answered to that one with bells on. I thought all kids knew who “Lambchop” was; but then I
realized that Shari Lewis had been deceased for over 16
years, so the kids had never heard of “Lambchop”. (So, it
*could* be that “Squeek” wants a more macho name.)
Also, something may be hanging around that is scaring
“Squeek”. Brutus is not afraid of ANYTHING. We have all
sorts of wild stuff out here on the river, and I feel
sorry for anything that tangles with her! She eats
Purina Hippie Cat Food with real meat in it and also
“Wildcat Food” from TSC with real wild game in it. (I
called her “Cattbutt” the other day and she did “meow”
in response; but I think “Brutus” is a better name than
“Cattbutt” would be.) Brutus is a “she”, too, which
makes it even worse!