He sounds like such a cutie! I love cats who constantly want cuddles. Dule and Bane are a bit like that - mostly Dule though. He refuses to play though. Even as a kitten he was too lazy to play. It does sound like Freddy is just getting used to everything and will settle down soon and be playful and not scared of the baby.
What I've seen, and I don't know if this is a cat run, but our car-sitter has 7 cats or so. She works at the local shelter, that's why. She's also hear the high road, so she's got high fences, blocked up any holes in them and covered the garden in netting. As its a small garden she hangs it off the house and down to the fence. I can't remember if there's a pole in the middle of the garden to help hold it up, I don't think so. Maybe that coukd work? Neighbours probably think she keeps birds ;).
I do hope he'll settle down and be less nervous. :) Because if he's still that scared of the baby in a month, I may have to consider giving him back rather than stressing him out by keeping him. :/ But there's hope yet! Tonight he made it rather clear that he wanted out of the bathroom and we let him. He then explored our small second floor (the bathroom, Kupo's room, our room and the hall) and attempted a couple of steps of the stairs. Apparently he doesn't know stairs? In any case, Snuffles was asleep in his cot in our room and when Freddy noticed that after coming to me for some very thorough cuddles on my bed, he just kind of attempted to look inside the cot for a little bit. Then he appeared to think that sleeping babies weren't that dangerous and went on his way for more exploration.
Sounds like he'll get used to the baby ;). I think some cats are need time if they aren't used to a baby. Bane eventually got used to babies and then toddlers. Dule is still scared, but he is scared of everything - he has agrophobia, too. When they first got Dule he was so scared he hid under a table abd refused to go to sleep even. Seeing a kitten try to stay awake... Awww, poor kitty. Freddy already sounds way less scared! I think he's not a scared cat ;).
And ah, yeah, if you would have to replace the fences that would be very expensive and not worth it! I guess he knows about gardens as he was a stray? Probably best to make sure it's something he can't escape from as he might try.
The kids are out of the house now (pre-school / nursery) so we let Freddy out again and he's currently all over me to an extent where he's walking on the keyboard to get to my hands and up in my face to... I don't even know. XD He's such a sweet and affectionate kitty (and I do wish that didn't amount this amount of claw). Just a little nervous, which is understandable with his background. I mean, he was listed as 'well-fed' so he didn't starve, but he was obviously left to his own devices.
He was picked up by a Garden Association so I would suppose he knows about gardens, yeah. XD And yeah, I could suspect him of having a strong lust for freedom. I mean, we were recommended to keep him in the bathroom a week and he didn't want to stay there exclusively for more than two days.
A week?! That seems excessive. And awwww... so sweet of him to nuzzle up all the time!
My dad cuts our cats claws with special cat nail clippers. A vet can also do it. The sheath has no nerves or blood supply, so it can be cut painlessly, leaves them with claws, but blunter ones. I think it takes someone who knows what they are doing with good eyesight though, I guess. Wouldn't want the real claw underneath to be cut accidentally :'(
I think it'll help once his area is set up with scratching posts etc. and he'll use them more naturally. I mean, our only decent scratching post at the moment is buried in junk. I want to buy this one for his cat run too: http://www.zooplus.dk/shop/kat/kradsetrae/kattemiljoe/over_260_cm/274465
Haha, Maz just got scratched by super playful kitty and was then suddenly motivated to begin clearing the old scratching post. XD
That looks really cool! :D I would give the cat extra places to jump and play on.
As for scratching posts helping with the claws issues though... cats actually use those to sharpen their claws on (instead of using the furniture ;) ). It's walking on concrete and pavement etc that gives them dull claws.
Well, when they climb it seems to dull them a bit as well IME. And anyway, as long as they get their scratching need fulfilled, they usually don't scratch people on purpose. Which would be nice. I picked up Freddy today, which was apparently really scary, and now I have a few minor scratches on my chest and arms, heh. (I wanted to put him in the bathroom because he'd been hiding out in Kupo's room all day and they said that providing him with hiding places at first is a Bad Idea because then he'll just get used to hiding from us.)
Oh and about the cat run (sorry :)) Our fences are fairly low and replacing them would be expensive and troublesome, what with having to involve our neighbours and such. Besides we're not sure that we want to have netting above us at all times. I mean, it would make sunbathing a rather interesting experience. ;) The idea so far is to set up a cage of sorts that takes up part of the covered terrace and maybe some of the flower bed (we don't use that thing anyway), and then to use reinforced netting to close off the rest of the terrace so he can play there too, unless we need to be outside and moving freely into our small garden.
What I've seen, and I don't know if this is a cat run, but our car-sitter has 7 cats or so. She works at the local shelter, that's why. She's also hear the high road, so she's got high fences, blocked up any holes in them and covered the garden in netting. As its a small garden she hangs it off the house and down to the fence. I can't remember if there's a pole in the middle of the garden to help hold it up, I don't think so. Maybe that coukd work? Neighbours probably think she keeps birds ;).
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And ah, yeah, if you would have to replace the fences that would be very expensive and not worth it! I guess he knows about gardens as he was a stray? Probably best to make sure it's something he can't escape from as he might try.
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He was picked up by a Garden Association so I would suppose he knows about gardens, yeah. XD And yeah, I could suspect him of having a strong lust for freedom. I mean, we were recommended to keep him in the bathroom a week and he didn't want to stay there exclusively for more than two days.
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My dad cuts our cats claws with special cat nail clippers. A vet can also do it. The sheath has no nerves or blood supply, so it can be cut painlessly, leaves them with claws, but blunter ones. I think it takes someone who knows what they are doing with good eyesight though, I guess. Wouldn't want the real claw underneath to be cut accidentally :'(
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Haha, Maz just got scratched by super playful kitty and was then suddenly motivated to begin clearing the old scratching post. XD
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As for scratching posts helping with the claws issues though... cats actually use those to sharpen their claws on (instead of using the furniture ;) ). It's walking on concrete and pavement etc that gives them dull claws.
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