It has taken about twelve days for my cat to feel semi-comfortable upstairs, so much so that she has started lying on my desk again. It took the cat longer to move on than it took me after a burglar came into our home. The point here is that cats (any animal) can be upset when something unexpected happens in the household, good or bad, and that it takes them time to get over it too.
Animals live in the present whereas we humans think about things that have happened throughout our entire lives and even picture the future, we live in the past, present and future. We can rationalise things to help us move on after something has happened. Our animals can’t do that. It helps them tremendously if we explain why something happened, or how it came about, what it means, what difference it may make to the animal and in the household generally. This is what really helps our animal companions get over that unexpected event. Help them understand too by talking to them, often.
Animals live in the present whereas we humans think about things that have happened throughout our entire lives and even picture the future, we live in the past, present and future. We can rationalise things to help us move on after something has happened. Our animals can’t do that. It helps them tremendously if we explain why something happened, or how it came about, what it means, what difference it may make to the animal and in the household generally. This is what really helps our animal companions get over that unexpected event. Help them understand too by talking to them, often.
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