Hello, I’m Christopher! To learn more about me and my silly Russian blue cat, Olga, please read my bio.
Outdoor cats enjoy their freedom and are not as affected by obesity as indoor cats. They have to avoid speeding cars, avoid predators, and deny the urge to ingest antifreeze and other toxic chemicals, but they are rarely bored. Rodents and songbirds will keep them entertained until they’re ready to take a nap on the roof of their car or in a neighbor’s lawn chair.
Origin of Olga
After Olga and her siblings were born, they were abandoned in a ditch by their owners. We don’t know if she was born outdoors or how long she was in the ditch before being rescued by the Humane Society, but the experience may have influenced her love of the natural world. yeah. This is an indoor cat who has never tried to run outside.
She runs to the front door when she hears the doorbell, takes naps by the window, and sticks to the window near the bird feeder, but doesn’t seem interested in going outside. When the backyard birds get too close to the back door, Olga attacks the blinds and scrapes the glass with her paws, which sounds like someone cleaning the windshield with a squeegee.
avoid backyard
When I open the door, she runs away. I’m glad I don’t have to worry about them sneaking out, but it’s strange that they’re scared of the backyard despite all the bird calls. I don’t encourage her to hunt birds because I love birds, but I’m more worried about the anoles and lizards in the garden. They are easy to hunt, and once Olga develops a preference for them, there will be fewer things around to eat house flies, gnats, mosquitoes, and cockroaches.
Olga may also be hesitant to go outside because there are many dogs in her neighborhood. But she’s more alert to the sounds of helicopters, hot air balloons and garbage trucks than the barking of dogs. She’s not very used to dealing with canines and didn’t seem too worried when a large stray dog somehow got in through a gap in the fence and happily defecated near her favorite bird feeder. .
snow day
A few years ago, I walked outside with Olga to see what she thought about the snow covering the garden. We had been out less than a minute and she couldn’t wait to get back in. She jumped off my shoulder and carefully walked towards the back door, yelling at me to show her disapproval. I don’t think it has improved her view of the outside world, but she is just as reluctant to go outside when the grass is greener and wildlife abounds.
I don’t feel so guilty about depriving her of fresh air when she seems content to play with tools and break furniture. She stays in shape by running laps around the house and playing fetch, and she gets excited when she sees birds in the garden, but even when she’s confined, she gets anxious and depressed. There is no such thing. Domestic cats may have predator DNA and instincts to chase and pounce, but Olga is happy living in an indoor world.
This article is part of the Christopher and Olga series.
