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SUSAN At one time we had seven cats, all rescues from one situation or another. I believe you can tell a lot about the animals background from the way they react to you. Our Susie is the last survivor, she and her brother were taken from their mother by a neighbor who let them run loose in our development, and I would guess that he rarely showed them much affection. They came to us when he moved away, about 2 years old then. Susie's brother died a few years ago, but Susie loves to be petted and brushed. She has no desire to go outside, will go into the garage, sniff around a bit and come straight back to the house door to come in again. Very fond of Jack, cries for him to take her on his lap, sleeps with him almost every night.
Sam, one of our other cats, was very intelligent, but I think had been abused, because he was very defensive when we first got him. He walked up to our door from the woods in back of the house and he bit me twice when I tried to move him from a comfortable position. As he got more used to us, he was more affectionate, but if he heard the sound of a baby crying on TV, he would get very agitated, so I think he came from a home with children, who may have been rough with him.
Our other cats had other stories. one was found eating out of trash cans, and even when she came to us would eat anything and everything, beans, lasagna, you name it. Always seemed fearful there wouldn't be anything more.
Only the last one who came to us as an adult cat, and had been abandoned by his previous owner, seemed to never understand that he had a good home or show any affection. He tried to run away and stayed outside for several weeks before I trapped him and got him back in the house, and still was never happy or friendly.
Every one had a different personality, but we loved them all and tried to give them a good home. Most of them responded.