My cat grew up her whole life indoors, do you think she even knows what a cat is?

Answer 1

It's totally false to say that your cat won't like being with another cat. You never know until you try, and most cats do just fine in a household with other cats. My male has taken to our new female splendidly. In fact, after the initial "break in" period (territorial aggression, hissing, and swatting to compete for dominance and territory) most cats do better in pairs.

But as far as whether a cat sits there and thinks "I'm a cat, and I'm proud"....I don't think they really have the thought processes for that. But one never knows.

Answer 2

Didn't she have a mother? I have one whose mother was killed when she was a week old, we rescued the kittens and bottle raised them. Unfortunately, she was the only survivor of the three. They died before they were a month old. There were other cats in the house, but by the time we thought she was old enough to mix with them, the damage was done. She may know what a cat is, but she doesn't like them. We're not sure she knows that she is a cat, she may very well think she's human.

Answer 3

She would "recognize herself in another cat" yes. However, she does believe (in my opinion) that she's a human. She probably follows you around like your the Alpha Cat and does what you do and goes where you go. So therefore all she knows is you and your family. It wouldn't be safe for her anywhere else.

Answer 4

This largely depends on how old your cat was when you got her. Kittens who are raised from early kittenhood in isolation do identify with people more than with other animals. In fact, lonely kittens isolated prior to three months can be ailurophobes!!!

Kittens also learn a great deal of feline communication from their moms and littermates, especially during their crucial third month of development. Cats do not have true language but there are clear ways they communicate threats or friendly advances to one another, primarily through body language.

This key development stage is why it is so cruel to remove kittens from their mothers prior to three months of age. Statistically speaking, every pet spends some portion of its life in a pound or shelter, from being lost or abandoned. These poor creatures who were isolated cannot tell if the animals nearby are trying to kill it or not! (((Imagine yourself dropped in a war zone without being able to speak the language to determine friend from foe?!?))) It is understandable these terrified animals are un-handle-able and routinely euthanized.

If your cat was with other cats past three years of age, then she indeed not only knows she is a cat but also knows how to "speak cat". She would be able to adjust to another cat if you gradually introduced them in a non-threatening manner. There's a page of hints on that here:

http://www.geocities.com/nyc_sr/introduction.html

Generally, two cats are healthier, live longer, and cost you less in terms of food and vet bills than a single sad lonely one. The number one health problem for pets is obesity and the MAJJORITY of obese pets are lonely-onlies fed dry-food-only diets!

http://www.geocities.com/nyc_sr_1/Two_Cats_or_One.html

Answer 5

Probally not, she thinks she is human and you are her mom, I doubt she could survive outdoors anymore, My cat is the same way, I can leave the doors open and she won't even go outside.

Answer 6

my cat is like yours! only indoors! when she is looking in the mirror she thinks there is a nother room! I think she doesn't know what is a cat!!!

Answer 7

i often wonder the same thing about my dog. i personally believe that my dog thinks she is human. and it is probably from the way i raised her. so your cat probably doesn't know that there is much difference between you and her. animals are just great like that

Answer 8

Cat's still have natural instincts... but yu can't go and bring a cat and put it in your house... she knows what one is... but she would not like to be with another one

Answer 9

cats can live purrfectly happy healthy lives inside. I'm happy to hear that you are taking good care of your cat.

Answer 10

She probably thinks she is human, my cat does!