A cat that is treated and respected as part of the family, is a happy cat. It feels welcome. Happy cats grow more and faster, they often become more cobby and are usually in better health condition as adults, and they have larger numbers of kittens per litter. Why ? Well - the experts don't agree why, but some tends to think that some of the following factors play a role here: 1.    They're safe. A predator needs his own space to feel comfortable,- so do our domestic and domesticated cats. In a home, their territories are small and easy to keep safe. They know where every meal is cocming from, and that it comes - every day. I-E: there's no need for having small litters;- no food shortness.

I am happy to say I have been lucky. I have a population of individuals  that really and truly LIKE one another ! They are playful and eat good. They are curious - and they do go exploring, in spite of the saying about cats and curiousity... They are very happy to be together, eat together, sleep in a pile... In short: They live as one big, happy family.

So - as you can see on the picture above, my little TULIP is sitting out in the rain, on her little "porch". Most cats don't like rain,- but Tulip just couldn't be bothered....She knows, that however wet she gets, MOM will dry her up, feed her, cuddle her and comfort her anyhow. She will be loved anyway - and she knows it. She is a cat with a comfortable self esteem. And she is also one of the healtier cats I've ever owned. So maybe these theses above, apply, afterall...?