I have never been a cat person....But I have NEVER been a person that allowed critters to be abused or ignored either. NO KIND. Piper is no dummy - she skates by on earning her keep and trust me when I say skates - she's got cat belly - and we tried giving her new sedentary cat food for house-bound cats to help. What did she do to counter that? Well no-dummy cat went perusing the neighborhood and helps herself to the neighbors cats dish (kept outside). The dogs told on her. Then she helps herself to the DOGS high-protein food. We free feed so there is no stopping her from that. She was looking svelte and now she looks like a Velvet Elvis. Again. Multi colored and heavy with painted calico colors.
As far as affectionate. I have no idea why she is so non-affectionate. She is semi-affectionate to DF but ONLY when I'm in the room and ONLY if I'm watching her cuddle up to him and she'll look back to see if I'm watching her love him. It's hysterical really - but I thought there would be loyalty since I saved her, bathed her, buy her food, and nope. Nada. She is a cat. But when I go to the shelter and come home smelling like a cat - the dogs go nuts, and then she'll make her way over and has to get right on top of me - I'll put her off me, and she'll make her way back, and I'll put her off - she can't smell real well after her surgery. But I think if I brought another cat home now? She'd run away or be VERY aggressive towards it. She's a queen for sure. So I think it keeps the kitten drops down to a balance of zero -lol. I would bet there have been cats dropped off here - but our guess is that she's run them off nastily. Worse than the pitbulls. lol.