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Ginger, my cat is now almost four years old. She was brought with me from my old house to my newly built house almost one and a half years ago. She has adjusted well. When she was at the former house she used to mingle with all the other cats with no problem whatsoever. There were about ten cats in total that she used to mingle with.

Her translocation period was a stressful time for me and for her as she was locked up in my room for almost two weeks so that she would not run away. Gradually I would take her out into the garden and let her wonder around but from her reaction I realized she was unhappy (probably missing her other cat friends). I finally let her go wherever she wanted to go that meant into the neighboring gardens (she is a cat who likes to wander about).

Recently, my parents came to stay with us for about two months and they had to bring their eleven year old cat with them. She too was confined to their room not only because she was new and we did not want her wandering off, but because I was one hundred percent sure that Ginger and she would have a confrontation. It was apparently stressful for my mum as whenever she left the room she had to close the door behind her. A couple of times my mum forgot to close the door behind her and we were lucky that Ginger was out somewhere and not in the vicinity. But on about three occasions Ginger managed to creep in to the room unnoticed and I thought my Ginger would be killed as my parents cat is about two and half times the size of Ginger.

I know cats are curious but my Ginger is curious personified. One day she decided to climb the wall and jump in through the ventilation grills above the window. Screams from my mother alerted me and when I went Ginger was almost about to jump into the room. I quickly had to grab her and take her out.

I have noticed that Ginger is not so friendly with the neighboring cats as well unlike when we were at the old house. She chases all of them or she has a confrontation with them whether they are male or female. She is neutered. She only has a healthy respect for elderly male cats. I however noticed of late that she even fights with an old male cat, which is not in good health, which she used to tolerate when he was in good health.

Stray cats who wonder into our garden are not spared by Ginger, even though she is a pocket sized cat, she chases cats who are double her size. A cat looks at his/her home as its own territory. To him this intrusion means intruding into his/her territory and must be defended. This however, depends on the personality and some are more determined to chase their intruder than others. It is like you chasing off and uninvited human trespasser in your premises.

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