Scardy cat

[somestimeskaren]

I live alone, well my cat and I live alone. I've had Deacon for 12 years and he's seen my femme side many ,many times and every time he sees me dressed he runs and hides as if he doesn't know who I am. I guess I look like a woman he doesn't know , a stranger . He doesn't want anything to do with Karen. I talk to him in my guy voice but it has no effect. He's normally very affectionate ,likes to cuddle and be stroked . I guess I have him fooled. Anyone else have similar reactions from their pets?

[Tracii G]

No my cat I had for 21 years always stayed right with me no matter how I presented

[April Rose]

Nope. My cat only gets excited by food, or creatures such as birds that might become food. Other than that she is a model of perfect indifference.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Karen :hugs:, My dog shows unconditional love no matter what how I am Presenting,

I just have to be careful not to get my hose snagged. >Orchid ..o:daydreaming:o..

[kimdl93]

No, I couldn?t fool my old dog. And she didn?t care how I looked, so long as I shared whatever I was eating.

[Micki_Finn]

Doesn’t phase my cats one bit. Honestly, it’s likely the smell of the cosmetics or your perfume or something along those lines more than your appearance.

[Crissy 107]

No, I couldn?t fool my old dog. And she didn?t care how I looked, so long as I shared whatever I was eating.

Isn’t this the truth

[Teresa]

Karen,
I've come to the conclusion my labrador Lucy prefers me as Teresa , when I have to visit my mother and she sees me in drab she slinks away and hides , I guess she knows my mood changes when I'm in drab .

[alwayshave]

I have a dog and she does not change in any way when I am dressed.

[Maid_Marion]

My cat would rather have me wear a dress or skirt, as he is more comfortable sitting in my lap with that sort of clothing.

Marion

[Joni T]

My Corgi stays by my side no matter who I present as.
Jon

[Diane Smith]

My dog (Labradors rule, Teresa!) never paid any attention to how I was dressed, but I was probably not as good to him when in femme mode. A big dog can do a lot of damage to hose, hair, dangly earrings, and your general cleanliness just acting like a normal canine, so I tended to keep my distance from him a bit when dressed to please. I hope he didn't hold it against me too much.

- Diane

[JennykBailey]

Whenever I dress femme my dog just gives me a look that says "Really? Again? "

[Maria 60]

My dog now doesn't even notice, almost like he sees though it. My last dog would totally freak out, running around the house trying to escape from me. No matter what I did he would hide until I got dressed.

[DianeT]

He doesn't want anything to do with Karen.
Karen, there's nothing wrong with your cat. He is just in a DADT relationship with you.

[wendy]

Thank you for starting this ! While we don't own a pet, a neighbourhood cat does visit from time to time, and we let him roam around our house freely. He has pretty much made our home his 2nd home. We make sure he is well fed with plenty of water. He used to love sleeping on our couch, and he would also jump on our couch and lay on my wife's lap if she was sitting there. Weird thing is, if both of us are sitting on the couch, he would always pick my wife's lap to lean against. We surmised it has something to do with him preferring a female lap. One day I was dressed as Wendy, and he jumped on the couch, looked at my wife, looked at me, looked at my wife again, looked at me again, and then proceeded to walk and sit on my lap. This is something he has never done before when I am in drab mode. That did prove our theory, this cat does prefer leaning up against a female for comfort.

[BrendaPDX]

The first time I put on heals and came down the hall on hardwoods my can freaked out! Now, it's no big deal.

[Debra Russell]

Years ago my dog a Lab / pit bull mix (passed on now) looked at me when I appeared from the bed room as Debra and stood back and gave me a sideways glance then did what we called smurffed at me, you know big smile with lips curled back and make a whizzy noise like sucking air in and out - he always did this when we caught him doing something he knew he shouldn't; after I approached him and gave a reassuring pet it was OK ---- I always wondered what he thought …………………….....Debra

[docrobbysherry]

My turtles always come to me no matter my dress. They probably expect to be fed!:heehee:

[Angie G]

My dog sees my dressed mostly all day long. He gets a bit excited when I on the drab mode he knows he's going for a walk.:hugs:
Angie

[Marcella59]

Pet Free here. Much preferred

[Tina Davis]

My cats give me a look and leave me alone for the most part. They will always come looking for food when they think it's time, no matter how I'm dressed. I do have to be careful of claws snagging my pantyhose!

[Lana Mae]

As others have said, no reaction from my Nikki! She is mostly looking for a snack! Hugs Lana Mae

[Helen Waite]

Look at the bright side, Karen - at least there will be no cat hair getting on your clothing!

[Star01]

We have three cats and one is like my shadow and is either following me around the house or sleeping somewhere close to me. When I am able to get dressed he rubs all over me and purrs like mad. I'm not sure if he senses my contentment or it's a reaction to the body lotion or scent and feel of the clothes but he definitely behaves differently.

[Helena]

I have cat sat for my sisters two bengal cats several times (as an aside this was the first time I spent enfemme for 5 or 6 days straight but that is another story) and she always comments that it is odd, they normally don't get on with men (highly strung doesn't begin to cover it) but are OK with me.

My own cat couldn't care less, as long as I feed her.

[marlacd]

None of my dogs ever cared how I was dressed. Here in the past 6 months, I decided they minded well enough to go out with me out the front door. I yell, they come. The only piece of clothing that triggers them now, is a hat. It goes on my head, HEY! we're going out.

[Krisi]

Cats and dogs see us naked and they see us dressed in all sorts of clothes, I don't think they know the difference between male and female clothing.

[Star01]

True that they likely don't care how we dress but I think they can pick up on the positive aura we give off when we dress. Happy human, happy well fed cat.

[Tracy Irving]

As long as the dogs get the attention they crave, neither one cares what I am wearing. The tiny one will go after my socks as often as my thigh highs.