“We’d usually sneak Fluffy into the cinema in a bag, but now that he’s older we don’t watch movies as often.
I’ve trained him to not be afraid of people and be comfortable in noisy situations by taking him literally everywhere I went – to the pasar malam, to my office, attend events, shopping malls, grocery stores and even meetings with my friends.
And it’s from there that he’s not afraid of people. He’s very sociable. And even when there’s a sudden noise he is calm and will not freak out like a normal cat.
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Bila saya bawa Fluffy menonton wayang, saya akan beli 2 tiket, risau kalau ada orang lain beli tiket dan duduk sebelah saya. Selalunya kami akan sorokkan Fluffy dalam beg untuk masuk panggung, tapi sekarang dia makin tua jadi kami tak menonton wayang sekerap dulu.
Saya latih dia supaya tidak takut dengan orang lain dan biasakan dengan bunyi bising dengan bawa dia bersama saya ke mana sahaja saya pergi – ke pasar malam, ke pejabat, ke majlis-majlis, pusat beli-belah, pasar raya malah bila berjumpa kawan-kawan saya.
Dari situlah dia jadi tak takut jumpa orang lain. Dia jadi sangat sosial. Dan bila ada bunyi bising yang yang mengejut dia tetap tenang dan tidak melatah macam kucing biasa.
– H̶u̶m̶a̶n̶s̶ Cats of Kuala Lumpur
Photostory by Mushamir Mustafa
Edited by Amalina Davis, Translated by Khairul Ridhwan
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(This post was first published on May 7th 2018)
