A cat-person living with cats: Therianthropy among the theriotype.

After living without a feline companion for ten years, I'm currently living with two house cats. Madison is a shy, small, independent female; Dude is a bold, friendly, large male. I am a shy, cuddly, small house cat. I am also an adult human female. And for the first time since labeling and actively exploring my therianthropy, I am living among my theriotype.

Not many therians are able to spend extended amounts of time with their theriotype, because it's difficult—for geographic and safety reasons—for a wolf in a human body to spend time among wolves, for a leopard-human to hang out with big cats, and other equivalents. Domestic therians have an unusual opportunity, because our theriotypes are more accessible and some of them even live in our homes. We may have the chance to interact and live among them, as I have while living among cats.

( Spending considerable time with one's theriotype has both benefits and drawbacks: Read on. )

Crossposted here to therianthoughts.