My Italian grandmother doesn't really care at all whether or not I'm a furry, nor does she even know that I'm a part of the fandom or that it exists - as long as I'm happy and don't get hurt by something I love, she's completely cool with it and supports it ~ although she has voiced to me that my plague-doctor costume is "ugly" (her exact words, actually) in person to me over pizza during my little sister's 11th birthday - I don't know how to take that, honestly.
You'd really like her, Reaper - she's quite a personality, I'll tell you that (but then again, aren't all Italians?)!