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Put the ping-pong ball in the tub and she likes it but can't understand how she is able to move around in a slippery tub.
No cat of mine has ever scratched but a few wanted to while getting used to nail clips. I can't absolutely say that I would dispose of one who scratches or bites because I would need to first determine whether there is any pain causing the behavior. Do you recall the San Francisco family who called 911 claiming their cat was attacking them and they were trapped in their bedroom with their child? Although they were being attacked, it was because of a nerve problem which was triggered by noise or being startled resulting in cat feeling like something was clawing into its back. The family made the tough decision to re-home the cat to a home with no kids and with proper nerve meds the cat is doing well in Portland.
When the Mrs and I first got together we adopted a cat from one of her co-workers. it had been abused and was so fearful of me it pretty much lived under the sofa for 6 months, earning the name "Fraidy". It took quite a bit of time but eventually she would venture out if I held still and quiet. I starter tossing her treats when she came out and let them fall closer to me. it took the better part of a year but i got her to eat out of my hand and not bolt out in a panic if I attempted to pet her. she suprised us one day by jumping up next to me on the sofa. She had a good long life and was 18 when she passed.
Our latest rescue started out in much the same manner, living in a spare room only venturing out as far as the door where I would toss him treats. When i got this one to take a treat from my hand he'd swat me and run away. That's when the Mrs took over. "Charlie" responded very well to her. She never got bit or swatted. Now he & I get along, I haven't been bit or swatted and he follows the Mrs around like a puppy (he's a tabby, normal for his kind.)
It's said cats pick their humans and that's true from what I've seen. Paitience, perseverance and sometimes a different human will bring a reluctant cat around.
When the Mrs and I first got together we adopted a cat from one of her co-workers. it had been abused and was so fearful of me it pretty much lived under the sofa for 6 months, earning the name "Fraidy". It took quite a bit of time but eventually she would venture out if I held still and quiet. I starter tossing her treats when she came out and let them fall closer to me. it took the better part of a year but i got her to eat out of my hand and not bolt out in a panic if I attempted to pet her. she suprised us one day by jumping up next to me on the sofa. She had a good long life and was 18 when she passed.
Our latest rescue started out in much the same manner, living in a spare room only venturing out as far as the door where I would toss him treats. When i got this one to take a treat from my hand he'd swat me and run away. That's when the Mrs took over. "Charlie" responded very well to her. She never got bit or swatted. Now he & I get along, I haven't been bit or swatted and he follows the Mrs around like a puppy (he's a tabby, normal for his kind.)
It's said cats pick their humans and that's true from what I've seen. Paitience, perseverance and sometimes a different human will bring a reluctant cat around.
Yeah. Patience, patience. Shelly comes to mind, we adopted her and Bizzie together. Shelly was shy shy shy. Bizzie terrorized her. As I've repeated too many times already, one day Shelly whopped Biz and they were equals after that.
And another day she decided she wanted lap, so she hopped into my lap. It's pretty amazing what time and patience can do for a relationship. Amazing and sweet.
I fostered a cat recently that was scared of everything and shes doing much better now. Now I feel extremely guilty about returning her to the Humane Society because she will be stuck there again in small cage and stressed. Last time I had to do it the cat was crying the whole way and I felt so bad!
Also, I tried to put her in the carrying cage and it didn't work out well. She fought hard and scratched me, so now I started putting food in her cage so I can eventually close the door on her.
I had a cat (who was mine) that was like this. I purchased a large plastic storage box and put a whole bunch of holes in the box. The cat was unprepared for it since it opened from the top. I put it around a corner and I picked the cat up like I was getting him food and dropped him in - I put my hand over his eyes. I slid the top on quickly.
I will never adopt a cat this scared again. I had this plastic box for emergencys but it was pretty much impossible to get him in a carrier unless drugged. This was not a safe situation.
I was considering fostering scared cats in my house but I get the feeling that scared cats just don't do well in a shelter. So in sum they never change.
I have no pets live alone but I would need to know if she urinates normal. My last little furgirl would always since she was 6 or 7 months old would squat the slowly lift up her backside while uringating and it went all outside the litter pan and on the wall.
I solved the problem when I purchased the catit jumbo covered litter pan. When her brother passed away and she was around 14 yrs old I taped wee wee pads around the inside of the litter pan and it covered the smell when she urinated up against the inside of the wall of the litter pan.
That would be my concern number1 number 2 concern would be scratching up my new furniture. I never had a cat that scratched up my furniture but then I had a scratching post that didn't fall on the floor when she used it.
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