Okay first thing - I'm not a cat person. Hate them. But one walked into my life a few years ago.. he was so skinny, raspy meow, dumpster diving... I felt bad for him. Nursed him back to health and he was my dude. He used to be an outside cat until an injury from a catfight left him limping & under house arrest. And there he stayed.
He's since been with me through a prior abusive relationship... and when I'm sick, he's there to comfort me. When it's freezing cold because I can't afford heating in my shitty unit he's under the doona with me. We bonded & he only seems to like me.
My current partner never really took to him & for some reason Puss didn't like males. When I moved in with my partner - nice house, good neighborhood - I expected he would love going outside again. Just during the days and inside when I could keep an eye on the furniture scratching.
He's been a horror since. Stirring up the dogs (kelpies), constant meowing all the time, scratching furniture, more meowing... fighting the neighbours cat, scratching another's door - safe to say, everyone in this neighbourhood hates my cat. And God do they let me know.
I've tried everything to get him to settle - ignoring his meowing to giving him attention constantly. Toys and scratching posts inside. Variations of inside/outside time. But he isn't settling and it's been almost a year.
It doesn't feel right to put him in the pound with near certain death, nor will I have him flat out shot - we've been through some shit. I have searched for another home but not many ppl want cats, it's all about the kittens.
He's become a strain in my relationship and I'm so stressed on what to do. He isn't that calm happy cat that he was when we were riding solo.
I'm so desperate for any ideas on how to help him stay here happily or... ?? Any suggestions??
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