Hey there. I‘ve adopted a kitten on monday. I had grown up with them and missed them, so I decided to adopt a cat. I thought I would be „ready“ for the responsibility, but I‘ve come to realize that I‘m not.
I had prepared my appartment, made a cat shelf highway, diy-ed toys. I re-read books and articlesand was really excited to have a cat again. My first (and only) cat had been distant. Just went outside, came home for food and sleep, it took very little energy to look after her.
Now the kitty I‘ve adopted is the opposite. I had prepared myself for 2-3 play sessions of 10-30 minutes. But she wants to play like 4-5 times a day. This might seem like an easy problem to solve for most people - just play with her more, but I can physically not do that. I have very bad fatigue and other conditions that leave me quite exhausted. She wants to run around and play a lot and I simply don‘t have the energy for that. I‘ve tried toys she can play with on her own, but she only likes the ones I have to move (string, wand toys). I‘ve tried food puzzles, but she doesn‘t have much interest in them.
I also have an insane amount of anxiety because of this, I don‘t want her to feel bored or unsatisfied. Do I need to find a better family for suki? Somewhere she gets more attention, can go outside maybe? I don‘t want her to be unhappy and it would certainly be easier for me to find her a new family, when she‘s only been with me for a few days. I don‘t want to love her and then realize I have to give her away.
Currently I am also unemployed, but that will change soon. She‘ll get even less attention then. Is this fair?
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