Hey all,
Just a little over a week ago, my partner and I have brought home an 8 year old cat from the Humane Society. The first couple of days we had her at least one of us was home, not bothering her or forcing her to do anything, just present. While she would spend some of the time under the couch hiding, she would occasionally come out and sit near us on the couch. Again, no forced pets or movement.
Just yesterday we took her to the vet to find out she has an ear infection. The vet prescribed her some ear drops, and told us to start cleaning her ears often, give her 2 drops in each ear each day, and also to start brushing her to prevent matting.
We started these procedures yesterday, but it is clear that she will not voluntarily sit still for us, so we have had to hold her to do these things, which she very much does not like. We are not trying to be rough or cruel, we just want to help her conditions. But as soon as we even try to do these things, she runs and hides without coming out for hours on end, or we manage to get something done and she runs and hides until the next day at least.
My partner has suggested that we block off underneath the couch, so that we can always reach her if we need to give her drops/ brush her etc. I'm afraid that this will make her resent us even more, and create a fearful relationship between us, considering she is also just trying to adapt to a new environment. Is this something we could try to make it easier to give her her medicine?
We also want to make sure we don't make her fear us, making her hide all the time and we never get to see her/ interact with her.
What are some possible solutions to these issues? All help is greatly appreciated, thank you for reading and helping us out, we are concerned for her well-being.
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