Today my 17 week old kitten stepped in paint. We had the door to the room we were painting closed but he got in as i was walking out and he stepped in the paint. I filled the sink with a little soap and water so it covered just above his paws and i put him down, he started screaming and fighting and i had to put him down and back in the sink multiple times because i couldn’t hold him more than a few second (and i didn’t want to hold him down for long) and after a while thankfully the paint came off. I did not expect him to be so scared (i know cats are scared of water, but i didn’t expect this) i tried to talk calmly to him and give him treats each time i put him down before putting him back in the sink.
After the bath i dried his paws with a towel and he went to sleep right away. It’s hard to explain but he seemed very distant before he went to sleep.
I know this sounds ridiculous but i’ve been crying because of this whole situation, i feel like i traumatized him and that he hates me now. We have built such a great relationship, and i’ve never been so close to a cat before. I can honestly say that i love him. I’m his favorite in our family, we are so close that he sleeps on top of me every night. Now i’m really afraid that he doesn’t like or trust me anymore or that our relationship won’t be the same now.
I’m a very anxious person and i feel like this triggered my anxiety so bad, and i’m really worried that everything we have built up has been destroyed now.
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