So about a year ago, I lived with a family member who had a territorial dog so I was never able to have my own pet. But now my mom, brother and I live in our own apartment (upstairs apartment) and we had always talked about getting a cat. Admittedly, I wanted a dog because I’ve never had a cat before and have no idea what cats are like aside from the ones I pet on the street or family/friends cat... but we all agreed we couldn’t take care of a dog in a small apartment while all 3 of us worked full time.
So 2 weeks ago, we adopted a 1 y 7 mo old tabby/bengal from the animal shelter. We did a foster to adopt so they gave us 14 days to spend with him and by the end, we have to decide if we want to keep him. The last day was on Monday and my mom and brother love this cat and that’s why I said we could keep him (he’s under my name as my cat) but personally... I’m terrified of him! They say he’s still a kitten and he’s just playing around but he keeps jumping on my legs when I least expect it and biting me, or I’ll be petting him and he’s purring and then he swipes at me/bites me and I’m just terrified to walk by him at this point. I literally lock myself in my room and feel uncomfy walking out there :/
The last owners surrendered him because they were uncomfortable with his aggression but the animal shelter workers all LOVED him and literally sang his praises and he seemed so sweet when we went in to meet him.
But now I don’t know what to do. The 2 weeks have passed and the animal shelter isn’t even accepting surrenders now. Plus, they’re not a no-kill shelter so I’m not comfortable taking him back cause I fear if he’s surrendered twice for aggression, they won’t give him a third chance.
Does anyone have any tips? I’ve tried a “calming collar”, calming treats, ton of toys, rewarding him for being nice and ive even made an appointment for next week to put gel caps on his nails after they cut him because I can’t take this anymore! But then I feel like a failure for wanting to give up on him... any advice and tips are appreciated!
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from Pets https://www.reddit.com/r/Pets/comments/hw9l37/i_regret_adopting_my_cat_because_he_scares_me/
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