I adopted a cat about 3 weeks ago. I have been really wanting a cat, but I feel as if I really rushed into this situation. In the shelter, she was extremely sweet and wanting tons of pets, and I decided she was the one for me.
First, I wanted an older cat. Not too old, but beyond kitten. They told me she was the mother of kittens and they were all found in the street, and that she was 3. When I took her home, the papers said she was 1, and I think that she was the kitten and they had it mixed up. None of this is a problem, and I could very much deal with the energy because I do think its quite cute.
After a few days, I started developing allergy symptoms and got a test done, and I am in fact pretty allergic to cats. Nothing serious, and I take medicine that reduces the main symptoms. But even so, I still get rashes when I touch her sometimes, I cough, and I get sinus headaches. The medicine does away with the sniffles and sneezing.
Because of this, I have to be extremely vigilant with when I touch her, with cleaning hair, changing clothes and keeping her from my bedroom in my tiny apartment, etc. Its been exhausting.
She has now taken to tearing up my furniture from underneath as well as the sides, and I have been trying to train it out of her. She has so many toys, a nice cat tree, I play with her, but it never stops. I've covered the couches for now.
All in all, I essentially only feel stress towards this cat. But all the things I listed are essentially my fault, not hers. Shes a very sweet kitty who loves pets and belly rubs. I feel horrible but I'm extremely unhappy living with her. What should I do? I should add the shelter is never kill, and I do trust them to find a good home. Nonetheless, I am not confident this is the right decision.
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