I just adopted 2 new cats from a cat charity. They are a boy & a girl aged 3 and 5. I never had pets growing up but I’ve always loved cats. I recently moved out and am living alone so thought it was the perfect time to get some cats.
I live in a new build house and am very houseproud, I have lovely carpets, floors, sofa everything is perfect. I’m also a bit ocd when it comes to keeping the place clean.
The cats are absolutely lovely, very friendly, seem to be well behaved, they’re litter tray trained and don’t seem to be destructive. However, I think I’m getting overwhelmed by the reality of being a pet owner.
The cats get on the kitchen top sometimes, which I don’t consider to be hygienic but nothing I’ve tried will stop them. I don’t even want to prepare food anymore because I’m worried about germs. I’m also seriously worried about the smell of the litter tray when usually my house smells lovely. I’ve covered my expensive sofa with blankets and towels and so far there’s been no scratching but I’m worried I’m going to have to keep my sofa covered up constantly. I’m really scared about them scratching my new carpets, bannisters, doors etc. When the cats go in a different room I’m worried to the point of feeling sick because I don’t know what they’re doing. What I’m most worried about is them waking me up in the night. I’m a very bad sleeper and am already constantly exhausted because I don’t get barely any sleep.
I feel so embarrassed and stupid about feeling this way, especially because they are well behaved and I know it could be a lot worse. I did a lot of research before I got them and was aware that owning cats wasn’t going to be easy but I didn’t think I’d struggle this much. I suffer really badly from anxiety and I think this might be too much. They are lovely cats and most of the things I’m worried about happening haven’t even happened! Does anyone have any advice?
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