hi everyone. i adopted a cat fairly recently (about 3 weeks ago) and it's been an adventure. she's beautiful and the absolute cutest thing in the world when she's sleeping, but i am starting to get concerned about her energy level when she's awake. she's still a kitten (either 9 or 10 months old) and she's definitely starting to break out into her adolescent phase. i understand that that is just how cats are and that she'll grow out of it, but i'm concerned about how my parents are going to react to it. i'm the one who takes care of her, but i'm going to college in september and my parent's will take care of her once im there. the thing that worries me the most is that my parents have short tempers and are very house proud. so far it seems like they really like her and they give her affection whenever they get home from work, but i'm scared that that'll all change once they see her misbehaving (which has been quite frequent recently despite me following ALL the advice i've seen given on this sub). i thought that it might be fine but today my dad has caught her trying to claw her way into my closet again and attacking our blinds, and he got noticeably frustrated.
the last thing i want to do is rehome her, but i'm just so worried. my dad will joke sometimes that he'll get rid of her once i'm in college and it scares me because i know he would actually go through with it if he was angry. the rescue where i got her has made it clear that if there is any problems, i could always bring her back and that she'd go back in the care of her foster parents who she had been staying with since she was taken in as a baby. i'm so lost about what to do and i can't focus on any of my school work because of this. would it be better to bring her back now while she's still a kitten and not as attached to my home before i have to go to college, or should i just wait it out to see if she calms down by then (she'll be around 15 months) and hope that my parents grow to love her enough to accept that she's in her adolescent phase?
did i make a mistake adopting her at this time? my parents said that they'll take care of her while in in college until i can get my own apartment (which is 1 or 2 years), but i'm starting to get worried over the possibility of me not being able to properly take care of her and give her enough attention while in in college due to classes, work, extracurriculars, etc. because i'm in college, i don't know where i'll be in the next few years and i'm scared that it was irresponsible for me to adopt her at this time of my life. i'm so torn because i care for her a lot already, but i want to do what would be best for her. does anyone have any advice?
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