How long does it take for aggressive rescue kittens to trust you and let you touch them without worrying you’re going to be scratched and bitten?
We got a new kitten (maybe 6 months old, not too sure) 2 months ago that was left abandoned and straight off the bat she seemed confident and would come up to us as and snuggle into our necks but would bite, hiss and scratch if you tried to touch her. 2 months in she lets us touch her and will come to us more often and let us pet her while she’s snuggling, she seems to have settled into the house and has areas that are her safe spaces, she will lay comfortably on the floor around the house but she still won’t let us pick her up and will get aggressive and growl/scratch/hiss when we try to pick her up.
We also have another cat and they seem to be getting along fine - will even play every now and then and sometimes they will sleep reasonably close to each other, but they aren’t yet at the stage of cuddling and grooming each other, which is fine. I’m more concerned about the interactions with us.
Throughout the day she will come to us for pats but will bite and scratch the moment she’s had enough. We give her so many treats and spoil the crap out of both of them but as soon as we try pick her up it’s game over.
I’m worried we will never get to a point where we can just handle her without worrying about getting clawed or bitten, I’ve grown up with cats and i’ve never had such an agressive kitten before. Could she improve in a few months, what can i do to help this situation? or does she just seem like a lost cause.
She has everything, her own food bowls, litter tray, big ass cat tree, am at a bit of a loss.
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