Hey guys, I need some advice on how I can get my kitty to revert back to his normal self. I'm incredibly paranoid and for the longest time I spent too much time with this kitty-boy. I was constantly around him, poking and prodding him, feeling his kidneys, and I was actually giving him homeopathic pills (which I have since stopped doing). Around this time I noticed that he has started to run under my desk and hide from me at times. If I leave the room, he'll immediately come out. If I get food, or a toy, he'll immediately come out. If I open my door, he'll come out and run downstairs with me.
He only seems to hide from me when we're in my room together. He seems very cautious, and if I'm in there for a prolonged period of time, he'll generally hide. Again, I used to "hover" over him way too much. I'd constantly stare at him, poke and prod him, and give him pills. I have stopped doing that, and he appears to be improving to a degree in terms of less fear, but he's still not where he was before.
He's acting perfectly healthy. He's eating, drinking, he's hydrated. He's running around, running up and down the stairs, and he's chasing his laser-pointer and playing with him toy mice. He's peeing and pooping in the box, and he's peeing and pooping well. He's still waking me up in the morning by meowing and scratching at the door. In other words, he's acting completely like himself, aside from this "hiding" from me. I had him in to the vet recently due to some panting after heavy exertion and he had the whole array of tests. Chest x-ray, echocardiogram, blood-work, etc. Everything pointed to him being completely healthy, and the panting has since stopped. His blood work was perfect, and he's 1-year old. With that said, it's next to impossible that anything is wrong with him health wise, but what am I doing to cause him to have an aversion to me? How can I fix this issue and turn him back into the cat I know?
It should be noted that he is still affectionate at times. He will occasionally come over and lick my hand, and today he jumped on my shoulders and started licking my ear. With that said, he does appear to be somewhat scared of me.
Any ideas on how I can re-form my bond with him?
He only seems to hide from me when we're in my room together. He seems very cautious, and if I'm in there for a prolonged period of time, he'll generally hide. Again, I used to "hover" over him way too much. I'd constantly stare at him, poke and prod him, and give him pills. I have stopped doing that, and he appears to be improving to a degree in terms of less fear, but he's still not where he was before.
He's acting perfectly healthy. He's eating, drinking, he's hydrated. He's running around, running up and down the stairs, and he's chasing his laser-pointer and playing with him toy mice. He's peeing and pooping in the box, and he's peeing and pooping well. He's still waking me up in the morning by meowing and scratching at the door. In other words, he's acting completely like himself, aside from this "hiding" from me. I had him in to the vet recently due to some panting after heavy exertion and he had the whole array of tests. Chest x-ray, echocardiogram, blood-work, etc. Everything pointed to him being completely healthy, and the panting has since stopped. His blood work was perfect, and he's 1-year old. With that said, it's next to impossible that anything is wrong with him health wise, but what am I doing to cause him to have an aversion to me? How can I fix this issue and turn him back into the cat I know?
It should be noted that he is still affectionate at times. He will occasionally come over and lick my hand, and today he jumped on my shoulders and started licking my ear. With that said, he does appear to be somewhat scared of me.
Any ideas on how I can re-form my bond with him?
