This is kind of a long story...
A little over a year ago my boyfriend and I had a roommate who, without consulting us first, adopted a cat. So to our surprise we came home and he showed us the cat that he had brought home from an older lady. The cat (Callie, 2 yrs old.) was downright terrified, and lethal.
For 2 weeks no one could pet her or even come near her, she stayed in the darkness of the closet and wouldnt eat. My boyfriend kept telling our roommate to get rid of her but I have a huge soft spot and kept telling him no, give her chance. She might come around.
After a month or so, she was more comfortable, she would leave the roommates room to venture into ours but she still wouldnt let anyone touch her, she was growling and hissing constantly. Our roommate abruptly moved out, and left Callie behind.
We didn't really want to keep her because she wasnt our responsibility in the first place and we wanted to get kittens of our own to raise but we still decided to give her chance. maybe with enough love and patience she would come around. We were her only hope.
We thought that maybe adopting a kitten would liven her up but it's only made things worse and this morning she attacked me after hitting the kitten. We want to be able to have a kitten in our house (we've always wanted one).
For over a year we tried everything to make her happy. We could both pet her and sometimes she would lick us but for no longer than about 20 seconds, then she would get angry and bite us, then run away. It's still like this, she is depressed and now we are depressed. We dont know how much longer we can do this. I know that no one will want to adopt her because everyone that comes near her gets scratched and hissed at. There are no no-kill shelters that are taking cats in Arizona or Nevada. The only option is to stay miserable or take her to the humaine society which I will not do.
Just today we found Callie's paperwork and looked up her previous owner on facebook. She told us that Callie used to be a sweet, spoiled cat that was good with children and would cuddle with her at night. We have not seen this cat.
Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to live in a multiple cat home (because I adore cats) but I dont think this can be achieved with her in the house.
Thank you in advance to anyone that writes back.
A little over a year ago my boyfriend and I had a roommate who, without consulting us first, adopted a cat. So to our surprise we came home and he showed us the cat that he had brought home from an older lady. The cat (Callie, 2 yrs old.) was downright terrified, and lethal.
For 2 weeks no one could pet her or even come near her, she stayed in the darkness of the closet and wouldnt eat. My boyfriend kept telling our roommate to get rid of her but I have a huge soft spot and kept telling him no, give her chance. She might come around.
After a month or so, she was more comfortable, she would leave the roommates room to venture into ours but she still wouldnt let anyone touch her, she was growling and hissing constantly. Our roommate abruptly moved out, and left Callie behind.
We didn't really want to keep her because she wasnt our responsibility in the first place and we wanted to get kittens of our own to raise but we still decided to give her chance. maybe with enough love and patience she would come around. We were her only hope.
We thought that maybe adopting a kitten would liven her up but it's only made things worse and this morning she attacked me after hitting the kitten. We want to be able to have a kitten in our house (we've always wanted one).
For over a year we tried everything to make her happy. We could both pet her and sometimes she would lick us but for no longer than about 20 seconds, then she would get angry and bite us, then run away. It's still like this, she is depressed and now we are depressed. We dont know how much longer we can do this. I know that no one will want to adopt her because everyone that comes near her gets scratched and hissed at. There are no no-kill shelters that are taking cats in Arizona or Nevada. The only option is to stay miserable or take her to the humaine society which I will not do.
Just today we found Callie's paperwork and looked up her previous owner on facebook. She told us that Callie used to be a sweet, spoiled cat that was good with children and would cuddle with her at night. We have not seen this cat.
Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to live in a multiple cat home (because I adore cats) but I dont think this can be achieved with her in the house.
Thank you in advance to anyone that writes back.
