Hello All,
I am a disabled Marine and can't have a dogs in my Co-Op so I adopted a 5 month old kitten who was actually found in the streets at about 3 months, then got adopted by another family with an 8 year old and brought back. I spoke with the adoption place and they said that she came back different, not as friendly as before. Right now I have her in a half bathroom, with a screen blocking the door with the following;
Bed
Litterbox with Baking soda on the bottom with Fresh Step Clay Cat Litter with Odor Eliminating Carbon on top
Food - BLUE[emoji]8482[/emoji] Healthy Growth Kitten Food
A few toys
She plays with her toys, and for some reason loves to hang out in her litter box, is that normal I clean it out a few times a day?
Well here is the kicker for me, she growls like all hell when you get near her, and hisses all the time. I've managed to take a towel, and even though she growls and hisses and even swipes at me sometimes, I pick her up and swaddle her. I then talk to her wipe her down with a cat wipe, and comb her hair and pet her on my lap for about 20 to 30 minutes. I take her on the 3rd to get her second shot and spayed.
I close the door and turn off the light when I go to bed, and when I wake up, I bring her, her food and water and she is tentative while I'm sitting there but eventually goes to her food and eats in front of me while I sit beside her. I've only had her for a week, and she comes to the screen like she wants something and when I go to her she scrambles back in her litterbox. Am I doing something wrong?
-Semper Fi
gyrene2083
I am a disabled Marine and can't have a dogs in my Co-Op so I adopted a 5 month old kitten who was actually found in the streets at about 3 months, then got adopted by another family with an 8 year old and brought back. I spoke with the adoption place and they said that she came back different, not as friendly as before. Right now I have her in a half bathroom, with a screen blocking the door with the following;
Bed
Litterbox with Baking soda on the bottom with Fresh Step Clay Cat Litter with Odor Eliminating Carbon on top
Food - BLUE[emoji]8482[/emoji] Healthy Growth Kitten Food
A few toys
She plays with her toys, and for some reason loves to hang out in her litter box, is that normal I clean it out a few times a day?
Well here is the kicker for me, she growls like all hell when you get near her, and hisses all the time. I've managed to take a towel, and even though she growls and hisses and even swipes at me sometimes, I pick her up and swaddle her. I then talk to her wipe her down with a cat wipe, and comb her hair and pet her on my lap for about 20 to 30 minutes. I take her on the 3rd to get her second shot and spayed.
I close the door and turn off the light when I go to bed, and when I wake up, I bring her, her food and water and she is tentative while I'm sitting there but eventually goes to her food and eats in front of me while I sit beside her. I've only had her for a week, and she comes to the screen like she wants something and when I go to her she scrambles back in her litterbox. Am I doing something wrong?
-Semper Fi
gyrene2083