My bf and I got our baby Twinkie in February from the rescue. She was about a year old, and they told us they had taken her in off the street, that she had run away from home, but that she was a really sweet and affectionate cat. She had just been spayed but she had a slight infection, so they sent meds home with us to give her (turned out to be a struggle every day).
The first night Twinkie was home, she curled up on the couch with me and my bf while we stroked and petted her (and I worried my heart out about her low weight and her infection and her refusal to eat/drink) and she purred the entire time.
After she got healthy, Twinkie's personality seemed to change. She lost all interest in being stroked, scratched under the chin or otherwise. She wouldn't stand for having her sides touched (I think this is bc of the spaying - the poor thing had stitches and a shaved tummy), and she would walk away when someone came near her.
I wonder if she wasn't badly socialized as a kitten - or if this is the result of living on the street. Has anyone gone through a situation like this, and if so, what did you do? Did your kitties ever come around, or how did you deal with knowing they wouldn't be sweet and affectionate? Am I selfish for wanting her to change (even a little), or am I just unrealistic?
The first night Twinkie was home, she curled up on the couch with me and my bf while we stroked and petted her (and I worried my heart out about her low weight and her infection and her refusal to eat/drink) and she purred the entire time.
After she got healthy, Twinkie's personality seemed to change. She lost all interest in being stroked, scratched under the chin or otherwise. She wouldn't stand for having her sides touched (I think this is bc of the spaying - the poor thing had stitches and a shaved tummy), and she would walk away when someone came near her.
I wonder if she wasn't badly socialized as a kitten - or if this is the result of living on the street. Has anyone gone through a situation like this, and if so, what did you do? Did your kitties ever come around, or how did you deal with knowing they wouldn't be sweet and affectionate? Am I selfish for wanting her to change (even a little), or am I just unrealistic?