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Hi,
I've always adored pets but was never allowed one; during my childhood we were always led to believe animal are dirty and looking to kill us. My fear of cats and dogs was insane for many years.
For the past 2-3 yrs I became fond of cats, and thought I'd push past the mental block and got myself a beautiful kitten (supposedly a male, now vet is saying likely a girl TBC at next vaccination appt - but that's a whole different story lol).
I've been reading up on advice everywhere, stood in pet stores watching what people buy, asking advice etc but I still feel so lost.
Our little kitten Buzz (12 weeks) is still currently in the safe room (day 7 now), I do leave the door open for an hour in the morning and evening so he/she can explore and he/she only ventures out into the hallway and back again. He/she doesn't like being held, I got scratched for attempting to hold him/her for too many times in a row a few days ago as well (drew a little bit of blood).
My 4 yr old senses my anxiety around the kitten sometimes and I feel so bad because she gets anxious too. I just want to give Buzz the best life possible and really do worry if I'm a good cat-mom at all
I've always adored pets but was never allowed one; during my childhood we were always led to believe animal are dirty and looking to kill us. My fear of cats and dogs was insane for many years.
For the past 2-3 yrs I became fond of cats, and thought I'd push past the mental block and got myself a beautiful kitten (supposedly a male, now vet is saying likely a girl TBC at next vaccination appt - but that's a whole different story lol).
I've been reading up on advice everywhere, stood in pet stores watching what people buy, asking advice etc but I still feel so lost.
Our little kitten Buzz (12 weeks) is still currently in the safe room (day 7 now), I do leave the door open for an hour in the morning and evening so he/she can explore and he/she only ventures out into the hallway and back again. He/she doesn't like being held, I got scratched for attempting to hold him/her for too many times in a row a few days ago as well (drew a little bit of blood).
My 4 yr old senses my anxiety around the kitten sometimes and I feel so bad because she gets anxious too. I just want to give Buzz the best life possible and really do worry if I'm a good cat-mom at all