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I have a cat that i adopted on march she is my first pet that i got on my own. She is an amazing cat. i started feeling like my cat would be happier if she had the company of another cat, a younger one to keep her company.
I saw a cat in a petsupermarket (one that came from a humane society) i thought she would be good, she was sharing her cage with 3 other cats. She was really sweet and liked it when i touched her. As we were leaving my mom said that the cat suddenly hissed at some random woman for no reason.
i ignored this, since i had seen how sweet this cat is. anyway, when i got home i did the same thing i did with my first cat. with my first cat Kitty i held her in her box at first, let them sniff her, and then took her out and held her, and let the dogs (2 dogs my brother has) sniff her, so they would know she belonged in the house now. She was nervous but let them sniff her.
By the end of the day she didnt mind walking around the house, she never once hissed at them. they would follow her and we would tell them "NO!" if they bugged her too much. She has only ever scratched someone purposely once, and that was the bigger dog. He had cornered her and was too excited and sniffing her, and she panicked and scratched him. this was when she first got here, and it never happened again.
She has never scratched us purposely, only when she play fights, and she doesnt draw blood. Now she and the dogs love each other, they lick at each other, and the dogs protect her. anyway, i told my sister to hold Kitty, while i brought in the new cat, i had her in the travel box that they put them in. I let kitty sniff near the box, and Kitty seemed excited and not upset at all. Until the cat inside gave this growl that i had never heard from a cat before, she calmed down. I took her out, and all of the sudden, she goes NUTS!
She scratched up my arms and my hands. Why the heck the humane society doesnt clip the nails of cats they adopt out, i do not know. My cat had never scratched me to the point of bleeding. My poor cat Kitty is in my sister arms starring as this cat attacks me, with this look of fear in her eyes. She would look at the cat, and then at me. As if wondering, why i brought this cat to our home. I told my sister to put the pets away, and the cat seemed to calm down.
All i could think about was my cat, what if this cat loses it and scratches her? what if she scratches the dogs? or worse what if she scratches my 2 year old niece? i had never seen a cat act this way. I was devastated, but i took her back, all i could think about at that moment was the safety of the others in my family.
I know i probably overreacted, she might have been fine after awhile, but i couldnt take that risk. My sister called me as i was returning the cat, and she told me that when she let Kitty out of the room they locked her in, she came out slowly looking around to make sure the cat wasnt there, she would even run back the room out of fear.
i am feeling so guilty and sad at the thought that i abandoned this cat, and just gave up on her so quickly. I know there is nothing that can be done now, i just needed to tell someone how i was feeling. i know i will probably get a lot of negative comments, but i just needed to talk to someone.
I saw a cat in a petsupermarket (one that came from a humane society) i thought she would be good, she was sharing her cage with 3 other cats. She was really sweet and liked it when i touched her. As we were leaving my mom said that the cat suddenly hissed at some random woman for no reason.
i ignored this, since i had seen how sweet this cat is. anyway, when i got home i did the same thing i did with my first cat. with my first cat Kitty i held her in her box at first, let them sniff her, and then took her out and held her, and let the dogs (2 dogs my brother has) sniff her, so they would know she belonged in the house now. She was nervous but let them sniff her.
By the end of the day she didnt mind walking around the house, she never once hissed at them. they would follow her and we would tell them "NO!" if they bugged her too much. She has only ever scratched someone purposely once, and that was the bigger dog. He had cornered her and was too excited and sniffing her, and she panicked and scratched him. this was when she first got here, and it never happened again.
She has never scratched us purposely, only when she play fights, and she doesnt draw blood. Now she and the dogs love each other, they lick at each other, and the dogs protect her. anyway, i told my sister to hold Kitty, while i brought in the new cat, i had her in the travel box that they put them in. I let kitty sniff near the box, and Kitty seemed excited and not upset at all. Until the cat inside gave this growl that i had never heard from a cat before, she calmed down. I took her out, and all of the sudden, she goes NUTS!
She scratched up my arms and my hands. Why the heck the humane society doesnt clip the nails of cats they adopt out, i do not know. My cat had never scratched me to the point of bleeding. My poor cat Kitty is in my sister arms starring as this cat attacks me, with this look of fear in her eyes. She would look at the cat, and then at me. As if wondering, why i brought this cat to our home. I told my sister to put the pets away, and the cat seemed to calm down.
All i could think about was my cat, what if this cat loses it and scratches her? what if she scratches the dogs? or worse what if she scratches my 2 year old niece? i had never seen a cat act this way. I was devastated, but i took her back, all i could think about at that moment was the safety of the others in my family.
I know i probably overreacted, she might have been fine after awhile, but i couldnt take that risk. My sister called me as i was returning the cat, and she told me that when she let Kitty out of the room they locked her in, she came out slowly looking around to make sure the cat wasnt there, she would even run back the room out of fear.
i am feeling so guilty and sad at the thought that i abandoned this cat, and just gave up on her so quickly. I know there is nothing that can be done now, i just needed to tell someone how i was feeling. i know i will probably get a lot of negative comments, but i just needed to talk to someone.
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