Hi
I already have two male cats, they are brothers and have such a beautiful bond between them. On the 15th April I rescued a cat from a foster home a 3 hour drive from my house, who had been rescued from Bahrain as a stray kitten.
She was in her own room, with no access to my other cats, but always tried to escape and cried at the door a lot to get to them. I spent a lot of time with her, she was well fed and had plenty of toys.
One week into having our new rescue cat, she attacked me out of nowhere, causing extreme bruising on my arm from the force of her bite. The day after, she had escaped her safe room and attacked one of my other cats who is so timid, he literally messed on the floor, and had scratches to his belly and bite marks all on his lower back, costing over £300 in vets bills for medication and to have the wounds cleaned.
I immediately messaged the fosterer asking to take back the rescue cat, and two later she was collected. The fosterer has said she will probably end up keeping her now as
I regret this so much, I am missing her terribly despite what she has done. I only feel it was my fault, maybe it was because she felt trapped and knew the other two cats had full reign of the house and garden? Maybe she was bored and needed more attention?
I desperately want her back and I have been doing research online on how to properly introduce cats. I realise it can take months, but I feel absolutely awful for giving her back so soon without trying anything after the incident!! I've read that despite nasty confrontations in the beginning, cats can still build good relationships with one another. Is it cruel to bring her back ?
I already have two male cats, they are brothers and have such a beautiful bond between them. On the 15th April I rescued a cat from a foster home a 3 hour drive from my house, who had been rescued from Bahrain as a stray kitten.
She was in her own room, with no access to my other cats, but always tried to escape and cried at the door a lot to get to them. I spent a lot of time with her, she was well fed and had plenty of toys.
One week into having our new rescue cat, she attacked me out of nowhere, causing extreme bruising on my arm from the force of her bite. The day after, she had escaped her safe room and attacked one of my other cats who is so timid, he literally messed on the floor, and had scratches to his belly and bite marks all on his lower back, costing over £300 in vets bills for medication and to have the wounds cleaned.
I immediately messaged the fosterer asking to take back the rescue cat, and two later she was collected. The fosterer has said she will probably end up keeping her now as
I regret this so much, I am missing her terribly despite what she has done. I only feel it was my fault, maybe it was because she felt trapped and knew the other two cats had full reign of the house and garden? Maybe she was bored and needed more attention?
I desperately want her back and I have been doing research online on how to properly introduce cats. I realise it can take months, but I feel absolutely awful for giving her back so soon without trying anything after the incident!! I've read that despite nasty confrontations in the beginning, cats can still build good relationships with one another. Is it cruel to bring her back ?