Hoping someone on this forum might be able to give me some advice on my British Shorthair cat - Blossom, she is 15 months old (actually she really belongs to my 7 year old DD!). We got her at 11 weeks old and with hindsight realise the breeder wasnt that good, but we didnt really know a lot better at the time.
We had been told that BSH were very affectionate and loving cats, very friendly, etc. That is not the case with Blossom. She has a lovely home here with us, she wants for nothing. Yet she treats the whole family with such total disdain. My DDs have never been mean to her but she never lets them pet her - if they are really lucky she will let them stroke her once or twice and then thats it she go in another room - she hates anyone stroking her. She has never hissed or bitten or scratched. She just so obviously does not want to spend time with us! Sometimes in the evening she will jump up onto the settee with me but if I stroke her she will get down. She will just sit there next to me. We have hardly ever heard her purr. She just seems so damn miserable all the time, she was a cute little kitten but didnt like cuddles even then. I would just accept that this was her nature if it hadn't have been for the way she acted a few months ago.
To cut a long story short - at the beginning of April she went into my neighbours garden (never done this before) and that day my neighbour had gone and got a retired racing greyhound from a shelter (unbeknown to us). The unthinkable happened - the dog attacked Blossom (in sight of my DDs
). Against the odds she survived and 3 days later we were able to bring her home from the vets. The vet warned us that her personality might change after this - and WOW did it. She turned into the most loving cat in the world. So pleased to see us, willing to be petted, following us around - my DDs were so happy. But 2 weeks later she changed back to her normal self.
Can anyone on here offer me some suggestions on how to make her happier?
Thanks for reading.
Emma
We had been told that BSH were very affectionate and loving cats, very friendly, etc. That is not the case with Blossom. She has a lovely home here with us, she wants for nothing. Yet she treats the whole family with such total disdain. My DDs have never been mean to her but she never lets them pet her - if they are really lucky she will let them stroke her once or twice and then thats it she go in another room - she hates anyone stroking her. She has never hissed or bitten or scratched. She just so obviously does not want to spend time with us! Sometimes in the evening she will jump up onto the settee with me but if I stroke her she will get down. She will just sit there next to me. We have hardly ever heard her purr. She just seems so damn miserable all the time, she was a cute little kitten but didnt like cuddles even then. I would just accept that this was her nature if it hadn't have been for the way she acted a few months ago.
To cut a long story short - at the beginning of April she went into my neighbours garden (never done this before) and that day my neighbour had gone and got a retired racing greyhound from a shelter (unbeknown to us). The unthinkable happened - the dog attacked Blossom (in sight of my DDs
Can anyone on here offer me some suggestions on how to make her happier?
Thanks for reading.
Emma