Last Tuesday, I adoped two kittens from the Animal Shelter. One was 12 weeks (Marley) and one was 14 weeks (Katie). They were from the same foster home and they seemed to get along well.
When I brought them home, Marley was really afraid and hid most of the time. Slowly, she would edge out and watch me from across the room, but generally if I got close to her she would run and hide again. It was so weird, because if you did catch her somehow, she was still as an angel and she would even purr when you pet her. Just this weekend, she really started to open up to me and crawl into my lap and I can hardly get rid of her. She follows me everywhere and she's a really big sweet heart.
Katie was a real sweet heart from day 1. I have never seen a cat that is more bold around people. From day 1 she was in my lap constantly loving me and playing with me. If anybody came over she was extremely friendly and curious with them. I was so happy with her, because I really thought she was the perfect kitten. However, last Thursday I took the kittens to the vet and Katie had an upper respiratory infection, something I had figured. They prescribed her an antibiotic that she was to take orally with an eye dropper (.5 cc)
Katie hates the eye dropper and hates the medicine. It's always a real big chore to try to get her to take the medicine. I have to do it twice a day and I dread it, because I know she hates it. Every single day she likes me less. It's gotten to the point where she doesn't want me to pick her up and she stays away from me in the house most of the time. It's making me really sad. I feel like I've been abandoned by a friend, even though I've only had her for a short time. I really felt a strong connection with her and she hates me.
I'm not really sure whether it's because of the medicine or because the other cat has started to spend more time with me. The kittens have started to chase each other and fight each other a lot. I figure that's mostly them just being kittens, but I don't really know if there isn't some jealousy going on.
I was just hoping I might get some helpful advice about what people think the problem is and how I can get my Katie back to her sweet self. I could use a tip on a better way to give Katie the medicine that she will like. I haven't tried mixing it with wet food because I think she hates the taste so much she wouldn't eat it.
When I brought them home, Marley was really afraid and hid most of the time. Slowly, she would edge out and watch me from across the room, but generally if I got close to her she would run and hide again. It was so weird, because if you did catch her somehow, she was still as an angel and she would even purr when you pet her. Just this weekend, she really started to open up to me and crawl into my lap and I can hardly get rid of her. She follows me everywhere and she's a really big sweet heart.
Katie was a real sweet heart from day 1. I have never seen a cat that is more bold around people. From day 1 she was in my lap constantly loving me and playing with me. If anybody came over she was extremely friendly and curious with them. I was so happy with her, because I really thought she was the perfect kitten. However, last Thursday I took the kittens to the vet and Katie had an upper respiratory infection, something I had figured. They prescribed her an antibiotic that she was to take orally with an eye dropper (.5 cc)
Katie hates the eye dropper and hates the medicine. It's always a real big chore to try to get her to take the medicine. I have to do it twice a day and I dread it, because I know she hates it. Every single day she likes me less. It's gotten to the point where she doesn't want me to pick her up and she stays away from me in the house most of the time. It's making me really sad. I feel like I've been abandoned by a friend, even though I've only had her for a short time. I really felt a strong connection with her and she hates me.
I'm not really sure whether it's because of the medicine or because the other cat has started to spend more time with me. The kittens have started to chase each other and fight each other a lot. I figure that's mostly them just being kittens, but I don't really know if there isn't some jealousy going on.
I was just hoping I might get some helpful advice about what people think the problem is and how I can get my Katie back to her sweet self. I could use a tip on a better way to give Katie the medicine that she will like. I haven't tried mixing it with wet food because I think she hates the taste so much she wouldn't eat it.