Whitey is our only cat that we didn't have as a kitten.
We were told he was 9 mo when we got him last year...but the vet said that he is more like 2 years old.
Anyhoo, the past couple of weeks Whitey has been reacting to some of the weird stuff I do...then I feel really bad about it.
I.e. I came one night took my scarf as he was watching me, and went to set it on him. He FREAKED and ran off scaring the other cats.
Then last night I had laid my belt on the bed and right before I went to bed I picked it up. Whity jumped up at the same time I was still holding it in the air, and stopped looked at him (belt still dangling from my hand) and he began to cower a bit. He hunched down, looked up at me and began blinking several times.
He just looked so vulnerable both times that I feel horrible. After the belt incident I tried to turn it into a toy, but he wasn't interested. So I set the belt aside and laid down on the bed and gave him hugs and pets.
I'm curious though..are these signs of past abuse? We have no adoption records of him, so I have no facts about his past.
We were told he was 9 mo when we got him last year...but the vet said that he is more like 2 years old.
Anyhoo, the past couple of weeks Whitey has been reacting to some of the weird stuff I do...then I feel really bad about it.
I.e. I came one night took my scarf as he was watching me, and went to set it on him. He FREAKED and ran off scaring the other cats.
Then last night I had laid my belt on the bed and right before I went to bed I picked it up. Whity jumped up at the same time I was still holding it in the air, and stopped looked at him (belt still dangling from my hand) and he began to cower a bit. He hunched down, looked up at me and began blinking several times.
He just looked so vulnerable both times that I feel horrible. After the belt incident I tried to turn it into a toy, but he wasn't interested. So I set the belt aside and laid down on the bed and gave him hugs and pets.
I'm curious though..are these signs of past abuse? We have no adoption records of him, so I have no facts about his past.