When oh when will my cat relax enough for us to just simply pet it.
We got a stray from a shelter in October 2013.
Shelter underestimated its age by a few months,or maybe more.
She is an all Black cat named Ubu
That is the 4th name we have given,because she never responds to any others,and i like the way it sounds.
Still doesnt respond to it,but whatever...
Whenever the cat is being petted,it goes into play more,and tries to scratch or bite.
Its been more than 7 months,and it gets frustrating because the scratches,and bites hurt,and create wounds.
She also keeps us up at night unless the doors to all the bedrooms are left ajar,and wakes us up by walking on the bed,and will also try to climb on our stomach,unless we say no.
Otherwise,a very good cat,that uses the litter box great from the start.
Wish i knew what the issue was with this cat,and why the previous owner just abandoned it.
I,m starting to wonder if it isn,t for some of the same reason mentioned here.
We just want to pet it.
We do play with it,maybe not as much as we should,but pretty much daily.
Is it afraid to let us pet it because it feels like we will abandon it anyway?
How do i get the cat to sleep on its own?
Have made a cat bed that it has used before
How can we get it to just let us pet it,and not get excited ,and start clawing or biting us?
We want to want this cat 100 percent,but sometimes .....
cant get another cat right now.
We are also afraid to let it on the balcony for any reason(15th floor)
because she is very fast,and athletic..close to maybe 2yrs old,give or take.
We are afraid she will jump off,and fall to her death because birds are around a lot,and sometimes land on our balcony,and she goes cukoo for birds,when she sees them from the inside.Just not sure if its a good idea,and sometimes we would like to let her out.
All these combined issues are making it not so enjoyable sometimes.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated...Thanks in advance.
We got a stray from a shelter in October 2013.
Shelter underestimated its age by a few months,or maybe more.
She is an all Black cat named Ubu
That is the 4th name we have given,because she never responds to any others,and i like the way it sounds.
Still doesnt respond to it,but whatever...
Whenever the cat is being petted,it goes into play more,and tries to scratch or bite.
Its been more than 7 months,and it gets frustrating because the scratches,and bites hurt,and create wounds.
She also keeps us up at night unless the doors to all the bedrooms are left ajar,and wakes us up by walking on the bed,and will also try to climb on our stomach,unless we say no.
Otherwise,a very good cat,that uses the litter box great from the start.
Wish i knew what the issue was with this cat,and why the previous owner just abandoned it.
I,m starting to wonder if it isn,t for some of the same reason mentioned here.
We just want to pet it.
We do play with it,maybe not as much as we should,but pretty much daily.
Is it afraid to let us pet it because it feels like we will abandon it anyway?
How do i get the cat to sleep on its own?
Have made a cat bed that it has used before
How can we get it to just let us pet it,and not get excited ,and start clawing or biting us?
We want to want this cat 100 percent,but sometimes .....
cant get another cat right now.
We are also afraid to let it on the balcony for any reason(15th floor)
because she is very fast,and athletic..close to maybe 2yrs old,give or take.
We are afraid she will jump off,and fall to her death because birds are around a lot,and sometimes land on our balcony,and she goes cukoo for birds,when she sees them from the inside.Just not sure if its a good idea,and sometimes we would like to let her out.
All these combined issues are making it not so enjoyable sometimes.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated...Thanks in advance.