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This is a female cat, about 2 years old. She is spayed. We have had her for about a year and a half now.
We knew someone that had kittens, and we ended up giving one to my great aunt. After about 6 months, she couldnt care for her anymore, so we took her in. We had a 85 pound golden just until earlier in the week when he died. They never fought, just avoided each other. She would sometimes hide behind a chair and swat at his tail when he walked by. So, definitely wasn't afraid of him. They never fought even once either.
The problem is it is like she is scared of me. And my mom. If you walk towards her, she will run away. Will never come to you if you call her. On the other hand, if she sees I am asleep, she will sleep on my stomach or legs, almost every night. If I wake up and start to pet her, she will let me pet her only for a certain amount of time before she runs away. She will also jump up near my desk if I am on the computer or doing work and lay down about an arms length from me. If I don't touch her, she will stay forever, if I decide to pet her, she will eventually take off.
I don't understand why she is like this. Same way with my mom as well. She was never abused by anyone. The only thing that might of been borderline abuse is when she was spayed and I had to forcefully give her medicine, she didn't like that at all. I mean I have seen friends cats where after 10 minutes they are already my best friend.
Any ideas from the cat behavior specialists out there? Will this cat stay this way forever? Its almost like her deep instincts are of a very wild animal, and not a cat.
Thanks.
We knew someone that had kittens, and we ended up giving one to my great aunt. After about 6 months, she couldnt care for her anymore, so we took her in. We had a 85 pound golden just until earlier in the week when he died. They never fought, just avoided each other. She would sometimes hide behind a chair and swat at his tail when he walked by. So, definitely wasn't afraid of him. They never fought even once either.
The problem is it is like she is scared of me. And my mom. If you walk towards her, she will run away. Will never come to you if you call her. On the other hand, if she sees I am asleep, she will sleep on my stomach or legs, almost every night. If I wake up and start to pet her, she will let me pet her only for a certain amount of time before she runs away. She will also jump up near my desk if I am on the computer or doing work and lay down about an arms length from me. If I don't touch her, she will stay forever, if I decide to pet her, she will eventually take off.
I don't understand why she is like this. Same way with my mom as well. She was never abused by anyone. The only thing that might of been borderline abuse is when she was spayed and I had to forcefully give her medicine, she didn't like that at all. I mean I have seen friends cats where after 10 minutes they are already my best friend.
Any ideas from the cat behavior specialists out there? Will this cat stay this way forever? Its almost like her deep instincts are of a very wild animal, and not a cat.
Thanks.