Hello,
This is my first posting here. I adopted a 7 1/2 year old cat named Boris approximately three weeks ago. He lives in an apartment with my husband and I at the university that we attend. He was aggressive the first day we got him (understandably) but now three weeks later he is still a “mean” cat.
Here is a quick overview of the troubling behaviors: Boris hates to be picked up or petted for too long. He will bite and scratch and go ballistic if he is not in a quiet room where he is secluded. He won’t play with any toys with the exception of a piece of yarn once in a blue moon. He acts like the world is out to get him and is a VERY anxious cat. He is deathly afraid of any TV, any loud noise, and anything that creates a moving shadow at night. He will not sit directly in any persons’ lap, with the exception of my husband, sometimes.
Some things that we have learned that Boris likes: He has a favorite spot to sit on the corner of our bed, he LOVES the car, he loves milk flavored treats, he will only purr when my husband and I go to sleep at night and he lays next to us. Also, we recently got him a pheromone collar that seems to help a little.
Boris is an only cat except for when we take him to our family’s house where two other cats live. However, we keep him separated because he is a ball of anxiety unless he is in a quiet room by himself. We adopted him from a humane society that had him in a “cat sanctuary” and foster homes. We are unsure of what to do for him and we would love for him to become a cuddlier, more trusting cat instead of the aggressive, untouchable cat that he is acting like. My family has been pressuring me to take him back because of his bad behavior. I love Boris so much and I hate the thought of taking him back even in-spite of the difficulties.
Any advice as to what we can do to make Boris more at peace is greatly appreciated! Thank you to anyone who has input on our situation.
This is my first posting here. I adopted a 7 1/2 year old cat named Boris approximately three weeks ago. He lives in an apartment with my husband and I at the university that we attend. He was aggressive the first day we got him (understandably) but now three weeks later he is still a “mean” cat.
Here is a quick overview of the troubling behaviors: Boris hates to be picked up or petted for too long. He will bite and scratch and go ballistic if he is not in a quiet room where he is secluded. He won’t play with any toys with the exception of a piece of yarn once in a blue moon. He acts like the world is out to get him and is a VERY anxious cat. He is deathly afraid of any TV, any loud noise, and anything that creates a moving shadow at night. He will not sit directly in any persons’ lap, with the exception of my husband, sometimes.
Some things that we have learned that Boris likes: He has a favorite spot to sit on the corner of our bed, he LOVES the car, he loves milk flavored treats, he will only purr when my husband and I go to sleep at night and he lays next to us. Also, we recently got him a pheromone collar that seems to help a little.
Boris is an only cat except for when we take him to our family’s house where two other cats live. However, we keep him separated because he is a ball of anxiety unless he is in a quiet room by himself. We adopted him from a humane society that had him in a “cat sanctuary” and foster homes. We are unsure of what to do for him and we would love for him to become a cuddlier, more trusting cat instead of the aggressive, untouchable cat that he is acting like. My family has been pressuring me to take him back because of his bad behavior. I love Boris so much and I hate the thought of taking him back even in-spite of the difficulties.
Any advice as to what we can do to make Boris more at peace is greatly appreciated! Thank you to anyone who has input on our situation.