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Hi everyone, I’m a new member and apologize if I’m in the wrong category but I’m feeling a bit desperate with my new kitten.
I’ve been in contact with this breeder for 2 years, waiting for an appropriate time to bring a kitten home (new home/remodeling and didn’t want to stress a new cat out unnecessarily). That time came about 2 weeks ago.
From the beginning the breeder was a good communicator and her website was reassuring to me.
Then at the time the kitten was born (yay!) I was sure I was about to have a new kitten and was expecting regular updates and answers to question, which i did not get. I looked over her website 100 times, and compared to others, and it seemed like she was just busy.. and i started feeling like a bother texting (and offering to call to go over things).
I received no pictures of kitten despite asking.
Her website says kittens go home at 10-12 weeks which sounded good to me, and just trying to put pieces together i assumed he was about 12, but when she brought him to me he was an 8 week old kitten. Or so i assume. I still have not received papers she said she would email. I’ve asked how old he is and got to answer. He also didn’t have his first shots because she “couldn’t get them in until next week”. I regret now letting her give me $35 off his price for me to take him for shots. Now here’s the biggest issue to me.
I believe his behavior shows that he’s just too young and i feel like i can’t reverse the damage thats been done. I expressed to her that i think he needs to be back with his littermates or i feel i should adopt him a kitten friend. I can only pet him when he’s sleeping/eating because he takes it as play otherwise no matter how much i play with him with toys.. Her response is that he will adjust.. i’m at home all day with him now and although he likes following me around he also just seems to have so much energy that any affection i try to give overstimulates him.
I feel dumb, and i feel gipped.. and mostly i feel bad for this kitten. It’s exhausting giving so much effort to him and feeling like i do more harm than good. The more i touch him (while he’s active) the more he sees it as a game and just runs away from me and then at me to play (which i have to ignore because i dont want him to see me as a toy or enemy). And just the last time i left home and came back he totally ignored me as i walked in.. everything seems to be getting worse every day. What should i say to the breeder, if anything at this point? Is it normal for a 10 week old kitten to not want human affection aside from when sleeping? When i sit on nthe floor with him he only comes up to me to play attack me.
Sorry for the very unorganized rant. Somebody please help me. And please go easy on me. Im really trying my best and feeling very discouraged.
Thanks for reading.
I’ve been in contact with this breeder for 2 years, waiting for an appropriate time to bring a kitten home (new home/remodeling and didn’t want to stress a new cat out unnecessarily). That time came about 2 weeks ago.
From the beginning the breeder was a good communicator and her website was reassuring to me.
Then at the time the kitten was born (yay!) I was sure I was about to have a new kitten and was expecting regular updates and answers to question, which i did not get. I looked over her website 100 times, and compared to others, and it seemed like she was just busy.. and i started feeling like a bother texting (and offering to call to go over things).
I received no pictures of kitten despite asking.
Her website says kittens go home at 10-12 weeks which sounded good to me, and just trying to put pieces together i assumed he was about 12, but when she brought him to me he was an 8 week old kitten. Or so i assume. I still have not received papers she said she would email. I’ve asked how old he is and got to answer. He also didn’t have his first shots because she “couldn’t get them in until next week”. I regret now letting her give me $35 off his price for me to take him for shots. Now here’s the biggest issue to me.
I believe his behavior shows that he’s just too young and i feel like i can’t reverse the damage thats been done. I expressed to her that i think he needs to be back with his littermates or i feel i should adopt him a kitten friend. I can only pet him when he’s sleeping/eating because he takes it as play otherwise no matter how much i play with him with toys.. Her response is that he will adjust.. i’m at home all day with him now and although he likes following me around he also just seems to have so much energy that any affection i try to give overstimulates him.
I feel dumb, and i feel gipped.. and mostly i feel bad for this kitten. It’s exhausting giving so much effort to him and feeling like i do more harm than good. The more i touch him (while he’s active) the more he sees it as a game and just runs away from me and then at me to play (which i have to ignore because i dont want him to see me as a toy or enemy). And just the last time i left home and came back he totally ignored me as i walked in.. everything seems to be getting worse every day. What should i say to the breeder, if anything at this point? Is it normal for a 10 week old kitten to not want human affection aside from when sleeping? When i sit on nthe floor with him he only comes up to me to play attack me.
Sorry for the very unorganized rant. Somebody please help me. And please go easy on me. Im really trying my best and feeling very discouraged.
Thanks for reading.
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