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Hi, a few months ago I adopted a cat and we have bonded a lot. About 5 days ago I painted my nails with nail polish for the first time since having her. Ever since then she has been running away from me after smelling my hand and shutting/blinking her eyes rapidly after smelling hands. After a day wearing nail polish I decided to take the nail polish off with a nail polish remover (which has a strong smell) and decided to soak my hands in baking soda and warm water to remove the smell. I even tried filing my entire nails, soaking my hands in salt water, brushing my nails with toothpaste. Nothing works. Today she is still cringing at the smell and running away from me. It’s going to be a week soon and I don't know what to do. I miss her and feel sad she runs away from me now and I can’t pet her like before. When she sees me she ignores me now. Please give me advice.
I know it’s not the memory of the smell because I touched hands with my sister and she ran after smelling my sisters hand afterwards.
I know it’s not the memory of the smell because I touched hands with my sister and she ran after smelling my sisters hand afterwards.