Hi,
I have 7 litle furries, and until recently, no problem. It's a lot of work, but that's okay with me.
IN the past month, though, I've had spraying from a couple of males because of a stray (better now, but I still have to medicate them and a female every day), one for surgery with bladder stones, and one for surgery for an abcess from an animal bite.
Now another one may have diabetes, so I am at the vet's again, supposed to try to get urine sample, but of course she won't pee in the right pan.
And for some reason, they are on me all the time, which could be comforting and endearing, but I find myself getting irritated when yet another one begs or jumps on the table or insists on going out, coming in. They seem to want to get me going -- this is a change from before, when things were rather peaceful.
What I don't like is that I can get irritated with them. I don't ever even raise my voice, but it's affecting my sanity level.
I guess my question is - am I am ogre, or have others felt this way - and how do I reposition my thinking so that I am not reacting this way? It't not their fault. They're just being cats, and I guess I'm being human.
Thanks for any advice.
Seaturtle
I have 7 litle furries, and until recently, no problem. It's a lot of work, but that's okay with me.
IN the past month, though, I've had spraying from a couple of males because of a stray (better now, but I still have to medicate them and a female every day), one for surgery with bladder stones, and one for surgery for an abcess from an animal bite.
Now another one may have diabetes, so I am at the vet's again, supposed to try to get urine sample, but of course she won't pee in the right pan.
And for some reason, they are on me all the time, which could be comforting and endearing, but I find myself getting irritated when yet another one begs or jumps on the table or insists on going out, coming in. They seem to want to get me going -- this is a change from before, when things were rather peaceful.
What I don't like is that I can get irritated with them. I don't ever even raise my voice, but it's affecting my sanity level.
I guess my question is - am I am ogre, or have others felt this way - and how do I reposition my thinking so that I am not reacting this way? It't not their fault. They're just being cats, and I guess I'm being human.
Thanks for any advice.
Seaturtle