Hi.
So I have a cat that might be a demon. Anyways.
I just adopted her a month ago, vet said she might still be a kitten even though I knew I could only handle a chill adult cat (She was mis-aged before I got her). She had an ear infection, so I had to administer ear drops and clean her ears with swabs. I was unable to do so gently. Tried everything, treats galore. Nothing online works. She CANNOT be burrito-ed. I've tried so, so much. She's slim and tiny even though I tried to fatten her up with lots of protein-rich foods, and somehow just ZIPS AWAY even though she's in a burrito. I don't want to hurt her so of course I'm not squishing hard. But generally she does not like to be squished. So even a tiny squish and she'll zip away. I managed to get the drops in her by once approaching her when she was sleepy, but after that once now she'll immediately zip away as soon as I approach, and she sees I have "THE DROPS", because she has demon-like senses. Eventually I had to basically hold her by the scruff twice a day to get the drops in because her ears were getting bad. And I had to do it for almost 2 weeks because I could only get 1 drop in (when it was prescribed 3-5), and I couldn't even clean the ears before I did so because she's so scary and fussy. Now it's looking like the infection is mostly cleared but I still have to clean to get the residual gunk. Cannot do this because I have to kinda scrub in there and she hates this more than the drops. I don't understand how anyone burritoes, or how anyone can manage to get their cat to stay still long enough to do so, or prevent them not from running away even with tons of treats and pets etcetc.
So... now I had to trim her nails. And of course, if I try to burrito, she gets like PTSD or something (from uncomfortable ear drops - it doesn't hurt at all omg so fussy). I also tried to wait until she's sleepy, but she fought every time I touched a nail clipper to a nail, or sometimes jerked her paw away as soon as I touched it even if she was sleepy. For like 2 days I basically stayed by her for 10 hours trying to get them darn nails clipped, waiting until she was sleepy. I got 4 nails by the end of this. She needs them trimmed. So bad. Sigh. What. Do I do. I gave a lot of treats as always.
I'm so tired I think this was probably unclear but basically... HOW DO I GET ANY KINDS OF CARE TO HER. I can't even think about brushing her teeth - I can already see plaque building up. And brushing I try for a few seconds but can only do this while she's eating, and only a few seconds. I can go to a groomer's but sooner or later I'd like to do this myself because I would want to brush her teeth daily for her health, I wouldn't want to go every 2 weeks because that seems a little long. I know I sound so pissed.... but only because I am. She's adorable though and she always sleeps by my head
II'm so tired I doubt I
So I have a cat that might be a demon. Anyways.
I just adopted her a month ago, vet said she might still be a kitten even though I knew I could only handle a chill adult cat (She was mis-aged before I got her). She had an ear infection, so I had to administer ear drops and clean her ears with swabs. I was unable to do so gently. Tried everything, treats galore. Nothing online works. She CANNOT be burrito-ed. I've tried so, so much. She's slim and tiny even though I tried to fatten her up with lots of protein-rich foods, and somehow just ZIPS AWAY even though she's in a burrito. I don't want to hurt her so of course I'm not squishing hard. But generally she does not like to be squished. So even a tiny squish and she'll zip away. I managed to get the drops in her by once approaching her when she was sleepy, but after that once now she'll immediately zip away as soon as I approach, and she sees I have "THE DROPS", because she has demon-like senses. Eventually I had to basically hold her by the scruff twice a day to get the drops in because her ears were getting bad. And I had to do it for almost 2 weeks because I could only get 1 drop in (when it was prescribed 3-5), and I couldn't even clean the ears before I did so because she's so scary and fussy. Now it's looking like the infection is mostly cleared but I still have to clean to get the residual gunk. Cannot do this because I have to kinda scrub in there and she hates this more than the drops. I don't understand how anyone burritoes, or how anyone can manage to get their cat to stay still long enough to do so, or prevent them not from running away even with tons of treats and pets etcetc.
So... now I had to trim her nails. And of course, if I try to burrito, she gets like PTSD or something (from uncomfortable ear drops - it doesn't hurt at all omg so fussy). I also tried to wait until she's sleepy, but she fought every time I touched a nail clipper to a nail, or sometimes jerked her paw away as soon as I touched it even if she was sleepy. For like 2 days I basically stayed by her for 10 hours trying to get them darn nails clipped, waiting until she was sleepy. I got 4 nails by the end of this. She needs them trimmed. So bad. Sigh. What. Do I do. I gave a lot of treats as always.
I'm so tired I think this was probably unclear but basically... HOW DO I GET ANY KINDS OF CARE TO HER. I can't even think about brushing her teeth - I can already see plaque building up. And brushing I try for a few seconds but can only do this while she's eating, and only a few seconds. I can go to a groomer's but sooner or later I'd like to do this myself because I would want to brush her teeth daily for her health, I wouldn't want to go every 2 weeks because that seems a little long. I know I sound so pissed.... but only because I am. She's adorable though and she always sleeps by my head
II'm so tired I doubt I