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Hi everyone. I'm a new mom to a 2-month-old British shorthair kitten named Chew chew (short for Pikachu) and this is my first time owning a pet by myself. Today is her one week mark here with me.
I am already a very anxious person so I'm constantly worried that she is mad at me or upset at something. I may give her too much attention, but she is such a baby kitten so she is comfortable with me most of the time. On her first day home, she was so cuddly and loving and kept wanting to snuggle with me so that made me really happy. But then, I realized my kitten is constipated and her anus always has poop clumps on it. I had to clean her every time she tries to poop because it would get really messy. I try to be gentle and use baby wipes, however, she still hates it and meows at me or run away from me when I try to clean her up. It seems like my repetitive action of wiping her bum makes her a little sad and mad at me. She doesn't come sleep by me anymore and doesn't come to me when I call her name (she used to when she just arrived). Her tail is always downwards and I think that indicates sadness. I took her to the vet 2 times and finally got everything all figured out (she needs to take meds still) but she seems really sad about the vet visits. When I brought her home today from the vet, I prepared 3 new toys for her but she's not playful and she even refused her favorite treat!
Please give me some advice on how to repair my relationship with my kitten. Please keep in mind that I've never had a cat before so I don't know if she's gonna stay mad or associate me with her sad feelings now... I'm really worried because I just got her and we have a long time to go, and I really want her to be loving and clingy. But i think she hates me now... (BTW, she was a very playful kitten to begin with, even when she wasn't here the breeder said she was the most playful and brave kitten out of all the kittens there. She's not scared of humans at all, and she never hides when my friends barge in the door. But she hissed at them today... Is she depressed? How can I make it better and make her my baby chew chew again ??? :/
Thank you all!
I am already a very anxious person so I'm constantly worried that she is mad at me or upset at something. I may give her too much attention, but she is such a baby kitten so she is comfortable with me most of the time. On her first day home, she was so cuddly and loving and kept wanting to snuggle with me so that made me really happy. But then, I realized my kitten is constipated and her anus always has poop clumps on it. I had to clean her every time she tries to poop because it would get really messy. I try to be gentle and use baby wipes, however, she still hates it and meows at me or run away from me when I try to clean her up. It seems like my repetitive action of wiping her bum makes her a little sad and mad at me. She doesn't come sleep by me anymore and doesn't come to me when I call her name (she used to when she just arrived). Her tail is always downwards and I think that indicates sadness. I took her to the vet 2 times and finally got everything all figured out (she needs to take meds still) but she seems really sad about the vet visits. When I brought her home today from the vet, I prepared 3 new toys for her but she's not playful and she even refused her favorite treat!
Please give me some advice on how to repair my relationship with my kitten. Please keep in mind that I've never had a cat before so I don't know if she's gonna stay mad or associate me with her sad feelings now... I'm really worried because I just got her and we have a long time to go, and I really want her to be loving and clingy. But i think she hates me now... (BTW, she was a very playful kitten to begin with, even when she wasn't here the breeder said she was the most playful and brave kitten out of all the kittens there. She's not scared of humans at all, and she never hides when my friends barge in the door. But she hissed at them today... Is she depressed? How can I make it better and make her my baby chew chew again ??? :/
Thank you all!