Ugh I hate even typing this but I'm at my whits end..
I've posted here before about how my 5 yr old female has gotten touchier and touchier over the years. The little interaction she gives us always ends up with her hissing and clawing within a minute. She's had four medical checkups this year at two different vets as well as blood work done. She's healthy other than her anal glands getting impacted which we take care of as needed. The vets she has seen have picked up on her extreme attitude. Holding her to do basic things like grooming, cleaning her ears, or clipping her nails, results in growls and hisses. We can't pet most of her body anymore or she hisses. If she smells something odd on us or the other cat she will hiss for days after.
She has several tall (6-7 ft) cat trees, window beds, heated beds, and other private places to retreat. High quality diet. Fans running 24/7 to help block out any noise to prevent her anxiety. She's good with our other cat but that cat gets scared every time this one hisses and I'm afraid it's going to rub off on her.
We moved into our new place a year ago and thought she was going through an adjustment period, but it hasn't gotten better. We have to move again in a few months and my heart sinks because she handles it so poorly. We're going to be moving every 1-2 years for awhile for work. Feliway doesn't help.
Our house is quiet, it's just us and the two cats, no kids or dogs. For awhile I thought she just hated my boyfriend but she doesn't tolerate me either.
I hate the thought but I can't help but wonder if she'd be better off somewhere else. She seems totally displeased with life in general and it's affecting us. I know I have a duty to take care of her and it's not her fault, it just sucks.
I just had to rant, thanks to anyone who reads this
I've posted here before about how my 5 yr old female has gotten touchier and touchier over the years. The little interaction she gives us always ends up with her hissing and clawing within a minute. She's had four medical checkups this year at two different vets as well as blood work done. She's healthy other than her anal glands getting impacted which we take care of as needed. The vets she has seen have picked up on her extreme attitude. Holding her to do basic things like grooming, cleaning her ears, or clipping her nails, results in growls and hisses. We can't pet most of her body anymore or she hisses. If she smells something odd on us or the other cat she will hiss for days after.
She has several tall (6-7 ft) cat trees, window beds, heated beds, and other private places to retreat. High quality diet. Fans running 24/7 to help block out any noise to prevent her anxiety. She's good with our other cat but that cat gets scared every time this one hisses and I'm afraid it's going to rub off on her.
We moved into our new place a year ago and thought she was going through an adjustment period, but it hasn't gotten better. We have to move again in a few months and my heart sinks because she handles it so poorly. We're going to be moving every 1-2 years for awhile for work. Feliway doesn't help.
Our house is quiet, it's just us and the two cats, no kids or dogs. For awhile I thought she just hated my boyfriend but she doesn't tolerate me either.
I hate the thought but I can't help but wonder if she'd be better off somewhere else. She seems totally displeased with life in general and it's affecting us. I know I have a duty to take care of her and it's not her fault, it just sucks.
I just had to rant, thanks to anyone who reads this