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Allow me to introduce all of you to my 4 year old Cat, "Mr. Flash". I named him that due to the fact he is faster than a bolt of lighting and any noise that he hears he runs and hides and stays there for hours or sometimes overnight. Mr. Flash is a 4 year old long haired Main Coon.
About a few days after I rescued him from the shelter, I called my local vet and scheduled an appointment. Not that I didn't trust my local animal shelter, but I wanted to make sure he was in order. On the day I had to take him to the vet, it took me over an hour to get him into the carrier to transport him there. All he did was attempt to bite me, growled, hissed and spit at me and it was so bad, I had to put on a set of heavy duty gloves, because if I didn't he probably would have ripped me up into shreds. I can't understand what is causing him to act this way. I have had Cats my entire life but I have never had one that acts like he does.
I took him to my local vet and had him fully examined, checked out, he got all of the mandatory shots he needed, had all of his blood work performed, had the vet put a microchip in him, had all of his nails trimmed and I had him fully brushed and groomed. After he came out of the back, when the Lady who worked there put him back in the carrier, he looked at me strange, then he collapsed on his side in the carrier.
I said to the Lady, "What's wrong with him and why did he fall over?". She replied, "Sir, Mr. Flash was so bad, he was attempting to bite and nail everyone in the back, we had to give him a light sedative to calm him down and it will wear off in about 4 hours from now". I thanked her for her time and I went up to the front and paid the bill and I almost collapsed at the counter, because the total for everything was $450.00.
We left and when I got home I opened the carrier door on the front and walked away. Within 5 minutes he shot out of the front of the carrier faster than crap through a Canadian Goose and he hid under the couch. I moved his dry cat food bowl and water bowl in front of my couch just in case he wanted to eat or drink some water. The next day, he finally came out from under the couch and as he was walking by me, he gave me a dirty look, then yawned and he went in another room. A few days later the vet called me and informed me that all of his blood work came out good and he is in excellent health.
I have purchased Mr. Flash all kinds of Cat toys, a new Cat bed, a new Cat pan, a Cat house tower, Cat treats, Catnip and I spend a lot of time talking to him and people think that I am crazy talking to Mr. Flash and honestly I don't care what they think. Every single time I attempt to pet him or attempt to pick him up, all of a sudden he swats at me and sometimes he hisses and spits at me for no reason at all.
The main reason I took out the time to put up this post is I am trying to find out what I can do to have Mr. Flash stop being so afraid of everything and how I can get to pet him, pick him up and show him love and affection. I sincerely appreciate any ideas or suggestions on this topic. Thank you again...
About a few days after I rescued him from the shelter, I called my local vet and scheduled an appointment. Not that I didn't trust my local animal shelter, but I wanted to make sure he was in order. On the day I had to take him to the vet, it took me over an hour to get him into the carrier to transport him there. All he did was attempt to bite me, growled, hissed and spit at me and it was so bad, I had to put on a set of heavy duty gloves, because if I didn't he probably would have ripped me up into shreds. I can't understand what is causing him to act this way. I have had Cats my entire life but I have never had one that acts like he does.
I took him to my local vet and had him fully examined, checked out, he got all of the mandatory shots he needed, had all of his blood work performed, had the vet put a microchip in him, had all of his nails trimmed and I had him fully brushed and groomed. After he came out of the back, when the Lady who worked there put him back in the carrier, he looked at me strange, then he collapsed on his side in the carrier.
I said to the Lady, "What's wrong with him and why did he fall over?". She replied, "Sir, Mr. Flash was so bad, he was attempting to bite and nail everyone in the back, we had to give him a light sedative to calm him down and it will wear off in about 4 hours from now". I thanked her for her time and I went up to the front and paid the bill and I almost collapsed at the counter, because the total for everything was $450.00.
We left and when I got home I opened the carrier door on the front and walked away. Within 5 minutes he shot out of the front of the carrier faster than crap through a Canadian Goose and he hid under the couch. I moved his dry cat food bowl and water bowl in front of my couch just in case he wanted to eat or drink some water. The next day, he finally came out from under the couch and as he was walking by me, he gave me a dirty look, then yawned and he went in another room. A few days later the vet called me and informed me that all of his blood work came out good and he is in excellent health.
I have purchased Mr. Flash all kinds of Cat toys, a new Cat bed, a new Cat pan, a Cat house tower, Cat treats, Catnip and I spend a lot of time talking to him and people think that I am crazy talking to Mr. Flash and honestly I don't care what they think. Every single time I attempt to pet him or attempt to pick him up, all of a sudden he swats at me and sometimes he hisses and spits at me for no reason at all.
The main reason I took out the time to put up this post is I am trying to find out what I can do to have Mr. Flash stop being so afraid of everything and how I can get to pet him, pick him up and show him love and affection. I sincerely appreciate any ideas or suggestions on this topic. Thank you again...
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