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so i adopted this goregous kitty 2 weeks ago she is now 9 weeks old
a bit of background - she wasnt feral, i know the person who breeded the litter but he does NOT take good care of them, this kity was covered absolutly crawling in fleas when i got her. i had to isolated her. and multiple time bathe and pick off the fleas manually over several hours. and then isolate again, clean everywhere. before i even let her into the house.
a week ago as she was old enough, i flead and wormed her
shes very happy healthy runs around no problem, loves purring and play fighting
but.......
she absolutly hates being picked up
no matter how i try it - ie the mother cat way by the neck
or gently from stomache
or gently holding with both hands against my stomache so shes got a firm base
she hates it
she cries, not angry cry but a real sad cry when i lift her up
i dont know what to do
i have bad anxiety in my life and having a kitten i can hug gently and sometimes pick up is very important
she loves kisses and snuggling next to me
sometimes she lies on my back
but for some reason shes terrified of being lifted up
its killing me this problem as i so want to cuddle her sometimes
i would really appreciate a suggestion
a bit of background - she wasnt feral, i know the person who breeded the litter but he does NOT take good care of them, this kity was covered absolutly crawling in fleas when i got her. i had to isolated her. and multiple time bathe and pick off the fleas manually over several hours. and then isolate again, clean everywhere. before i even let her into the house.
a week ago as she was old enough, i flead and wormed her
shes very happy healthy runs around no problem, loves purring and play fighting
but.......
she absolutly hates being picked up
no matter how i try it - ie the mother cat way by the neck
or gently from stomache
or gently holding with both hands against my stomache so shes got a firm base
she hates it
she cries, not angry cry but a real sad cry when i lift her up
i dont know what to do
i have bad anxiety in my life and having a kitten i can hug gently and sometimes pick up is very important
she loves kisses and snuggling next to me
sometimes she lies on my back
but for some reason shes terrified of being lifted up
its killing me this problem as i so want to cuddle her sometimes
i would really appreciate a suggestion