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Hello, cat lovers out there. I need your help. I have recently took in a persian cat. She is a year and 3 month old, beautiful flat faced torti persian- Cleo. She used to belong to this persian breeder in my town. I follow the breeder on facebook as I am obsessed with persian cats but hasn't had a chance to own one. So when the breeder tried to rehome her on facebook, I grabbed her right away.
It turns out that Cleo was bred recently and had a litter of 4 babies. She was probably confused and clueless as it was her first time giving birth. She didn't know how to be a mom, didn't lie down with her babies to keep them warm, and her milk didn't come in. I felt this is the reason the breeder re homed her and there might a bit of resentment towards Cleo.
When I took her home, I immediately noticed that she had a foul smelling huge mat at her private area extends to her thighs. It was from her not cleaning herself after birth, it was so big that I doubt she was able to walk or goes to the bathroom easily. So I took her for shots, bath, and shave her mat the very next day.
She has been hiding under the bed in our spare bedroom since I took her home from the groomer. She will occasionally let me touch her,,, only slightly. She also hissed at me a few times. Mostly she lies under the bed with her back facing me. It has been a week now and she still won't come out to socialize. She is eating, drinking, and using litterbox, just don't want to interact with me and my husband. I am feeling very discouraged and am also worried that she will get mats again because I haven't been able to brush her at all.
What should I do? It's sooo hard to be patient when you just got a beautiful persin cat! Please share your experience on how you bond with your new kitties and give me hope! Thank you!
It turns out that Cleo was bred recently and had a litter of 4 babies. She was probably confused and clueless as it was her first time giving birth. She didn't know how to be a mom, didn't lie down with her babies to keep them warm, and her milk didn't come in. I felt this is the reason the breeder re homed her and there might a bit of resentment towards Cleo.
When I took her home, I immediately noticed that she had a foul smelling huge mat at her private area extends to her thighs. It was from her not cleaning herself after birth, it was so big that I doubt she was able to walk or goes to the bathroom easily. So I took her for shots, bath, and shave her mat the very next day.
She has been hiding under the bed in our spare bedroom since I took her home from the groomer. She will occasionally let me touch her,,, only slightly. She also hissed at me a few times. Mostly she lies under the bed with her back facing me. It has been a week now and she still won't come out to socialize. She is eating, drinking, and using litterbox, just don't want to interact with me and my husband. I am feeling very discouraged and am also worried that she will get mats again because I haven't been able to brush her at all.
What should I do? It's sooo hard to be patient when you just got a beautiful persin cat! Please share your experience on how you bond with your new kitties and give me hope! Thank you!