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I adopted my cat about half a year ago. He was about 3, and people at the shelter believed that he was a feral. It took him some time but he finally settled in at my home. He loved chin scratches and purrs like a motorboat. I really thought we got along, for the first 3 months….
He accidentally got a wound when jumping around in the kitchen. The vet first gave me some antibiotics that I have to give him orally. Oh man he did not like it! Then I have to put a collar on his neck, and I chose the soft ones because I knew he’d hate the hard one. Then his surgery was scheduled, and he needed to wear the collar for 2 more weeks after the surgery.
By the time I took him to the vet to check wound, I was told he was a bit overweight. So I started to measure how much food I gave him. When he first got here, I spoiled him with different food and treats (my bad!), so he was SO not happy about limited amount of food he got. And its not like I only give him half of the amount he was given earlier, I followed what’s on the food bag, which I believe tend to be a bit more than what he actually needs.
So far the oral meds, the collar, the taking him to vet several times, and the diet together completely changed his attitude towards me. He was nervous when I pet him, and sometimes run away if he sees me approaching. I tried to ignore him and gave him space for two weeks now. The only interaction we had was that I feed him and cleaned his litter, which broke my heart. I am not sure how long this will continue, and I feel like my home is a prison because he got scared when he is on my path to the kitchen or I turned around too quickly. I guess during the past few months, I need to choose from “he likes me” or “he is healthy”, and I went with the latter.
He now looks like me as if I ruined his life and I was starving him on purpose. Does anyone has any tips for regaining cat’s trust? I really don’t know what to do now…
He accidentally got a wound when jumping around in the kitchen. The vet first gave me some antibiotics that I have to give him orally. Oh man he did not like it! Then I have to put a collar on his neck, and I chose the soft ones because I knew he’d hate the hard one. Then his surgery was scheduled, and he needed to wear the collar for 2 more weeks after the surgery.
By the time I took him to the vet to check wound, I was told he was a bit overweight. So I started to measure how much food I gave him. When he first got here, I spoiled him with different food and treats (my bad!), so he was SO not happy about limited amount of food he got. And its not like I only give him half of the amount he was given earlier, I followed what’s on the food bag, which I believe tend to be a bit more than what he actually needs.
So far the oral meds, the collar, the taking him to vet several times, and the diet together completely changed his attitude towards me. He was nervous when I pet him, and sometimes run away if he sees me approaching. I tried to ignore him and gave him space for two weeks now. The only interaction we had was that I feed him and cleaned his litter, which broke my heart. I am not sure how long this will continue, and I feel like my home is a prison because he got scared when he is on my path to the kitchen or I turned around too quickly. I guess during the past few months, I need to choose from “he likes me” or “he is healthy”, and I went with the latter.
He now looks like me as if I ruined his life and I was starving him on purpose. Does anyone has any tips for regaining cat’s trust? I really don’t know what to do now…