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I have an 8 month old female, spayed kitten that I adopted at 2.5 months old. The problem is that she is very needy and doesn't do well when left alone too long. She cries when I'm leaving, and when I get home she's waiting by the door crying. If I step out to take out the garbage, she starts screaming (literally) until I get back. I tried a feliway diffuser but it hasn't changed anything.
Another problem is that I tried to take her on a road trip for the holidays so I could see my family, and she had a complete nervous breakdown in the car. She broke a piece of the cage and screamed in horror the entire trip. It was heartbreaking and I've never seen anything like that before. Even worse, when we got there she refused to eat or come out from under the bed, which is not normal for her. Sedatives from her vet did not help on the trip home.
At this point, I am scared to travel anywhere and feel trapped. I'm always rushing home from work from guilt for leaving her alone all day.
I'm thinking I either need to re-home her or adopt a companion kitten for her. I don't think I can handle re-homing her, as we have bonded these past 6 months. So getting another kitten may be the better option. However, I don't know if I'm creating more problems and stress for myself for the following reasons:
1. I live in a one bedroom apartment, so I don't know how I would pull off a slow introduction.
2. I didn't get the sense when I adopted her that she liked other cats. She showed brief aggression toward one of her cage mates and was indifferent to the other two.
3. I'm worried the new kitten/cat would teach her bad litter box habits. Right now, my cat has perfect litter box use.
4. One cat is stressing me out, so would I be able to handle two cats/personalities?
Is there anything else I should consider? I just want to be able to travel and go out after work without worrying about her stressing out from being left alone. I also want her to be happy.
Thanks for reading.
Another problem is that I tried to take her on a road trip for the holidays so I could see my family, and she had a complete nervous breakdown in the car. She broke a piece of the cage and screamed in horror the entire trip. It was heartbreaking and I've never seen anything like that before. Even worse, when we got there she refused to eat or come out from under the bed, which is not normal for her. Sedatives from her vet did not help on the trip home.
At this point, I am scared to travel anywhere and feel trapped. I'm always rushing home from work from guilt for leaving her alone all day.
I'm thinking I either need to re-home her or adopt a companion kitten for her. I don't think I can handle re-homing her, as we have bonded these past 6 months. So getting another kitten may be the better option. However, I don't know if I'm creating more problems and stress for myself for the following reasons:
1. I live in a one bedroom apartment, so I don't know how I would pull off a slow introduction.
2. I didn't get the sense when I adopted her that she liked other cats. She showed brief aggression toward one of her cage mates and was indifferent to the other two.
3. I'm worried the new kitten/cat would teach her bad litter box habits. Right now, my cat has perfect litter box use.
4. One cat is stressing me out, so would I be able to handle two cats/personalities?
Is there anything else I should consider? I just want to be able to travel and go out after work without worrying about her stressing out from being left alone. I also want her to be happy.
Thanks for reading.