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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2007My cat ignores me since visits to the vet
A little history, Klondike, a female black and white long hair adopted us about 8 months ago. The first visit went well, shots de-worming, and treatment for ear mites. Fast forward about 6 months and it's time for her to be spayed. She's not too thrilled about the whole deal but after a little pouting she decides wants to be loved on. A little over a month after that she has to go back because of dermatitis from fleas (Advantage did nothing). This time involves getting doused with Frontline, another shot, and medicine twice a day. Before almost any time I sat down, she was in my lap now aside from announcing when it's food time, she has nothing to do with me. Did I over draw from the kitty trust bank? My wife says she'll come around, but it's been 2 weeks and I'm still getting the cold shoulder. She tolerates being petted but that's it. She and Luci are the first cats we've had in about 15 years and I had forgotten much I enjoyed having a purring fur ball in my lap. Am I going to get my cat back? >A little history, Klondike, a female black and white long hair adopted >us about 8 months ago. The first visit went well, shots de-worming, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >we've had in about 15 years and I had forgotten much I enjoyed having >a purring fur ball in my lap. Am I going to get my cat back? Of course you'll get her back. Every cat is different in personality, so you just need to relax a bit. Klondike no doubt senses your frustration. Heck, give her the 'cold shoulder' back now and then. Cat's can't stand that. -bonbon >>we've had in about 15 years and I had forgotten much I enjoyed having >>a purring fur ball in my lap. Am I going to get my cat back? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >frustration. Heck, give her the 'cold shoulder' back now and then. >Cat's can't stand that. I tried that at first, and she just ignored me right back. Then I tried bribing her with tuna. Guess I do need to be a little more patient. >>>we've had in about 15 years and I had forgotten much I enjoyed having >>>a purring fur ball in my lap. Am I going to get my cat back? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > tried bribing her with tuna. Guess I do need to be a little more > patient. Yes You do over a year and a half ago I had to take my Rumble in the vet every other day to monitor his sugar due to his diabetes. That lasted for about 3 months. A few things happened one we got Rumbles sugar under control and he has been insulin free for over a year Two We rescued Ka'shay Three Rumble if I walked towards him or made sudden movements would run away from me. When I went to pick him up he would cringe from me. I know he thinks he was going back the TED it took awhile, lot of patience and a lot of butt kissing on my part but he came around. It took months for him to calm down Just this last week I had to hold Ka'Shay down and clip her nails. I got bunny kicked, bit and scratched all to hell. She has never done this for 3 days she would hiss at me and run away when I got near her. >>>Cat's can't stand that. >>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >bunny kicked, bit and scratched all to hell. She has never done this for 3 >days she would hiss at me and run away when I got near her. Ok, patience it is. > >>>we've had in about 15 years and I had forgotten much I enjoyed having > >>>a purring fur ball in my lap. Am I going to get my cat back? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > bunny kicked, bit and scratched all to hell. She has never done this for 3 > days she would hiss at me and run away when I got near her. > Just this last week I had to hold Ka'Shay down and clip her nails. I got > bunny kicked, bit and scratched all to hell. She has never done this for 3 > days she would hiss at me and run away when I got near her. Tut Tut, Matthew. You should know that a girl prefers to do her own nail-work, Lol :o) No, seriously, Cats just do this sort of thing @ times. As humans, we do the same thing too. I don't know anyone who doesn't go through a grouchy patch now & again, so why do we think it is different for cats? I say let her pout for a little longer; its her prerogative after all! I'm sure that with the routine kicking in & no one paying her grouch any mind, she will put her bottom lip away & choose to sit all over you again, just so that it gives you the pleasure of un-furring your sweater all over again. Best of luck with her Jay, Sheelagh >"o"< >No, seriously, Cats just do this sort of thing @ times. As humans, we >do the same thing too. I don't know anyone who doesn't go through a >grouchy patch now & again, so why do we think it is different for >cats? I say let her pout for a little longer; its her prerogative >after all! I guess considering what she's gone through the past month and a half, she has a right to pout. If I had my tummy shaved, various internal organ removed, itchy dermatitis, numerous shots, and had medicine squirted down my throat twice a day, I'd be kinda grumpy too. >I'm sure that with the routine kicking in & no one paying her grouch >any mind, she will put her bottom lip away & choose to sit all over >you again, just so that it gives you the pleasure of un-furring your >sweater all over again. Best of luck with her Jay, Thanks, that's one thing about a black and white cat. They have hair that shows up no matter what you wear. > I tried that at first, and she just ignored me right back. Then I > tried bribing her with tuna. Guess I do need to be a little more > patient. She'll get over it. Cats crave routine. Go back to your daily life and treat her the way you did before all the vet trips. She'll come around. It's far better to take her to the vets and have her be "annoyed" for a while than to not treat her. >> I tried that at first, and she just ignored me right back. Then I >> tried bribing her with tuna. Guess I do need to be a little more [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >around. It's far better to take her to the vets and have her be >"annoyed" for a while than to not treat her. Yeah, I've tried to explain that it was for her own good, but she doesn't listen to me.
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