With my little Kloe - I am up in arms what to do.
I KNOW that it is b/c I am a newbie with kitties and she is my first kitten and simply b/c I am 'cat stupid'. Of Course I also thought Keegan was the devil puppy reincarnate thru her puppy stage and she has turned out to be an awesome dog, I keep thinking Kloe will be the same (except of course a cat) but I am just afraid I am ruining her little life.
-She is soooo mean. Anytime I go to pet her she just turns and bites me. And she bites to HANG ON she curls around your hand to attack
---when do they loose their baby teeth?
-I try being as gentle and as soft as I can and she still does it.
-She is getting better with her claws - for the most part - altho she did scratch my face the other day. BUUUTTT
she will not use her scratching post - she uses my mattress or the corner of my futon. I spray her - I yell "NO" to startle her - I take her over to the scratching post and the other sratching pad I have and work her paws over it and nooooo goooo. The one that uses the scratching post - is the one who doesn't have claws! (Kylie - was declawed when I got her - please don't yell at me!)
---tonite my dad was sitting on the couch and reached down to pick up something and she attacked him thru the sheet that I keep over it and THAT went over like a lead balloon. My dad doesn't care for cats anyway and was mad at me back when I refused to declaw her b/c he thinks she will ruin the furniture (which is WHY I NEED HELP - we have to prove him WRONG b/c I will NOT declaw her!!)
-I have a FELIWAY plugged in - and I have been giving her rescue remedy.
** I really don't think that Soft Claws are the answer b/c we have a HUGE HUGE HUGE battle when I try to cut her nails - I have to wear my leather driving gloves! She has been that way since she was 6 weeks old - the day I picked her up my friend cut them and said "wow she was a little wildcat" and that is EXACTLY the way she is. When she was spayed they cut her nails while she was out - and BELIEVE me I WISH I could do that everytime I need to cut them!!!!
So unless I sedate her she isn't the best canidate for Soft Claws.
Sooooo
tell me what I am doing wrong - where have I gone wrong - what did I do? Do I need to find a more suitable home for her - one where someone knows what the *ell the are doing???I obviously don't want to do that b/c I have become attached to the mean little pooper! And I don't think I would allow myself to EVER get another kitten/cat b/c I would feel - do feel that I failed Kloe.....
Thank you.....
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