I adopted my cat 4 weeks ago, she's approx 4 & had been abandoned.
She's got a sweet nature, won't bite or scratch but is incredibly scared of most things.
I live alone but have visitors at least alternate days.
She seems terrified of men, hides behind the sofa if a noise scares her & shakes when being brushed.
She flinches if anyone except me tries to stroke her.
For some reason she won't let me touch her in the kitchen but apart from that she sits next to me on the sofa, & cuddles up to me on my bed all night.
She likes to follow me round the house & purrs when I stroke her. She likes to use her scratching post.
She has a 'safe area' under a small table against a wall where she stays on her blanket when visitors come or if I play music.
I won't let her outside as I couldn't trust her to not run off in terror at the smallest noise.
I want her to become more relaxed really as it's sad to see her so nervous. I'm getting a new sofa soon which may well upset her too. I'm going away in June for 2 weeks, my mum or Dad may feed her but she's scared of them!
I have a Feliway diffuser which seems to have had little effect!
Im glad she seems to like me, but I just want her to enjoy life a bit more!
Any ideas??
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tierraJ · 21/03/2018 20:32
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