Posted by IsoM on April 28, 2003, at 10:19:14
In reply to Re: Kitties, Snails, and Weather---isom, posted by lostsailor on April 27, 2003, at 4:01:56
I do feel sorry my my poor Medusa. When she doesn't feel too good, she turns into a real bitch, but I know why she's so nasty then. Few of us can consistently stay pleasant when we don't hurt - crf isn't a painful disease but it does make a cat )or human) feel really, really crappy. What she particularily gets nasty about is when she feels crappy & I have to start syringe(or assist) feedings, but with her it's "force" feeding. She's all claws then. It must exhaust her too as her energy level goes down & then she expends so much fighting me.
I can take all that. What DOES get to me is her copious peeing. I don't want litter boxes in every last room of the house. I don't understand why she can get to the litter box & then pee beside it!!! It's not because it's not clean - I clean them out a couple of times a day - I have no idea why she does it. I went on Google & crf forums to see if there may be a reason & tryied to make sure everything was okay but she still does it. Not all the times, but often enough that I'm always washing floors & spraying enzyme cleaners around. Last night after finding a new one, I said "damn that cat!! No one else would put up with such stupid behaviour from her. I'm so sick of it!" & felt like crying.
But I have no idea why she acts like she does. She was a previously abused kitty who adopted me. Maybe she has a version of PTSD for cats. I want to be kind to her & am, but there are times, I'm really pushed to my limits.
Aurora & Zorro & Tabby's "no-name-yet" all desire their limelight too. Kitties are amazing creatures. I wonder why most humans find kittens far more endearing than human babies??? I know I do.
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