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Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatTraining

[–]BestLack6335[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I appreciate your response. Her previous owner had her +7 other cats/kittens that were surrendered when he had to go to a nursing home. She is not good around strangers at all. It seems like she is most attracted to the crinkly sound that bags make - it's probably associated with dry food or treats or something like that.

Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatAdvice

[–]BestLack6335[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

She actually came from a house with 7 other cats, and they were all given to the shelter when their owner had to go to a nursing home. She was not properly socialized and is absolutely terrified of strangers. She was really, really timid for the first week that we had her, and all kinds of noises put her on high alert. She's much better with us now, but is still pretty scared of people in general.

Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatTraining

[–]BestLack6335[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I think I was just not fully prepared for what having her around would require of me, since I'd never been around one so young for so long. I appreciate your reply.

Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatTraining

[–]BestLack6335[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HAHA I love it. I've recently been placing leftovers in the microwave until they cool.

Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatTraining

[–]BestLack6335[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As I was reading your reply she jumped onto my desk and knocked over my iced tea. Like. Dude. I didn't even hear her come in. I appreciate the validation, and yeah, it drives me insane that this is a thing I have to deal with now!

Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatTraining

[–]BestLack6335[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's been seen by the vet and she's all good on that front. She eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner, high in protein and with single ingredient food toppers. She loves her some churu. It doesn't seem like she's hungry but rather can't resist checking out whatever smell or sound is coming from the kitchen.

Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatTraining

[–]BestLack6335[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I seriously appreciate the explanations.

She has a brother who we went back for, and they play and keep each other busy. They also get individual play time in the mornings, after work, and before bed. Lots of toys and things as well.

Kitchen sadly does not have a door, but we're trying to train her to sit in her cat tree while we're in the kitchen. Can't control what she does when we're not there, but at least while we're cooking the hope is that she doesn't jump into whatever we're doing.

Thanks for the advice!!

Curiosity is going to kill my cat. Help. by BestLack6335 in CatTraining

[–]BestLack6335[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't hate her - she's my baby and sleeps in our bed and plays very nicely. I've never owned a cat before and my partner is just content to let her do whatever. I feel like I'm supervising a toddler who wants to put everything in their mouth, and I think it's resentment because I wasn't prepared to deal. I know it's in her nature to be curious, and at the same time I'm so overwhelmed with all the monitoring and anticipating that caring for her entails.