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Originally Posted by Rose Panachée
I feel extremely limited in my activities due to Kitteh...he had such a rough start, abandonment issues, and being cooped up in that cage for a year, so he acts out. I was hoping I could harness train him so we could take walks (common for his breed) but he wants nothing to do with it. He cannot deal with feeling restrained. Even just holding him and giving him lovies lasts a few seconds. And he doesn't like going in the car, either.
I feel so responsible for his healthcare, comfort and well-being. I cannot imagine life without him. My other beloved kitteh didn't LOVE staying overnight at the animal doctors but I knew if she did, she wouldn't freak out. This one, he will totally freak out!
But he takes a lot of energy out of me and sleep. Also, he is expensive to maintain (on a good month): Just his food (Science D), toys, bottled water, newspaper, swheatscoop, flea treatment, L-Lysine tablets and calming diffusers (2 to 4 a month) run me a couple hundred a month. Just for a lil 17 lb ball of furry love!
(He is an indoor kitty so thankfully I don't have to worry about running him to the vet every 5 seconds. But he does go annually for his boosters and a check up which also adds to the tab)
He is so high maintenance, too. I didn't know a kitteh could behave so dog-like. And to think...based on his health, lifespan, lifestyle, etc. we will be together for another 15 years or so...I hope my salary improves a teeny bit  |
My Yellow Kitty is inside-outside. I've tried keeping him inside all the time, but he becomes destructive, knocking lamps over if he can't get out. I bought this house on a quiet street near woods because I hoped he'd be safe. At the time of moving here, I had two Maine Coons, brothers, and one of them was poisoned while outside. I know this was my mean neighbor who hates cats. Thankfully, my nice neighbors across the street keep Yellow Kitty when I'm at work, like his second home, letting him out when I pull into the driveway of my house. I also keep him inside at night, but he will wake me up mid thru the night by romping on me or knocking over a lamp. So, I've learned, much to his dislike, to put him in the attached garage after a little bed time together!
