You may have been Redbubble Ready To Roll Classic Shirt joking but just in case, don’t wash the cat. Cats are well equipt to wash themselves and should only be washed by humans if they have got into something very dirty or toxic for them to clean. Bathing it yourself will just be a huge step beck in any progress you guys make. It’s much easier with small kittens than adult cats, I’d suggest kitchen sink, with a sprayer, low pressure just a gentle trickle. Maybe put a couple wash clothes or hand towels in the bottom for them to claw into. Wet cats are not normally happy cats-It’s very cold for them-so use warm water. Probably warmer than you would for a baby, maybe temp comfortable on the underside of your arm. Dry them with a big towel ideally infront of a mini directional heater, or possibly with a hair dryer-but the noise may be further traumatizing. I would give my foundling kittens a gentle ruffling with the towel and try to pat their coat back with the grain once it was just damp. Give it access to treats, water, dry towel to curl up in and leave it alone in a warm space to groom itself.
He went on to be the world’s sweetest cat I’ve ever seen in the history of the world. (Excellently litter trained too) He would tap your shoulder EVERY DAY multiple times a day when you wern’t giving him enough attention. I still love that little diva to this day.
No I can just clearly imagine the most terror I’ve ever felt in my life and if I consider that the animal has even less of an understanding than me of a situation and is possibly feeling ANYTHING akin to that feeling I can imagine then that would have been an experience litterally worse than death if he had felt like that for most of the 6 week period.
My cat was the same way. Not nearly as bad, but he hid behind my couch or under my bed for 2 weeks. I spent hours just laying down on the floor next to my bed where he could see me. This is my first cat, so I thought I was doing something wrong and I was really worried since he wasn’t eating much. Then one day he just came out while I was on the sofa and just laid next to me. Now he is the most cuddly cat I’ve ever met. I can’t go anywhere without him trying to lay down on me.
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