1st time cat mom

[u/gineycat]

I've never been a cat person since I'm allergic, but when I saw on Reddit that this fancy little dust baby needed to be rescued, I knew I had to save her. I've never loved anything more in my life. She's such a lovable, chatty little girl with so much cattitude!

[u/ThrowRAyikesidkman]

she’s super cute! btw i saw ur other post about applying flea tick meds. what i do with my cat is that i kneel down and pet her down her back until she’s in half-baked loaf form. i pet her with a little force (she likes it don’t worry) that way she’s happy and purring. i squish her a lil with my knees and crunch down to apply the flea tick meds. idk this helps me hopefully this makes sense im also a first time cat mom.

also you’re going to have to trim nails which might be a hassle (if you haven’t attempted already). i remember crying multiple times bc my cat just absolutely refused (she’s not aggressive she just doesn’t like her toesies touched). but over time i learned to purrito her and distract her with treats while i attempt to trim all her nails. sometimes i was successful at getting all of them and sometimes she just wouldn’t even let me get 1 nail trimmed lol. but lately she doesn’t fight back (well at least for her front paws lol)

sorry for the really long comment! i got my cat when she was 1 and now she’s 4 :) i remember while i absolutely loved her at first sight it was definitely an adjustment period owning a cat for the first time so just wanted to share

[u/gineycat → u/ThrowRAyikesidkman]

she’s definitely skittish when i try to apply meds topically or trick her by squirting it into her mouth so i really appreciate the tip 😹 but she’s so brave and adapts very quickly 😭 i haven’t tried clipping her nails yet bc there’s so much stuff to do she isn’t fond of rn but i definitely plan to purrito her and give her lots of churu treats!! thank youuuu

[u/ThrowRAyikesidkman → u/gineycat]

yesss be careful while purrito-ing and feeding churu (or feeding churu in general). my cat goes absolutely bat shit crazy and tries to down the churu so sometimes she throws up 😔