so i adopted my 7 months old kitty last month and the 1st couple of days when she got home, everything was great. she's very good, very friendly, very cuddley. now, lil by lil, i dunno how, she's starting to isolate herself from me. I live by myself and she's the only pet in the house. she will hide under the bed or under the futon the whole day. only comes out when she's wants to eat or poop. sometimes she's ok when i pet her, but only the head most of the time. anything towards the back and tail, she'll start growling and runs back under the bed/couch. or times she'll start growling and tries to scratch and bite me. if i try to lure her out, she'll growl and hiss. sometimes when i see her out and walk towards her, she runs to hide. the only time she's nice to me is that when the food bowl's empty or 4-5 in the AM when she wants to play. on top of this, she won't use her scratching pole, so i got her the turbo scratcher, scratching pad w/ a groove around it w/ a ball in it. she won't use that either. she'll just scratch on the carpet at any spot. I've put catnip on the pole and the pad, but she still won't use it.
today, she was all over me in the morning cuz the bowl was empty. so i put the food in the bowl and tried to pet her after she's done eating, she growls at me again. i got mad and chased her into the bathroom and locked her in.
at this point, i'm so mad, i dunno what to do anymore. how can i make her to become more friendly and not hiding the whole day? if she wants to vegged out, i would rather her do it in the open instead of hiding the whole time. and how do i make her start using the scratching pole?
sorry for the long post. hope you guys can help me. (i'm a 1st time cat owner too)
today, she was all over me in the morning cuz the bowl was empty. so i put the food in the bowl and tried to pet her after she's done eating, she growls at me again. i got mad and chased her into the bathroom and locked her in.
at this point, i'm so mad, i dunno what to do anymore. how can i make her to become more friendly and not hiding the whole day? if she wants to vegged out, i would rather her do it in the open instead of hiding the whole time. and how do i make her start using the scratching pole?
sorry for the long post. hope you guys can help me. (i'm a 1st time cat owner too)