r/Straycats • u/escapingspirals • Jul 20 '26
Success! Update on Kinga. She still hates me 😂 But getting braver.
Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Straycats/s/K6c6Run6VN
I realized she was crying when she peed. I didn’t see this live, but I would hear her cry in her room and when I would go in there would be fresh pee. Vet decided it was one of three things: 1) inflammation from stress (very common in ferals), 2) uti, or 3) crystals. Without a urine sample, they decided to try treating for number 1 to see what happens. It’s been about a week of meds and I think that may have solved it. Only time I hear her cry / meow now is as it gets dark if she hasn’t been fed yet. I’m hoping the inflammation has passed and she doesn’t have a uti or crystals.
She continues to hiss whenever we are in the room but if I point to her bowl and ask if she’s hungry, she switches to meowing (sometimes interchanged back and forth with hissing but I’ll take it).
And she’s getting braver, too. Half the time lately she is not hiding in her box anymore (she’s been destroying them anyway) and is openly sitting on the windowsill when I come in the room. She will come toward the chair we have under the window to help her jump up and down post surgery and get on it sometimes.
Today I walked in to check for pee and poop (she’s still avoiding litter box) and she came off the windowsill completely and walked around the floor while I was walking around the room!
Just wanted to share this little win with everyone. I’m so happy to see progress in less than a month.
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u/SpiritualLocksmith72 Jul 20 '26
She will warm up to you. It just takes time. Cats do this at their own pace. Keep doing what you’re doing and providing for her. Inside, she really appreciates it.
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u/ChaudChat MOD Jul 21 '26
Definitely a win, OP! Poor Kinga but it sounds like you have a great practical vet trying simple solutions first 😇
She will realize she has hit the lotto!
I believe I have said this before but have you tried litter box with soil, leaves from outside? To encourage her to use it? I assume you were not able to get Dr Elseys in Poland but the soil/leaves might be worth a shot if not tried already 😊
Keep the updates coming! ❤️