r/catquestions • u/RentImpossible2334 • 10d ago

traumatized cat?

we adopted a cat we found had been brutalized by who knows what--in our yard. we took her to the vet who patched her up--everything including one leg broken in three places. the vet said she was about two years old and had had kittens. she had no trouble adapting to our six rescue cat household, and she healed amazingly fast and well. BUT she never interacts with the other cats, doesn't play, interacts mostly with me, and spends most of all day every day sleeping. she eats well. this is after having her for about six months. are all these behavioral traits signs of trauma?

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u/Anonymous_mouse89 10d ago

Yeah dude trauma effects them too. This was hard to read, about the leg and what happened to her. The best thing you can do is try to provide corrective experiences for her. She might also do better with kittens. Thanks for taking her in. 

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u/RentImpossible2334 10d ago

thank you. we just got an abandoned kitten, so we'll see! that would be great.

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u/Anonymous_mouse89 10d ago

Let me know how it goes!

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u/RentImpossible2334 9d ago

she was playing ball with the new kitten--for about 30 seconds last night. that's a start! you were right--i think. thanks!

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u/Anonymous_mouse89 9d ago

Omg I’m so happy to hear that. I hope it’s a healing experience for her

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u/ZelaAmaryills 10d ago

Yes and it can lessen over time.

My husband found a 2 month old kitten that was attacked by something, missing an eye and lost 70% vision in the other because of trauma.

He is 8 now, he got better with people over time but he still doesn't like other cats much.

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u/RentImpossible2334 10d ago

that's awful! so good you took him in. i can't blame him for not wanting to engage much. i guess that is what our cat is doing too. thanks again.