Thank you again everyone. I do understand that it will take time. Today is the 5th day she has been living with me and I already see such a change in her. She owns the couch now, where the first couple of days she would just curl up in the corner of the room and I had to keep telling her it was ok to come up on the couch, and every day she inches closer to where I sit. The first few days she would come to me to let me pet her then she would go back to the other end of the couch to sleep. Last night she was laying right up against my leg while I was watching TV. Also she was so scared of the brush the first few times I tried to brush her but now she cries when I stop lol.
To answer an earlier question NO I would NEVER hit her or any animal for that matter.
We went to my moms yesterday and she did growl at Maya once but she was ok the rest of the time. I think most of the problem is that Maya is such a delicate little princess and she gets her feelings hurt easy lol. After Bella growled at her, Maya was just trying to hide and avoid her. My mom & I took both girls for a walk and then we sat outside with them and there was no issue at all. It seems like it might only be an issue when we are in the house??
We are heading over to my moms in a little bit so I will update how it went later.
I am definitely not going to give up on her, I love her so much already. I have not taken her to the vet yet but I have her shot records from the previous owner and she had a rabies shot last september. She was so upset when I got her groomed that she didn't want to get back in the car the next time we went out so I figured I'd wait a few weeks. |