Is it normal i feel some hate or anger towards my second cat?

This is not the first time I have had this happen. I don't understand why I feel the way I do but wish I did understand. The first time it happened was some years back; when I decided to get a second cat. After getting the cat, I started feeling like I didn't like the cat at all. I would feed him and tend to him but when it came to anything else, I wanted nothing to do with him. When I was feeding him and when he was around, I would feel this anger building up inside of me... It was like a kettle on the stove and as the water is heating to a boil, the pressure just keeps building and building until it just pops the top and steam shoots out! I hated myself for feeling that way. Well, I ended up losing both of my cats because I was in an abusive marriage at the time and when I left, I left with only the clothes on my back. A couple years later, I found a small kitten and brought him home. I had Eli for almost a year and a half when I started looking at kittens on Craigslist. I came across one that was so adorable, so I decided I wanted to get him. My only concern about getting him was Eli. I didn't think about the way I had felt the last time I had two cats because I figured the way I had felt had something to do with the cat itself or it was over problems and stress I was dealing with in my life at the time. I went ahead and got the kitten. Two days later, I began experiencing the same things I did the last time. I was back to feeling the anger boiling on the inside of me... I didn't want anything to do with the kitten. I tend to him by feeding him and all but other than that I want nothing to do with him. I don't understand why I feel this way or what is going on inside of me. I dont want to feel the way I do by no means! Do you think its because I just cant love 2 cats at once? Eli is my baby boy. I brought him home at 2 to 3 weeks old and had to bottle feed him because his mama and his sibilings were killed by a dog. Eli was the only one to survive so I'm very attached to him! Then, a couple months ago he became very ill and was on his death bed. I don't know what had happened to him, all I know is I came home from the store and he wasn't acting right so I kept an eye on him and he kept getting worse and worse. The third day, I was so upset because he couldn't even lift his head up so I planned to take him to the vet and have him put down but wanted to give him a couple more hours. I was able to force aspirin down him and get some fluids in him and thank god he started getting better. I nursed him for almost two weeks before he was back to normal which made me even more attached to him. I love him more than I ever loved any animal. So, I have been wondering if the reason I feel how i do is because I am unable to love more than one cat at a time? Has anyone else experienced this or knows someone who has experienced this? Do you know what it is that's causing it? And do you know of anything that would help overcome the feelings? I would love to know because I would try anything to stop feeling this way. I don't like it one bit.

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  • That's not normal, and neither is that brick-like wall of text.

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  • shade_ilmaendu

    You gave human medicine to a cat? Ya know, maybe you shouldn't have cats... or at least not until you learn a hell of a lot more about how to care for them.

    As for the rest, I have no idea how to answer you, that doesn't sound normal but I can't think based on what you've said here of a single possible explanation for why you feel that way.

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    • BeautyBeast

      http://www.allfelinehospital.com/first-aid-care.pml

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    • BeautyBeast

      Yes, I gave human medication to a cat. I hope you realize when you see a vet they give them human medication as well. There is no real difference in most medication. Another thing, I gave my cat aspirin because he was in pain and running fever. If you do your research, you'll find that aspirin is what it says to give your cat. It says to give your cat 81mg of aspirin which is an over-the-counter baby aspirin. Also, I had taken one of the cats I had a few years ago to the vet and they told me to give my cat aspirin.

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  • Boojum

    I have no idea what's going on in your head, but I have to wonder why you forced aspirin into the unwell Eli, since aspirin is toxic to cats:

    https://www.cat-world.com.au/aspirin-poisoning-in-cats.html
    http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/homework/s95551.htm
    http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/digestive/c_ct_aspirin_tox

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    • BeautyBeast

      http://www.allfelinehospital.com/first-aid-care.pml

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    • BeautyBeast

      As I explained in another comment when I had taken a cat I had a few years ago to the vet the vet told me to give my cat aspirin but no more than 81 mg. Nonetheless, Eli is just fine and he is a very big and healthy male cat today. The aspirin took his fever away and without it, he would have died because it wasn't until after I had given him about 1/4 of a baby aspirin his fever went down and he began to eat. The day I had given him the aspirin, I had gone to the vet at 7 am but they told me to come back in two hours since they were not open yet. So, I went back home and gave him a little bit of an aspirin because he couldn't hold his head up or move around and had a very high temp. If it wouldn't had been for the turnaround, I was going back to the vet to have him put down. 30 mins after giving it to him, he was drinking fluid and I had gotten him lickable treats and he had most of it gone.

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      • Boojum

        Glad it worked out for you and Eli, and that previous experience meant you knew what you were doing.

        I only highlighted that in case other cat-owners reading your account concluded it was fine to stuff aspirin down the throat of unwell cats.

        (Paracetamol (acetaminophen) and ibuprofen are also toxic to cats, paracetamol particularly so, since one regular strength tablet can be toxic, and another within 24 hours fatal.)

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  • RoseIsabella

    I don't think what you're describing makes any sense whatsoever unless you can't afford to care for two animals or perhaps the second one has some bad habits. Honestly, I think it's weird. It's like you only have a very small amount of love to give, and once you're out of love, you're out of love. Are you chronically ill, fatigued or otherwise disabled to where you don't have the energy to have more than one animal companion?

    Honestly, if I had the energy and money I would love at least a dog to be my cat's buddy, and maybe two Siamese kittens. I still love Persian and Himalayan cats! Did I mention that I love dogs and rats too?

    So do you have any children? Does all of this make you feel emotionally drained by any chance? If you do have any children try not to resent them.

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  • Pumpurrnickel

    Don't get more than one pet.

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    • BeautyBeast

      don't plan to anymore

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