I did not, for some weeks, strike, or otherwise violently ill-use it; but gradually—very gradually—I came to look upon it with unutterable loathing, and to flee silently from its odious presence, as from the breath of a pestilence. What can you infer about the narrator's feelings towards the cat from the images in this description?

his guilt about his mistreatment of the cat
his fear of the cat
his hatred for the cat
his mixed feelings about keeping the cat