Questions from a first time cat owner?
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Karen asked:
I am adopting an approximately 2 year old female, spayed Russian Blue/DSH mix that was rescued from a feral colony. She was going to be spayed and returned to the colony, but they discovered she is very friendly and decided to find her a forever home. She has lived with her foster mom for about a month now, and she’s very shy but not aggressive. She hasn’t scratched or bitten anyone, but she has her spot behind a door where she always hides (till it’s time to eat). When you can get her to come out, she loves to be scratched behind the ears and pet. I know it will take her some time, but does anyone have any suggestions for how I can make her transition to my home easier and less stressful? I am hoping she won’t be the cat that I never see, so how long should I give her to “come out of her shell?”
Dylan
I am adopting an approximately 2 year old female, spayed Russian Blue/DSH mix that was rescued from a feral colony. She was going to be spayed and returned to the colony, but they discovered she is very friendly and decided to find her a forever home. She has lived with her foster mom for about a month now, and she’s very shy but not aggressive. She hasn’t scratched or bitten anyone, but she has her spot behind a door where she always hides (till it’s time to eat). When you can get her to come out, she loves to be scratched behind the ears and pet. I know it will take her some time, but does anyone have any suggestions for how I can make her transition to my home easier and less stressful? I am hoping she won’t be the cat that I never see, so how long should I give her to “come out of her shell?”
Dylan
January 24th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Congrats on the cat and she will get used to it !
♥ Good Luck ♥
January 27th, 2009 at 9:56 am
try to keep things quiet, and move slow when shes around, till she gets use to you, when she comes out, dont chase after her, let her come to you. it sounds like shes been through a lot…and these things just take time a patients. you just have to let her get use to you on her terms. good luck!
January 27th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
My experiences the way to have lot of noise around food has always been in my experiences the way to win cats heart.
January 29th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Just let her come to you. In good time she will be ready to explore her surrounding. Best wishes
January 29th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
For coming out try offering her to you see her everytime you and grats on the new toys blanket some catnip things to you get her wait on her everytime you get her wait on the new environment dont go after her wait on her this will take few weeks maybe.
The new toys blanket some catnip things to her everytime you get her some catnip things to her this will take few weeks maybe even month or two before she is completely comfortable in her turkey baby food as treat for coming out talk to her to help her come out talk to you.
January 30th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Cats are very shy, but she will come out of her shell. Maybe buy some cat toys and she’ll come out and play with them. Cats are very weird about new places, just give her time, cats are also curious and she’ll come out to check out her surroundings.
February 1st, 2009 at 9:40 pm
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February 2nd, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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February 3rd, 2009 at 10:37 pm
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February 4th, 2009 at 10:17 am
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