My 6 yo adopted ginger DSH boy Pancake has been with me for over a week now. He had gone from hiding to being comfortable with me in just 1-2 days, and in fact he has been very affectionate with me - always meowing for patting and scratching and head butting. There are a few things I am still working on though - and want to see if anybody has any advice:
1) Pancake is more vocal than I thought - I didn’t hear that comment from his foster parent before I adopted him. Not only he would meow when he saw me, he would meow loudly when I came back home after a long day of work (I could actually hear him as I walked up the stairs of my apartment building) and he would meow at 3 or 5 in the middle of the night/early morning for attention (don’t think he was hungry because his food bowl still had done dry kibbles). I tried to ignore him and he would walk around my bed to check if I was awake . I’ve been losing sleep because of that I am hoping this is only temporary and the behavior will stop once he feels more secure.
2) I observed that when Pancake was fairly active during the day when I was around (eg weekends) but on weekdays I saw (via my kitty cam) that he was mostly hiding somewhere. I want him to know that the whole apartment is available for him to roam around even when I am not around - toys to play with and window perches to lay around.
I know all these have to do with him being new to the environment. I tried supplements (Rescue pet anxiety relief drops) a few days ago and yesterday night I plugged in the Feliway as well. Is there anything else I can do to help Pancake to feel more comfortable and confident when he is alone at home?
1) Pancake is more vocal than I thought - I didn’t hear that comment from his foster parent before I adopted him. Not only he would meow when he saw me, he would meow loudly when I came back home after a long day of work (I could actually hear him as I walked up the stairs of my apartment building) and he would meow at 3 or 5 in the middle of the night/early morning for attention (don’t think he was hungry because his food bowl still had done dry kibbles). I tried to ignore him and he would walk around my bed to check if I was awake . I’ve been losing sleep because of that I am hoping this is only temporary and the behavior will stop once he feels more secure.
2) I observed that when Pancake was fairly active during the day when I was around (eg weekends) but on weekdays I saw (via my kitty cam) that he was mostly hiding somewhere. I want him to know that the whole apartment is available for him to roam around even when I am not around - toys to play with and window perches to lay around.
I know all these have to do with him being new to the environment. I tried supplements (Rescue pet anxiety relief drops) a few days ago and yesterday night I plugged in the Feliway as well. Is there anything else I can do to help Pancake to feel more comfortable and confident when he is alone at home?