I rehomed a 5 year old british short hair 2.5 months ago. At that time, the owner of a very reputable cattery said the cat had some "mild" gingivitis and that insurance will take care of it. I guess her old vet is holistic and said not to worry about it. Well I just took our cat to a vet and she...
The cat is now in the family room and doesn't come in our room anymore (we leave the door open at night). She was in our closet for the first 2 months (never left during the day) and once at night she came our bed. Jackson Galaxy, the cat whisperer, on his site said that I was doing it wrong...
Thanks! We knew what she was like at her old home and she was not a hiding type cat. So the move has effected her. I've read those articles a million times, but we're not seeing progress. She stays in the same spot all day.
Yeah I guess it's just time, I just wish she would love me in the rest of my apartment and not her designated spots. She is from a very reputable home grown cattery and is a retired cat who was previously used for breeding BSHs. She was not abused or in a cat mill. She had 4 litters in her 5...
Thank you for the response! We weren't able to bring her possessions and she came from a house with many cats. Now she is the only cat in our house. I wanted to get her a sister, but I'm not sure if that would help or hurt. Lot's of sounds startle her - if i drop my phone, if someone starts...
Hello! We rehomed a 5 year old female cat 3 months ago and she's still not comfortable in my 1 bedroom apartment. She hid in our closet for the first 2 months, but we decided to take her out and make her new safe space in the living room, per something I read on Jackson Galaxy. We blocked off...
That's a good idea about putting things she likes outside of the room. We have everything in here now, because we wanted to her to be comfortable with the transition. I feel like she bonded with us weeks ago, but she is taking a long time to bond to our apartment.
That's a good idea about putting things she likes outside of the room. We have everything in here now, because we wanted to her to be comfortable with the transition. I feel like she bonded with us weeks ago, but she is taking a long time to bond to our apartment.
Thank you!! For the litter box, we had two set up. 1 in the bedroom and 1 in the living room closet. She used the bedroom one for a while and on her own started the using the other on her own. So we got rid of the bedroom one...no accidents yet (fingers crossed).
They do sound similar! We spend a ton of time in the room with the closet as we are working from home in the pandemic. I see her playing by herself too when I'm in the room. We visit her maybe 4-5 times a day with treats and playtime. My bf and I have different view about taking her box and cat...
Thanks! We've been doing this a lot already too. We're kind of frustrated since she loves us, but seems to be terrified of her new home. This is a true scaredy cat.
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We rehomed a 5 year old female cat 2 months ago and she's been hiding in our bedroom closet ever since. She is incredibly friendly with us - she'll play and always greets us purring. She eats/drinks/uses the litter box normally.....but she is so afraid of our apartment. If we try (rarely...