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Hi, my girlfriend and I adopted a cat a few weeks ago. Our cat is still very shy, hiding all the time and coming out only at nights, but I know this is normal and it might take a long time for him to get used to us. He eats normally and uses the litterbox. The problem however is that because...

Hello! I adopted a cat two weeks ago, he's 3yo. He's been very very shy, not allowing me to pet and running away if I come too close and I know it's sometimes like this with new cats, especially with feral cats. However, because of his slightly swollen eye we had to take him to the vet (and let...

Hello everybody! My girlfriend and I adpoted a cat 3 days ago. Since we brough him home, he's been hiding under the bed all the time. I know that is normal behaviour for a new cat and that's ok. But probably because he's too afraid to come out during the day, he's extremely active during the...

Thank you for your reply! Do you suggest I close the door so that he doesn't have the access to the rest of the apartment anymore? Or should I let him wander, just to have his "base" in the bed room? Isn't he getting scared if he has to spend the night in bed room where we are sleeping as well?

Just to clarify, I'm asking this because I'm worried about his eating. Now that the food is still in the living room, he eats only at night or when the house is empty because he's too afraid to come to the living room when we are there.

Hello everybody! I'm new to this website and I think there has been tons of these kind of questions, but couldn't find any which would've answered to the questions I have in mind. First of all, I'm a new cat owner and so gradually understanding how to be with cats and how to understand their...