I adopted a 4 years old cat from the shelter yesterday. I started her in the bathroom/laundry. She took a liking to sitting on the laundry machine probably wanting to hide behind it but its not big enough. I left accidentally left the door open and the bathroom/laundry room is connected to my bedroom. She found under the bed to be her safe haven . Refuses to come out . doesn't care for treats. I left her alone that night due to unforeseen circumstances, so I wasn't home for the rest of the night. I left a litter box, food and water in the bathroom/laundry room assuming I would let her slide and be kinda happy if I find her on the bed when I get back
The next morning I came home and I saw signs that a little bit of food was eaten. She also found her way to the litter box though I never showed her where it was before I left.
... But she was still under the bed.
I came back from the humane center and she was hissing at me from under the bed. I took a shower and after making meowing sound with her under the bed she came out. She explored my bed a little .
My bedroom is big since its the whole basement but she chooses to only stay near the bed.
Throughout the day we took nap and cuddle together. There were a lot of hissing when I did these things
- try to move the pillow she was on to the other side of the bed because it was on top of something I needed.
- try to gently push her a little toward the door in case she might decide to go see the rest of the house.
I need her to go out of my bedroom because Im allergic to cat and if she were outside in open area my allergy wouldn't be as bad .
On her own she would stare at the stairs but will not go up but when she catch me trying to close the door she run so fast back under the bed.
I finally got her to go to the second floor by slowly moving my coffee mug, which she decided she liked better than her water bowl , for her to follow it upstair. I finally closed my bedroom door with her on the other side. But I wanted to move her litter box out of my bedroom so she can potty. I also wanted to bring the pillow she liked sleeping on out for her to make it a little better. Anyways, she hissed at me and was so quick with it , found her way back in my room , and hissed all the way to under the bed.
If im being honest I love this cat but I get so scared when she hiss at me and I know I'm doing things she doesn't like but I also really need her to get out of the room. I have a bedroom upstair that I can turn into her safe room. But honestly im too scared to pick her up to go 3 floors up . I know she would squirm and try to fight, get stress, n scratch me.
I made the mistake of putting her in wrong room.
How do I get her out even if gradually? and how do I not get so scared when she hiss at me?
I know she still likes me because when I leave, like go upstairs to make food she would leave from where she was cuddling with me and go under the bed
but whenever I come back she comes back out on her own.
Help, yes I am a noob
The next morning I came home and I saw signs that a little bit of food was eaten. She also found her way to the litter box though I never showed her where it was before I left.
... But she was still under the bed.
I came back from the humane center and she was hissing at me from under the bed. I took a shower and after making meowing sound with her under the bed she came out. She explored my bed a little .
My bedroom is big since its the whole basement but she chooses to only stay near the bed.
Throughout the day we took nap and cuddle together. There were a lot of hissing when I did these things
- try to move the pillow she was on to the other side of the bed because it was on top of something I needed.
- try to gently push her a little toward the door in case she might decide to go see the rest of the house.
I need her to go out of my bedroom because Im allergic to cat and if she were outside in open area my allergy wouldn't be as bad .
On her own she would stare at the stairs but will not go up but when she catch me trying to close the door she run so fast back under the bed.
I finally got her to go to the second floor by slowly moving my coffee mug, which she decided she liked better than her water bowl , for her to follow it upstair. I finally closed my bedroom door with her on the other side. But I wanted to move her litter box out of my bedroom so she can potty. I also wanted to bring the pillow she liked sleeping on out for her to make it a little better. Anyways, she hissed at me and was so quick with it , found her way back in my room , and hissed all the way to under the bed.
If im being honest I love this cat but I get so scared when she hiss at me and I know I'm doing things she doesn't like but I also really need her to get out of the room. I have a bedroom upstair that I can turn into her safe room. But honestly im too scared to pick her up to go 3 floors up . I know she would squirm and try to fight, get stress, n scratch me.
I made the mistake of putting her in wrong room.
How do I get her out even if gradually? and how do I not get so scared when she hiss at me?
I know she still likes me because when I leave, like go upstairs to make food she would leave from where she was cuddling with me and go under the bed
but whenever I come back she comes back out on her own.
Help, yes I am a noob
