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I recently adopted out Lady Fluffington (a stray I took in last year who's got a thread here somewhere, maybe probably), and it's only been a week but the adopter is emailing me saying she has a problem.
Apparently Fluff is hiding "somewhere" and has only come out a couple times at around 10pm to jump on her bed and knead and be petted, keeping the woman up.
Now my idea of a problem would be "The cat shrieks all night and day" or "The cat tries to eat me when I touch it" or "The cat has scratched a hole in my door and escaped outdoors". The cat is hiding? In the first week? This is... this is your problem?
She sounds already ready to give up, which is upsetting. I thought she was more cat-savvy because she'd told me she had a 16-year-old cat recently pass away, but I guess maybe she got that one as a kitten so there were no issues like this? Because this, this is a NON-issue to me. Fluff seeks her out, she wants to be near her! My cats freak out and hide for weeks when we move even though the furniture and people are the same, dear sweet Jebus if I gave them to a new PERSON I don't think they'd ever come out! They hide when the mailman knocks.
I really want this to work because the woman is actually very nice, and would make a fantastic home if she didn't give up on Fluff. She's alone since her husband died, and she just wants someone to dote on, and that's Fluff's dream. I'd have kept Fluff myself if my own cats weren't an issue, because all she wanted was love and play and she is adorable and perfect.
So I've told her I think it's just an issue of having patience, and I suggested that she take the food away at night and start putting it out in the morning and daytime to encourage her out while the sun's up. I suggested canned food (apparently she tried this the first night and got no response, so while I told her I would be surprised if she HAD gotten a response, I'm still not sure if she'll try again), and maybe associating treats with a sound like a whistle or something that you can use to entice her out during the day.
I can't think of anything else, because I really just think it's an issue of giving her time. And she may not be willing to do that. (Though if she's intending to try another cat after THIS cat, she's in for a horrible surprise if she thinks this is something wrong with specifically with Fluff.)
My cats are already venturing out into the side of the house where Fluff was, and everyone's more relaxed here with one less kitty to stress things out. As much as I love and miss her, Fluff she really would be better off with this woman, if I could get her past this hurdle. I don't want to have to take her back (for who knows how long, she was already here a year), and then put her through this all over again if I ever even find another adopter. But obviously I can't grab this woman and shake sense into her, because... well, that's assault.
Anyway so, anything at all would be helpful.
(This was kinda rushed, hope it made sense.)
Apparently Fluff is hiding "somewhere" and has only come out a couple times at around 10pm to jump on her bed and knead and be petted, keeping the woman up.
Now my idea of a problem would be "The cat shrieks all night and day" or "The cat tries to eat me when I touch it" or "The cat has scratched a hole in my door and escaped outdoors". The cat is hiding? In the first week? This is... this is your problem?
She sounds already ready to give up, which is upsetting. I thought she was more cat-savvy because she'd told me she had a 16-year-old cat recently pass away, but I guess maybe she got that one as a kitten so there were no issues like this? Because this, this is a NON-issue to me. Fluff seeks her out, she wants to be near her! My cats freak out and hide for weeks when we move even though the furniture and people are the same, dear sweet Jebus if I gave them to a new PERSON I don't think they'd ever come out! They hide when the mailman knocks.
I really want this to work because the woman is actually very nice, and would make a fantastic home if she didn't give up on Fluff. She's alone since her husband died, and she just wants someone to dote on, and that's Fluff's dream. I'd have kept Fluff myself if my own cats weren't an issue, because all she wanted was love and play and she is adorable and perfect.
So I've told her I think it's just an issue of having patience, and I suggested that she take the food away at night and start putting it out in the morning and daytime to encourage her out while the sun's up. I suggested canned food (apparently she tried this the first night and got no response, so while I told her I would be surprised if she HAD gotten a response, I'm still not sure if she'll try again), and maybe associating treats with a sound like a whistle or something that you can use to entice her out during the day.
I can't think of anything else, because I really just think it's an issue of giving her time. And she may not be willing to do that. (Though if she's intending to try another cat after THIS cat, she's in for a horrible surprise if she thinks this is something wrong with specifically with Fluff.)
My cats are already venturing out into the side of the house where Fluff was, and everyone's more relaxed here with one less kitty to stress things out. As much as I love and miss her, Fluff she really would be better off with this woman, if I could get her past this hurdle. I don't want to have to take her back (for who knows how long, she was already here a year), and then put her through this all over again if I ever even find another adopter. But obviously I can't grab this woman and shake sense into her, because... well, that's assault.
Anyway so, anything at all would be helpful.
(This was kinda rushed, hope it made sense.)
