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Hello all. So, here's the shortened version of a long story:
Adopted a new 2 year old cat from a rescue on last Monday.
When we brought him home he was scared to death (reasonably so), shook, we couldn't pet him and he hid under our bed/dresser.
We have him in our bedroom with the door closed and his food/water/litter box all nearby so no other pets can come in and disturb him.
Since we got him he really hasn't warmed up to us or the place at all. We have soothing music on in the background all day, spent a little time in the room with him all quiet and sweet talk him but he just stares at us. We can't really get near him because he wedges himself against the wall and when we look at him much he hisses even after we do the soft/slow blinks.
We have given him catnip which he enjoys but still can't get near him and he doesn't come out from under the bed/dresser to socialize or even explore the room while we are around. We have seen him roam in the morning while we are sleeping but as soon as he sees we are awake he runs and hides.
What do you guys think we should do to warm him up to us? It's been seven days and I know this takes time but we at least want to see some process (haha). Any tips are appreciated as we want to turn this scared cat into someone who can trust us because the rescue said it took a bit of time for him to warm up to people. We have three other cats who we want to be his friend but don't want to introduce them into the new cat is comfortable with us and at least comes out of the bed. We haven't even seen him all the way since he hides!
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
Adopted a new 2 year old cat from a rescue on last Monday.
When we brought him home he was scared to death (reasonably so), shook, we couldn't pet him and he hid under our bed/dresser.
We have him in our bedroom with the door closed and his food/water/litter box all nearby so no other pets can come in and disturb him.
Since we got him he really hasn't warmed up to us or the place at all. We have soothing music on in the background all day, spent a little time in the room with him all quiet and sweet talk him but he just stares at us. We can't really get near him because he wedges himself against the wall and when we look at him much he hisses even after we do the soft/slow blinks.
We have given him catnip which he enjoys but still can't get near him and he doesn't come out from under the bed/dresser to socialize or even explore the room while we are around. We have seen him roam in the morning while we are sleeping but as soon as he sees we are awake he runs and hides.
What do you guys think we should do to warm him up to us? It's been seven days and I know this takes time but we at least want to see some process (haha). Any tips are appreciated as we want to turn this scared cat into someone who can trust us because the rescue said it took a bit of time for him to warm up to people. We have three other cats who we want to be his friend but don't want to introduce them into the new cat is comfortable with us and at least comes out of the bed. We haven't even seen him all the way since he hides!
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!