Hi I'm new. I have a 1 year old 1/2 Maine Coon boy named Frankie. He's 25 lbs of love and a little nuts lol. Well the thing is, I had a rental refrigerator delivered yesterday until my new one comes in a few weeks and now I can't get him to come downstairs. The kitchen is at the end of the stairs on the right as you're going down the stairs. My other 2 cats are girls and they're not having any issues. I should add that he is scared of most things lol.
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Cat Scared Of Kitchen
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I'd put on a back brace, pick him up, and carry him downstairs to show him that the delivery men are gone, and that the new box has food in it.
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I'd put on a back brace, pick him up, and carry him downstairs to show him that the delivery men are gone, and that the new box has food in it.
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Just goes to prove the old adage, "never take advice from a man with ten cats."I did minus the back bracebut he freaked out and I got pretty scratched up.
Edit: I'll bet everyone here would like to see a picture of Frankie. Twenty-five pounds at eighteen months, in a breed known for not maturing completely until around five years could make for a Very Large Cat. I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours!
Bob - my 34 pounds and change Norwegian Forest Cat (pictured next to a cat of typical proportions):
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Hahaha. Have you ever had this happen? I'm honestly not sure what to do. I'm mainly worried because he hasn't come down even to eat.
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Please see my edit in the previous post.
No - not in any of the Giant Breeds, anyway. My (late) monster Maine Coon Cat would never stray too far from the kitchen for fear of missing a snack. I wonder if it might be the refrigerator itself, putting out a subsonic note (below 25HZ for cats) that's got him spooked?
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Please see my edit in the previous post.
No - not in any of the Giant Breeds, anyway. My (late) monster Maine Coon Cat would never stray too far from the kitchen for fear of missing a snack. I wonder if it might be the refrigerator itself, putting out a subsonic note (below 25HZ for cats) that's got him spooked?
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I was wondering that. Maybe it's making some noise the dying fridge never did. Here's a picture of Frankie in my clean laundry. By the way, your giant is adorable. View media item 419367
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My bet would be it was the delivery person coming in with a great big box that spooked him, not the fridge itself. Just leave him be for a day, he will likely calm down if not forced, and will explore the kitchen when he is ready. At 25 pounds, he is likely going to go looking for his food in short order.
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Ditto here on the part Italian. I wouldn't move his food and water upstairs yet, you want to give him some motivation to come downstairs. I would wait till tomorrow at least.
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Good point. I was thinking it might encourage him to stay upstairs and I don't want to do that. I want him to go back to trying to sit on my shoulder.
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I had faith that the potential of food would get him down. I live with a fraidy cat too - anything new, any visitors, any big boxes or packages plus a zillion other things will send her running. We just ignore it and she eventually decides to come out.
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Pretty soon he'll be giving it a good punch with his paw, and when the fridge doesn't hit him back, all will be well again.Update: Frankie has been coming down stairs, but he's walking all low and stuff, checking to make sure the refrigerator isn't going to eat him hahaha. He does come eat, so that's good. I love that big lug.
