I just recived a new cat 3 days ago now. The people that he came from were a nice older couple. My mom had meet the cat before and told me that it was a friendly lap cat that came when it was called and loved attention. He's an adult cat i think 3-4 years old.
I have all the new cats litter box, food dish, and everything from his old house set up in my room. I make sure to keep him inside my room only (he doesnt try to get out)
When I first got him from the car, he was scared, but i was able to pick him up and pet him. A few hours go by and my other cat comes walking into my room, and they both look at each other. My new cat hisses at my old cat, my old cat runs off. I've kept the 2 of them apart since then.
I let him be for a few hours, then i went to try and pet him. He hissed and tryed to claw me. So I thought i should leave him alone for some more time. a day goes by. I try to get my hand close to the new cat and he growls, screams, hisses and jumps at me. (his fronts are declawed)
I then try to pet him again another few hours later. This time he jumps at me and claws and bits me quite hard. He ended up getting himself in a unsafe little corner of my room, and i had to take him out of there.
All H3LL broke lose. He flipped out as if i was trying to kill him, I had some socks over my hands figuring i might get claw'd a few times. I'll tell you guys ive never seen any of all the cats i've had move so quickly. NO matter where i try'd to grab him by he was able to flip around instantly to bite me and claw me with his back claws. He bit me so hard on my thumb I have a blood blister under my finger nail. He managed to scratch my hands up quite badly.
I was eventuatly able to get ahold of him, by that time I wasnt too happy with him to say the least see'n how i could see the blood through the 2 layers of socks i had on my hand.
Once i had a good hold on him i took him and put him on my bed and just held him down. He wasnt able to move the way i was holding him, but i wasnt hurting him at all. He was growling hissing and screaming at me. I sat there for 45min untill he stoped doing that and was quite.
Once he was quite i started to slowly pet him with one of my hands, he growled at me every time i would stroke him on his back and side (he was laying on one side) I kept petting him untill he stopped gowling at me when i was petting him.
Once he stopped, i calmly took my hands away and let him get up on his own. He hissed at me a few times and slowly moved away from me a little bit. He sat down at the foot of my head rest. I laid down there right next to him less than a foot away, he growl'd for a while then calmed down and let me sit right next to him. i slowly moved my hand over time quite close to him. He'd growl at it, and after a few min get used to to. I did this untill i was about 1 inch away from him. He seemed to not mind at all. Then for no reason. He jumped up while laying down and hissed and batted at me many times and ran off. But not close to as bad as he was before.
I went away for a few hours and left him alone, I come home and i try to talk to him, i called his name and he didnt growl like he normaly did when i called his name.
I looked at him and brought my hand up (i was 3 feet away) he didnt growl or nothing, i slowly tryed to go to pet him, then just like before with no change, he flipped out and hissed at me. I quickly removed my hand from his sight.
I tryed again a few times more, and the same thing happened just like before.
He seems quite comfy with my room now, i've watched him walk around and sniff stuff, go underneeth my chair when i was sitting on it ect. Walks around right by me. But i cant get my hands even close to him.
He is missing his tail. It looks to have been cut off in a horrible way because its curled up a bit(the little stub that's there).
I havent had him meet anyone else besides me. I'll get someone over here soon to see if they can have any affect on him thats postive.
I've trying giving him treats, showing him that im the one that feeds him, ect. Nothing makes any difference.
Sorry for such a long winded first post/thread, but i figured the more details you guys would have the better and more accurate responses i would get. THANKS!!!!!
I have all the new cats litter box, food dish, and everything from his old house set up in my room. I make sure to keep him inside my room only (he doesnt try to get out)
When I first got him from the car, he was scared, but i was able to pick him up and pet him. A few hours go by and my other cat comes walking into my room, and they both look at each other. My new cat hisses at my old cat, my old cat runs off. I've kept the 2 of them apart since then.
I let him be for a few hours, then i went to try and pet him. He hissed and tryed to claw me. So I thought i should leave him alone for some more time. a day goes by. I try to get my hand close to the new cat and he growls, screams, hisses and jumps at me. (his fronts are declawed)
I then try to pet him again another few hours later. This time he jumps at me and claws and bits me quite hard. He ended up getting himself in a unsafe little corner of my room, and i had to take him out of there.
All H3LL broke lose. He flipped out as if i was trying to kill him, I had some socks over my hands figuring i might get claw'd a few times. I'll tell you guys ive never seen any of all the cats i've had move so quickly. NO matter where i try'd to grab him by he was able to flip around instantly to bite me and claw me with his back claws. He bit me so hard on my thumb I have a blood blister under my finger nail. He managed to scratch my hands up quite badly.
I was eventuatly able to get ahold of him, by that time I wasnt too happy with him to say the least see'n how i could see the blood through the 2 layers of socks i had on my hand.
Once i had a good hold on him i took him and put him on my bed and just held him down. He wasnt able to move the way i was holding him, but i wasnt hurting him at all. He was growling hissing and screaming at me. I sat there for 45min untill he stoped doing that and was quite.
Once he was quite i started to slowly pet him with one of my hands, he growled at me every time i would stroke him on his back and side (he was laying on one side) I kept petting him untill he stopped gowling at me when i was petting him.
Once he stopped, i calmly took my hands away and let him get up on his own. He hissed at me a few times and slowly moved away from me a little bit. He sat down at the foot of my head rest. I laid down there right next to him less than a foot away, he growl'd for a while then calmed down and let me sit right next to him. i slowly moved my hand over time quite close to him. He'd growl at it, and after a few min get used to to. I did this untill i was about 1 inch away from him. He seemed to not mind at all. Then for no reason. He jumped up while laying down and hissed and batted at me many times and ran off. But not close to as bad as he was before.
I went away for a few hours and left him alone, I come home and i try to talk to him, i called his name and he didnt growl like he normaly did when i called his name.
I looked at him and brought my hand up (i was 3 feet away) he didnt growl or nothing, i slowly tryed to go to pet him, then just like before with no change, he flipped out and hissed at me. I quickly removed my hand from his sight.
I tryed again a few times more, and the same thing happened just like before.
He seems quite comfy with my room now, i've watched him walk around and sniff stuff, go underneeth my chair when i was sitting on it ect. Walks around right by me. But i cant get my hands even close to him.
He is missing his tail. It looks to have been cut off in a horrible way because its curled up a bit(the little stub that's there).
I havent had him meet anyone else besides me. I'll get someone over here soon to see if they can have any affect on him thats postive.
I've trying giving him treats, showing him that im the one that feeds him, ect. Nothing makes any difference.
Sorry for such a long winded first post/thread, but i figured the more details you guys would have the better and more accurate responses i would get. THANKS!!!!!