About twelve days ago, I got a text from my local foster group asking if I could foster a cat. It turned out this poor guy was found in the attic of a puppy mill, ran by abusive owners (there was also a mother and two kittens, who went to a different foster). We don't know specifically how the cats were treated, but he was definitely underfed. He is, by my best guess, somewhere between 1 and 2 years old. He didn't have a name, so I'm calling him Cashew (I already have a cat named Pistachio). In a bit of a rush, I got most of the junk off my floor, got him his own litter box, and bought a Felliway diffuser.
We brought him to my room, where he quickly bunkered down underneath my bed. After about a day or two, he started sneaking out to drink water, and eat the food and treats I left for him, but other than that, he's under the bed, as far away from the only entrance as he can be.
A few days ago, Pistachio got into my room (he wasn't very happy about not being allowed in there). Neither cat hissed at each other. Pistachio eat some of Cashew's food and drank a bit of water, which I'm guessing is a dominance move. He then headed under the bed, moving very cautiously towards Cashew. Cashew swatted at him once, and Pistachio's given him his space. I have noticed Pistachio occasionally now camps out under the bed, which he didn't use to do, but has kept a respectful distance.
The woman who dropped him off with me says that while he was timid, he would accept pets through the bars of the crate.
He has not been neutered yet.
I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to make him more at ease, and willing to come out. I want him to be happy, plus he needs to go the vet before he can be put up for adoption.
We brought him to my room, where he quickly bunkered down underneath my bed. After about a day or two, he started sneaking out to drink water, and eat the food and treats I left for him, but other than that, he's under the bed, as far away from the only entrance as he can be.
A few days ago, Pistachio got into my room (he wasn't very happy about not being allowed in there). Neither cat hissed at each other. Pistachio eat some of Cashew's food and drank a bit of water, which I'm guessing is a dominance move. He then headed under the bed, moving very cautiously towards Cashew. Cashew swatted at him once, and Pistachio's given him his space. I have noticed Pistachio occasionally now camps out under the bed, which he didn't use to do, but has kept a respectful distance.
The woman who dropped him off with me says that while he was timid, he would accept pets through the bars of the crate.
He has not been neutered yet.
I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to make him more at ease, and willing to come out. I want him to be happy, plus he needs to go the vet before he can be put up for adoption.
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