Hi all,
I haven't been on this site in ages and I am in need of some advice. I have a 5 year old male cat named Ramses and we recently just moved (as of Jan 1st) into my boyfriend's place. Ramses didn't take the move very well, at first we left him in a bedroom with food/water/litter and finally picked up a feliway plug in to help him adjust. He's much much better than those first few days when he wouldn't come out of his hiding spot ever. He is now free to roam the house when we are and are not here. Thankfully he's stayed off counters, for the most part and if he jumps on them when we are out/sleeping, he doesn't knock anything off!! But I'm concerned on how he is when other people show up---he runs and hides behind the couch! I can sometimes coach him out but he isn't as friendly as when I'm just here---he is getting better with my boyfriend, letting him pet him and not running away when he shows up cause that was his first reaction.
Another thing is at night, he will either meow like crazy as we try to sleep---I think he's kinda getting over that because I don't give him any attention when he does that. Positive or negative because I read that will keep him meowing. Also, he has a lot of toys to play with, and I find he runs up and down the hall chasing them which would be okay if it wasn't hearing his back claws as he runs. I asked this in another forum, but should they be clipped too??
I know I'm asking a lot of questions, and when he was living with me---it was basically him and me. He never really roamed in the house cause my mom was allergic. I just want him to be comfortable enough that he won't run when new people walk in the house. I know they are minor problems, and he could be a lot worse off, but I want him happy.
Thank you!!
-Nicole
I haven't been on this site in ages and I am in need of some advice. I have a 5 year old male cat named Ramses and we recently just moved (as of Jan 1st) into my boyfriend's place. Ramses didn't take the move very well, at first we left him in a bedroom with food/water/litter and finally picked up a feliway plug in to help him adjust. He's much much better than those first few days when he wouldn't come out of his hiding spot ever. He is now free to roam the house when we are and are not here. Thankfully he's stayed off counters, for the most part and if he jumps on them when we are out/sleeping, he doesn't knock anything off!! But I'm concerned on how he is when other people show up---he runs and hides behind the couch! I can sometimes coach him out but he isn't as friendly as when I'm just here---he is getting better with my boyfriend, letting him pet him and not running away when he shows up cause that was his first reaction.
Another thing is at night, he will either meow like crazy as we try to sleep---I think he's kinda getting over that because I don't give him any attention when he does that. Positive or negative because I read that will keep him meowing. Also, he has a lot of toys to play with, and I find he runs up and down the hall chasing them which would be okay if it wasn't hearing his back claws as he runs. I asked this in another forum, but should they be clipped too??
I know I'm asking a lot of questions, and when he was living with me---it was basically him and me. He never really roamed in the house cause my mom was allergic. I just want him to be comfortable enough that he won't run when new people walk in the house. I know they are minor problems, and he could be a lot worse off, but I want him happy.
Thank you!!
-Nicole