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I brought home an 8-year-old male cat yesterday. His owner died a month of so ago, then friends and family took care of him and another cat while the cats remained in the home. One of those friends talked me into adopting him, and after a get-acquainted visit a week earlier, he is now here. I put him in a spare bedroom with water, dried food, and a litter box, and have offered him canned food several times. He has barely eaten any, even though I'm offering him canned varieties my friend told me he liked. He's been through a lot lately, and now he's in a strange place, with three people he doesn't know, another cat and a dog (he hasn't seen them but probably detects their scents), and separated from the other cat he had been with for many years. All of us drop in to pet him and talk to him, whether it's for a few minutes or even hour, trying to get him accustomed to the new situation. I assume his lack of interest in the food is related to the stress. What can I do to encourage him to eat?