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I am a new fur mama to a five year old domestic shorthair named Bandit. He is the sweetest boy and I've absolutely fallen in love with him -- he is my very first animal so this is all very new to me. I adopted him Saturday, and as soon as I let him out of his cat carrier, he went to hide in my closet. He's slowly coming out of his shell and will let me pet him, and even made the step last night to climb onto my bed to go lay on the window ledge. However, he is not eating. Or if he is, it's very little and when I'm not looking/asleep. I have half a bowl of dry food out for him at all times so I can notice if he's eating it, along with half a can of wet food. He just looks at it and won't touch it. He pooped in his litter box Monday morning (yesterday) which means he had to have had something in his system, right? I really don't want to have to take him to the vet for financial reasons, and I'm really hoping he'll come around.
Is this behavior normal? Should I just let him eat on his own time? I am giving him the same food his previous owners gave him. I'm sure he's got to be hungry at some point and wouldn't just let himself starve..
Is this behavior normal? Should I just let him eat on his own time? I am giving him the same food his previous owners gave him. I'm sure he's got to be hungry at some point and wouldn't just let himself starve..