Well, it’s been 4 or 5 weeks since i brought my savannah kitten home. He has taken to me and is very doglike, sometimes a bit of a terror lol but he’s a sweet little guy. he is approximately 21 weeks old, my manx is 10 years old.
At first i thought she was coming around. they could be in the same room together, and i could leave them unattended without issue. She was tolerating him i think because she knows he’s a baby. He keeps trying to get close and play, she would hiss and bop him once or twice, then he would back up and hunker down. She would growl but no aggression. I figured this was normal and was positive as no actually aggression occurred.
Now my manx, her favourite hiding place is in my office, on my desk behind my computer monitor. Not usual at all to find her napping back there. She would come out and be around us. However i’m a bit concerned in that this weekend, she’s barely come out at all, and instead of going to her hiding place she’s been staying on the floor under my desk, which is unusual. because of this i’m concerned that A. she’s staying under there because she’s hasn’t been eating and is too weak to jump up there? and B. she’s depressed.
Now, she doesn’t show any sign of not eating, she’s plump, ect. But i havnt seen her eat or drink since i brought him home but i figured she was just doing so at night, as their food dishes were being used. Maybe i’m over worrying, but how she’s being this weekend just makes me think she’s depressed and maybe not eating.
it could be im also applying too much human thought to this and she’s just plain feeling reclusive. But i’m not sure to get her to come around to my savannah short of just giving them more time, as i’ve read it can take 8 to 12 months for cats to at least get fully used to eachother.
anyway sorry if this post is a ramble, my thoughts are literally just pouring into my words here.
At first i thought she was coming around. they could be in the same room together, and i could leave them unattended without issue. She was tolerating him i think because she knows he’s a baby. He keeps trying to get close and play, she would hiss and bop him once or twice, then he would back up and hunker down. She would growl but no aggression. I figured this was normal and was positive as no actually aggression occurred.
Now my manx, her favourite hiding place is in my office, on my desk behind my computer monitor. Not usual at all to find her napping back there. She would come out and be around us. However i’m a bit concerned in that this weekend, she’s barely come out at all, and instead of going to her hiding place she’s been staying on the floor under my desk, which is unusual. because of this i’m concerned that A. she’s staying under there because she’s hasn’t been eating and is too weak to jump up there? and B. she’s depressed.
Now, she doesn’t show any sign of not eating, she’s plump, ect. But i havnt seen her eat or drink since i brought him home but i figured she was just doing so at night, as their food dishes were being used. Maybe i’m over worrying, but how she’s being this weekend just makes me think she’s depressed and maybe not eating.
it could be im also applying too much human thought to this and she’s just plain feeling reclusive. But i’m not sure to get her to come around to my savannah short of just giving them more time, as i’ve read it can take 8 to 12 months for cats to at least get fully used to eachother.
anyway sorry if this post is a ramble, my thoughts are literally just pouring into my words here.
