My husband and I adopted a 2 year old male neutered cat on Monday and have a few strage behaviors we are trying to work through:
1. He was very social at his foster home where there were many cats, dogs, and children. With us, he will only come out from under the bed once we are going to sleep. He absolutely will not come out during the day...what is going on here??? Last night, once he was on our bed, we did turn a light on and although he was a little cautious, he was ok...Again, this was never an issue at the foster home - does he have to be around other animals?
2. Litterbox: We got him on Monday - showed him the box. Didn't use it MOnday or Tuesday. Wednesday night he pooped in the litterbox and peed on my bed. Why would this occur? I didn't look like a spraying to me. I'm hoping it was a fluke, but I'm concerned. Again, he never did this at the foster home.
3. Last night after lights were out and he came on the bed and then we turned the light on as I said in #1...I noticed he was drooling...any ideas?
He eats..but only at night. I know he doesn't come out during the day when we are not at home because I have left a trail of treats and they are never touched. We did buy Feliway to see if this helps. Any suggestions????? I feel so bad for him!!
Thanks!
Christine
1. He was very social at his foster home where there were many cats, dogs, and children. With us, he will only come out from under the bed once we are going to sleep. He absolutely will not come out during the day...what is going on here??? Last night, once he was on our bed, we did turn a light on and although he was a little cautious, he was ok...Again, this was never an issue at the foster home - does he have to be around other animals?
2. Litterbox: We got him on Monday - showed him the box. Didn't use it MOnday or Tuesday. Wednesday night he pooped in the litterbox and peed on my bed. Why would this occur? I didn't look like a spraying to me. I'm hoping it was a fluke, but I'm concerned. Again, he never did this at the foster home.
3. Last night after lights were out and he came on the bed and then we turned the light on as I said in #1...I noticed he was drooling...any ideas?
He eats..but only at night. I know he doesn't come out during the day when we are not at home because I have left a trail of treats and they are never touched. We did buy Feliway to see if this helps. Any suggestions????? I feel so bad for him!!
Thanks!
Christine