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Hello All.
I posted about week and a half-ago when I had a massive meltdown about my newly adopted blind cat. Things have gotten slightly better with him, but I still worry I’m not a great cat owner. I’ve never owned a cat, so starting with a blind one may not have been wise. But he’s mine so I’m gonna make it work.
I am still worried the little guy isn’t getting enough exercise/attention.
I was told to introduce him slowly room by room, especially because he was a stray and blind. Right now I have him on my first floor (it’s a townhouse) in a probably 10x12 room that’s my study with a couch, chair, desk and desk chair plus not cat stuff, a small foyer, and full bath. Do you all think this is enough space for now? I intend to introduce him upstairs eventually, but he seems very hesitant to explore. I’ve put treats in the various corners of the room and on the couch and chairs to see if he explores it all, but he does not. He pretty much goes to his u-shaped cat lounger/scratcher, his food, and his litter box. Unless he’s scared of something, than he goes behind the toilet.
Now he will come off the lounger and play with me a few times a day. I have a crinkle ball on a string he will usually chase. And sometimes he will let me pet him, but I can’t be with him 24/7. At night I put out treats for him to hunt, and he finds the treats within a safe distance of his lounger but not the further out treats. I also have a mouse feeder he bats around to get food out of at night plus his bowl. I leave the mouse in the same spot, but he at least has to work some for food.
Do you think this is enough for now until he gets braver and starts exploring his home? I spend about 45-60 minutes a day playing with him. 15-20 before breakfast, before dinner and before I go to bed. Then about 20-45 minutes of petting him where he does purr and make biscuits, but it’s fully based on his mood and I listen to what he wants in terms of pets.
I just don’t want my poor guy to be bored! But I’m so used to the boundless energy of dogs. What do you all think?
I posted about week and a half-ago when I had a massive meltdown about my newly adopted blind cat. Things have gotten slightly better with him, but I still worry I’m not a great cat owner. I’ve never owned a cat, so starting with a blind one may not have been wise. But he’s mine so I’m gonna make it work.
I am still worried the little guy isn’t getting enough exercise/attention.
I was told to introduce him slowly room by room, especially because he was a stray and blind. Right now I have him on my first floor (it’s a townhouse) in a probably 10x12 room that’s my study with a couch, chair, desk and desk chair plus not cat stuff, a small foyer, and full bath. Do you all think this is enough space for now? I intend to introduce him upstairs eventually, but he seems very hesitant to explore. I’ve put treats in the various corners of the room and on the couch and chairs to see if he explores it all, but he does not. He pretty much goes to his u-shaped cat lounger/scratcher, his food, and his litter box. Unless he’s scared of something, than he goes behind the toilet.
Now he will come off the lounger and play with me a few times a day. I have a crinkle ball on a string he will usually chase. And sometimes he will let me pet him, but I can’t be with him 24/7. At night I put out treats for him to hunt, and he finds the treats within a safe distance of his lounger but not the further out treats. I also have a mouse feeder he bats around to get food out of at night plus his bowl. I leave the mouse in the same spot, but he at least has to work some for food.
Do you think this is enough for now until he gets braver and starts exploring his home? I spend about 45-60 minutes a day playing with him. 15-20 before breakfast, before dinner and before I go to bed. Then about 20-45 minutes of petting him where he does purr and make biscuits, but it’s fully based on his mood and I listen to what he wants in terms of pets.
I just don’t want my poor guy to be bored! But I’m so used to the boundless energy of dogs. What do you all think?