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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2007New adopted cat will not come out of hiding what to do
Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an cat sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat her food or drink water in her new home, what can I do, or is it the waiting how much longer???? > Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an > cat sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat > her food or drink water in her new home, what can I do, or is it the > waiting how much longer???? Did you even bother to read the replies to your post from last night >Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an >cat sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat >her food or drink water in her new home, what can I do, or is it the >waiting how much longer???? Where have you put her? Gail already suggested last night that she be in a room by herself with a litter box, water & food. I'd also put in a radio & play music all the time, some towels &/or a blanket scrunched up to make a nest, & any small stuffed animal you can find (without loose parts that can be chewed off), anything safe stuffed with catnip, or sprinkle some catnip on the towels or blanket. I've never used a Feliway diffuser but others here have. She needs time! She will settle down but let her do it at her own pace. Just make sure she has everything she needs wherever you've put her, & it shouldn't be a cupboard. Matthew's suggestions follow from this - to go into the room from time to time with treats & talk softly to her. Don't stare directly in her eyes until she's used to you. BTW, what did the shelter tell you about her personality? How long was she in the shelter? Did she at all interact with staff, visitors or other cats there? I'm sure she'll come around, & again, she needs time. M. > Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an > cat sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat > her food or drink water in her new home, what can I do, or is it the > waiting how much longer???? Twenty-fours is nothing. It's going to take awhile. > > Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an > > cat sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat > > her food or drink water in her new home, what can I do, or is it the > > waiting how much longer???? > > Twenty-fours is nothing. It's going to take awhile. that is exactly what I was going to say! terri was under the kitchen sink for 3 days, and flossie stayed under my bed for 2 weeks until che decided that it was safe to come out. as long as you are giving her food and water wherever she is hiding then she will be alright and she will come out in her own time. feliway may help. DO NOT FORCE HER or you will make her even more nervous and shy of you btw did you actually bother to read any of the advice people gave in response to your previous post? doesn't sound like you did bookie > btw did you actually bother to read any of the advice people > gave in response to your previous post? doesn't sound like you > did They could have wanted to post this issue under a topic that reflected the real problem, not under a topic about having to say goodbye to an old friend.  SignatureCheryl > > btw did you actually bother to read any of the advice people > > gave in response to your previous post? doesn't sound like you [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Cheryl yeah i know, i didn;t really touch on the bit about saying goodbye to his best friend in the other thread, just tried to anmxser the question about the new puss which i think is kind of urgent. just hope he doesn;t try to drag her out from her hiding place which may traumatise her too much, or just give up on her altogether which woudl be awful. I bet she is a beauty anyway and just rather scared, she just needs a lot of love and a bit of tuna bookie She needs to be in a room by herself so she can feel comfortable and safe. Gail > Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an > cat sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat > her food or drink water in her new home, what can I do, or is it the > waiting how much longer???? > Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an cat > sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat her food > or drink water in her new home, what can I do, or is it the waiting how > much longer???? It took a neighbors cat two weeks to come out of hiding. They left her food, water and a litter box close to her hiding place and she did use it when no one was around. One day, she just came out and jumped up on the chair beside her husband -- she was out! MLB > > Soon it will be 24 hours since I adopted a shy large Tabby cat from an cat > > sheater, she has not come out to use the litter box or even eat her food [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > when no one was around. One day, she just came out and jumped up on the > chair beside her husband -- she was out! MLB All very true. I think that I replied to this thread too.It seems that this one should have posted, purrs of comfort please, because the purrs for advice are going unheeded. I can understand the loss bit. It really hurts. but, if you feel that you can move on & get another kitty to channel all that contained love that requires channeling, you can't possibly expect cat number 2 to duplicate cat1's place, manner or persona either.. These are two seemingly very different cats. Ignore her completely, allow her confined access to everything that she needs (water, food & litter. ) When *she is ready*, she will come out and be Tabby for you. Have some faith. We are all giving you mostly the same advise, so there are 2 ways that you can look @ this.... 1: We are all wrong & giving you the wrong advice... 2: Try listening to us & have a little faith in both us, and her too. This is no put down so please do not take offense, ok? We are trying to help you, but you are too worride. Like a child, Tabby will not allow herself to starve or become dehydrated, if she knows that she has access to both food & water+litter tray, & that no one will disturb her whilst she does need one or the other. Within days, week or so @ the most, start to leave the confined space, door open. Then she can chose to come to you. The less attention you seemingly display, the easier her life will be I read something that Cyber posted on one of the threads today that puts me in mind of this post. you Can't make a cat do anything. You can only encourage her to do it, otherwise she will end up very scared of you. Give it a go, please? If you are **really concerned**, then ring the shelter that she came from & ask what her prior background is. This might go some way to explaining her current nervousness. Let us know how it goes. Good Luck, Sheelagh >"o"<
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