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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2008CAT IN BOX SPRINGS
My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely after only having her 2 days so far. Problem is, she has taken up residence inside the lining of my boxsprings underneath my mattress. She has a bed but won't use it. Should I just take the lining completely off the bottom? Why is their a lining on the box springs anyway LOL!? S.O.S.  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely > after only having her 2 days so far. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > S.O.S. To keep the cats out. <g> >> My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely >> after only having her 2 days so far. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > To keep the cats out. <g> It's apparently not working correctly in that house or with that cat... >>> My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely >>> after only having her 2 days so far. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > It's apparently not working correctly in that house or with that cat... A piece of gauze-like cloth is not even a challenge for most cats. I agree with the other poster that the cat is just finding a secure spot until it feels more "at home". Unfortunately they don't realize that a tail in a compressing spring is a painful possibility. The OP might try moth balls/crystals scattered under the bed, or just keeping the door closed and the cat out of that room, until it finds another spot where it feels secure. Sometimes an ordinary cardboard box is enough for them. > My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely > after only having her 2 days so far. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > S.O.S. It is fairly normal for a new cat to hide in some unusual place for a while, until they become more familiar with their new surroundings.....When we got Junie (at the age of 7) she lived downstairs with me and my computer for a couple of months before she got up enough courage to come upstairs and join the community. (of the other three cats) I suggest that you put up with your new cats abnormalities for a while, and pretty soon she will become "normal" again....... >> My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely >> after only having her 2 days so far. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >new cats abnormalities for a while, and pretty soon she will become "normal" >again....... Hiding in the box spring probably gives her a sense of security. She's in a new environment, (after being in a shelter, which is VERY stressful for any cat) and that's stressful for her. Give her some time! Two days is very, very short! Give her a few months to settle in. Odds are, she's only go hide in the box spring if she's really scared, in the future. So if you can't find her, you know where to look... I hope things go well! If she's not spayed, I hope that's on the schedule. Been there myself. I went to Home Depot and purchased the thinnest ply wood and put it below the box string. Our Ginger cat used to climb up into the box spring and sleep there for hours !!! > My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely > after only having her 2 days so far. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > S.O.S. S.O.S. was thinking very hard : > My new cat that I adopted from a rescue is warming up to me quite nicely > after only having her 2 days so far. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > S.O.S. I mean no offence here but should you get mice it is the box spring that they tend to head for. If your cat is happy leave her for a while. I expect she will find somewhere else. SignatureCount Baldoni
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