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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2004New cat
Picked up a 4-month old Tortie from an animal shelter yesterday. Unfortunately, there has been commotion in the house (new carpet in 3 rooms). We have another adult Tortie in the house. My problem is that she has been pretty much hiding out. hasn't eaten at all (one full day) and only drank a little. We push the food (same as she had been eating at the shelter) whenever we see her. Anything to worry about? She seems healthy otherwise, however. : Picked up a 4-month old Tortie from an animal shelter yesterday. : Unfortunately, there has been commotion in the house (new carpet in 3 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : shelter) whenever we see her. Anything to worry about? She seems healthy : otherwise, however. A cat will stop eating when stressed. Leave it be and it will come out and eat when she's ready.  SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com > Picked up a 4-month old Tortie from an animal shelter yesterday. > Unfortunately, there has been commotion in the house (new carpet in 3 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > shelter) whenever we see her. Anything to worry about? She seems healthy > otherwise, however. Undoubtedly this little girl is under stress. Provide her with a quiet space away from the commotion and the current cat. A room of her own, with food, water and litterbox. Spend some time with her and introduce her slowly to your other cat. > Picked up a 4-month old Tortie from an animal shelter yesterday. > Unfortunately, there has been commotion in the house (new carpet in 3 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > shelter) whenever we see her. Anything to worry about? She seems healthy > otherwise, however. Perfectly normal behaviour in my experience. Make sure she has access to food and water (and kitty litter) for those quiet moments when she feels able to furtively take advantage. It may take a week or so before she "comes out of her shell", so just be patient and don't try to force her to be sociable. -- Jerry Kohl <jeromekohl@comcast.net> "Légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal." |
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