Recent Content by kate23

Yes, he is neutered. One pattern I've noticed is that if he's exploring, and I talk to him, he'll start to growl.  I've taken this to mean, "you haven't told me NO yet, and I'm just checking it out, so leave me alone."  The last time he really freaked out like this was when I came home from...

I just ordered a collar online.  Thank you for your input! I'm trying to stay out of his way right now, but he follows me!  If I walk into my bedroom, he sits in the doorway and growls as I walk toward him and try to leave the room.  He just walked under my kitchen table and when I got up to...

At the end of December, I brought home Shyster, whom I adopted from a friend.  I set him loose in my apartment, and he hid under the couch growling at me for a few days.  This led to many funny stories in my family about the growling couch...  He soon warmed up to me and spends no time under the...

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Hello again! Since Shyster has decided that coming out from underneath the couch isn't so bad after all, I was finally able to take some pictures!  

I'm happy to report that Shyster has ventured out of the couch, which is where he was hiding the first time I posted in this forum.  He still likes to spend the majority of his time in the couch, but he ventures out and explores while I'm awake and in the room.  He is definitely not yet...

They're adorable!  From one newbie to another, welcome!  

Thank you all for your suggestions!  @mrblanche, that's an excellent idea about the dry food.  I will do that. Update!  Shyster DID make an appearance last night while I was grading papers (I'm a teacher) at the kitchen table.  I felt someone watching me...  And I turned around to see a little...

Thank you Ms. Freya.  I did buy a Feliway diffuser and I have it plugged in near the couch.  I like your suggestion about putting a shirt under his food.  I think I may try that one, as well as talking to him so he gets used to the sound of my voice.

I've been a cat lover for as long as I can remember.  I've grown up with cats, and when I recently found a new job and moved out of my parents' house, my apartment didn't feel like home because I didn't have a little furry one running around under my feet.   I recently adopted Shyster from a...

2 days ago I brought home a cat I adopted from a friend.  He's 4 1/2 and in good health.  Unfortunately, I did not shut him up in a bathroom or small room like I now realize I should have.  He has found a good hiding spot under my couch/recliner and he will not come out.  Anytime I try to coax...