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quick inside on my story
okay so i decided to adopt a cat. i had searched for a good month and even though i found cats i liked nothing really caught my eye to take home until i saw petrina. i found her at petsmart where she had been for 7 days. she was scared to death. she layed in her bed trying to hide her eyes when u would look or talk to her. i felt so bad for her i just knew she was the one i was suppose to have. i wanted to be her savior and take her in to the best home anyone could give her. i went through the adoption process which made me nervous because it took a few days and i didnt want anyone else to take her. i found out from the adoption lady that she was one of four inside cats and the family she lived with and apparently was attached to one of the other cats. the family was moving back to Australia and couldnt take the cats with them. they found a home for 3 of them but couldnt find anyone to take petrina. why i dont know guys believe me she is a beautiful but very shy cat. here is my problem.
day one of bringing her home it was the greatest thing. it took her not even five minutes to come out of her cage. she smelled and rubbed everything. she would let my gf get close to her and even touch her for a second but thats as far as it went. she still wont let me get close to her. i would try slowly but she would run off. i was so excited i thought she was happy and i was ready to enjoy life with pretrina. so i went to bed that night and woke up with her on top of the cabinets in the corner. thought she would come down. never did. i left the house and came back she had come down but now she was under the bed. still wouldnt let me come near her. so now its been two days she is either under the bed or on top of the cabinets in the corner. we heard her eat the first day but since then it doesnt look like she touched her food. i even tried three different kinds but still doesnt look like she is. so WHAT DO I DO. just wait her out? how long does it take a cat to get comfortable with a new family? ive talked to her non stop when im home to get her use to my voice but she doesnt respond for anything. if u would of seen her the first day u would of thought she would of been fine because she was just mewoing away but its now been three days and shes not coming out from hiding. please anyone let me know if there is anything i can do to help this process out. i dont want to take it to the point where she hasnt eaten in days and it starts to affect her health. let me know if this is a normal thing or not please.
thanks in advance.
okay so i decided to adopt a cat. i had searched for a good month and even though i found cats i liked nothing really caught my eye to take home until i saw petrina. i found her at petsmart where she had been for 7 days. she was scared to death. she layed in her bed trying to hide her eyes when u would look or talk to her. i felt so bad for her i just knew she was the one i was suppose to have. i wanted to be her savior and take her in to the best home anyone could give her. i went through the adoption process which made me nervous because it took a few days and i didnt want anyone else to take her. i found out from the adoption lady that she was one of four inside cats and the family she lived with and apparently was attached to one of the other cats. the family was moving back to Australia and couldnt take the cats with them. they found a home for 3 of them but couldnt find anyone to take petrina. why i dont know guys believe me she is a beautiful but very shy cat. here is my problem.
day one of bringing her home it was the greatest thing. it took her not even five minutes to come out of her cage. she smelled and rubbed everything. she would let my gf get close to her and even touch her for a second but thats as far as it went. she still wont let me get close to her. i would try slowly but she would run off. i was so excited i thought she was happy and i was ready to enjoy life with pretrina. so i went to bed that night and woke up with her on top of the cabinets in the corner. thought she would come down. never did. i left the house and came back she had come down but now she was under the bed. still wouldnt let me come near her. so now its been two days she is either under the bed or on top of the cabinets in the corner. we heard her eat the first day but since then it doesnt look like she touched her food. i even tried three different kinds but still doesnt look like she is. so WHAT DO I DO. just wait her out? how long does it take a cat to get comfortable with a new family? ive talked to her non stop when im home to get her use to my voice but she doesnt respond for anything. if u would of seen her the first day u would of thought she would of been fine because she was just mewoing away but its now been three days and shes not coming out from hiding. please anyone let me know if there is anything i can do to help this process out. i dont want to take it to the point where she hasnt eaten in days and it starts to affect her health. let me know if this is a normal thing or not please.
thanks in advance.