when we first got sophie she was a little shy and nervous, but she was starting to do better after a couple weeks of mainly being locked in one room, my room. she got to the point where if someone walked in she wouldn't run off the bed and hide and was playful and even starting to give great head butts. well, my mother, who lives with me, doesn't understand animal behavior or animal psychology and didn't think that sophie needed to still be kept in one room and started opening my door after i left for work so all day she would have the run of an empty house a few days ago.
well, all the progress i made, is gone. if she sees a person she runs and hides. if she hears a person walking in her direction, she hides and won't come out until there is silence and no movement. well, after everyone goes to bed she is out playing with max and millie and having fun, but once someone would get up, to go potty or get a drink or whatever, she hides.
it was funny when we adopted her that her foster mom was there and told us how much she would miss her and how much they loved her, and at the same kept her locked in the laundry room with her littermates.
so i'm thinking that sophie is like this because she was never socialized very well with people and only with other cats, hence why she loves max and millie. is there any way to help her? when i have had to catch her for various reasons she is panicked and it is quite hard to catch her. but once you got her she loves you and purrs and nuzzles and stays with you. it doesn't make sense to me that she acts afraid of you but if you catch her, she loves you. what should i do? should i put her through the trauma of being caught and put her back in my room and start all over and put my foot down with my mother? or should i leave her be and see what she does? last night was the first night she didn't sleep in my room because i couldn't get her in there. i woke up with she came in to use the litterbox and after i put the food down and went back to bed she krept in here to eat.
sorry this is so long, i'm so worried about little sophie, she is only 3 months old and i don't want this fear to be lifelong.
well, all the progress i made, is gone. if she sees a person she runs and hides. if she hears a person walking in her direction, she hides and won't come out until there is silence and no movement. well, after everyone goes to bed she is out playing with max and millie and having fun, but once someone would get up, to go potty or get a drink or whatever, she hides.
it was funny when we adopted her that her foster mom was there and told us how much she would miss her and how much they loved her, and at the same kept her locked in the laundry room with her littermates.
so i'm thinking that sophie is like this because she was never socialized very well with people and only with other cats, hence why she loves max and millie. is there any way to help her? when i have had to catch her for various reasons she is panicked and it is quite hard to catch her. but once you got her she loves you and purrs and nuzzles and stays with you. it doesn't make sense to me that she acts afraid of you but if you catch her, she loves you. what should i do? should i put her through the trauma of being caught and put her back in my room and start all over and put my foot down with my mother? or should i leave her be and see what she does? last night was the first night she didn't sleep in my room because i couldn't get her in there. i woke up with she came in to use the litterbox and after i put the food down and went back to bed she krept in here to eat.
sorry this is so long, i'm so worried about little sophie, she is only 3 months old and i don't want this fear to be lifelong.
