Hi All!
I posted last week about moving cross country and got some great advice. My kitties survived the 3 day trip and don't seem to be traumatized too badly.
Anyway, I have a new question/concern.
I've had both my cats since they were 12 weeks old. Tigger is now about 1.5 years and Tora is now 2 years old. We moved from WI to TX and I've discovered that Tigger is TERRIFIED of ceiling fans! This is a pretty big deal because in TX there is a ceiling fan in every room. When he first saw the ceiling fan he ran and hid under the bed for a couple hours. Now he'll come out if the ceiling fan is off but he constantly has to look up and check on the ceiling fan to make sure it's not coming to get him but he FREAKS out/panics if the fan is on or moves a little bit. Runs and hides and won't come out for a long time. Same thing if you pick him up and your standing near a fan. It is kind of funny but I don't want my cat to live in a constant state of fear about something that is everywhere, and I also want to be able to use my ceiling fans occasionally. Is there anything I can do to help him overcome this fear? I already have the feliway diffuser plugged in the rooms with ceiling fans, he has plenty of hiding spaces away from the fans, I don't use them (turn them on) when he is around and I praise him when he is out by the fans.
Do you think maybe with time he'll get over it with time? I really don't want him to be forever traumatized poor guy!
Sara
I posted last week about moving cross country and got some great advice. My kitties survived the 3 day trip and don't seem to be traumatized too badly.
Anyway, I have a new question/concern.
I've had both my cats since they were 12 weeks old. Tigger is now about 1.5 years and Tora is now 2 years old. We moved from WI to TX and I've discovered that Tigger is TERRIFIED of ceiling fans! This is a pretty big deal because in TX there is a ceiling fan in every room. When he first saw the ceiling fan he ran and hid under the bed for a couple hours. Now he'll come out if the ceiling fan is off but he constantly has to look up and check on the ceiling fan to make sure it's not coming to get him but he FREAKS out/panics if the fan is on or moves a little bit. Runs and hides and won't come out for a long time. Same thing if you pick him up and your standing near a fan. It is kind of funny but I don't want my cat to live in a constant state of fear about something that is everywhere, and I also want to be able to use my ceiling fans occasionally. Is there anything I can do to help him overcome this fear? I already have the feliway diffuser plugged in the rooms with ceiling fans, he has plenty of hiding spaces away from the fans, I don't use them (turn them on) when he is around and I praise him when he is out by the fans.
Do you think maybe with time he'll get over it with time? I really don't want him to be forever traumatized poor guy!
Sara