The poor thing was just too afraid. She literally just shut down. She didn't react to anything. She refused to eat and refused to drink. We tried everything we could think of. She came here Friday afternoon and by Monday afternoon she hadn't drank anything, had only peed once and hadn't ate anything. We have been in contact with the lady who runs the shelter since we brought them home and by Monday afternoon we (meaning us and the shelter lady) decided it would be best to bring her back. She just couldn't seem to cope with the change.
As soon as she was put back into her run at the shelter, she ate, drank, used the litter box and then climbed up on the perch she was on when we got her and seemed happy. Its extremely disappointing. We really wanted to give her a home.
Sabrina (who had been in there a year longer than Pretty Girl) is doing great. She isn't ready to be social -although she was extemely so at the shelter so I know she will get that way eventually- but she out and exploring the house. She slept on my bed for a while last night.
As disappointing as the experience was with Pretty Girl, when we took her back we did not leave the shelter without a cat. We took some time getting to know several of them and ended up coming home with Flan. A shorthaired orange and white who is almost a year old. She was trapped as a four month old kitten with her litter mates and the guy that trapped them was going to shoot them. Someone talked him into taking them to the shelter and they were all adopted except for Flan.
She came home yesterday and is already settling in. She drank and took a couple of bites of food immediatly upon arrival and is already playing and coming out into the rest of the house. She does not like the dogs but they are staying away from her.
As soon as she was put back into her run at the shelter, she ate, drank, used the litter box and then climbed up on the perch she was on when we got her and seemed happy. Its extremely disappointing. We really wanted to give her a home.
Sabrina (who had been in there a year longer than Pretty Girl) is doing great. She isn't ready to be social -although she was extemely so at the shelter so I know she will get that way eventually- but she out and exploring the house. She slept on my bed for a while last night.
As disappointing as the experience was with Pretty Girl, when we took her back we did not leave the shelter without a cat. We took some time getting to know several of them and ended up coming home with Flan. A shorthaired orange and white who is almost a year old. She was trapped as a four month old kitten with her litter mates and the guy that trapped them was going to shoot them. Someone talked him into taking them to the shelter and they were all adopted except for Flan.
She came home yesterday and is already settling in. She drank and took a couple of bites of food immediatly upon arrival and is already playing and coming out into the rest of the house. She does not like the dogs but they are staying away from her.
