First off, I want to say, there are posts similar to my problem, that I've read on here. But in my case there are a few more things in my situation that have discouraged me.
I adopted 2 cats from the humane society about a year ago. Luckily they love (sometimes tolerate) eachother.
But yesterday my friend asked us to please try and take her cat Logan and see if things can work out. He had become a problem in their home for three reasons.
1.) They just moved to another house and the change scared him
2.) His companion for the 3 years they've had him, just died.
3.) They also just got dogs and the cat is terrified and wouldn't come out of the bathroom, and was so scared he started using that room as his litterbox.
I said I would try and see how it goes, and I didn't expect for them to be comfortable right away. Everyone is fixed and male, in this mix.
We're keeping the this cat in the bedroom with his own litterbox and food/water bowls. He's been buried back in the corner of the closet for hours now, refusing to move. He's very timid, and when he even hears the jingle of the other cats collars, he instantly hisses and bats at anyone close to him (me and my boyfriend).
I'm aware it takes time for them to get along, but with the history of what he has recently gone through, do you still think it can work and be a happy household? I feel bad closing the cat off in that one little room. But I understand it.
I couldn't NOT give the cat a chance here, if where he was living wasn't a good environment anymore. If it's here, I'd love that. He's the cutest and I just feel bad for all the trauma he's been through all at once and then getting taken here, a strange place.
Anyone with advice, I thank you in advance. Am I doing things right?
I adopted 2 cats from the humane society about a year ago. Luckily they love (sometimes tolerate) eachother.
But yesterday my friend asked us to please try and take her cat Logan and see if things can work out. He had become a problem in their home for three reasons.
1.) They just moved to another house and the change scared him
2.) His companion for the 3 years they've had him, just died.
3.) They also just got dogs and the cat is terrified and wouldn't come out of the bathroom, and was so scared he started using that room as his litterbox.
I said I would try and see how it goes, and I didn't expect for them to be comfortable right away. Everyone is fixed and male, in this mix.
We're keeping the this cat in the bedroom with his own litterbox and food/water bowls. He's been buried back in the corner of the closet for hours now, refusing to move. He's very timid, and when he even hears the jingle of the other cats collars, he instantly hisses and bats at anyone close to him (me and my boyfriend).
I'm aware it takes time for them to get along, but with the history of what he has recently gone through, do you still think it can work and be a happy household? I feel bad closing the cat off in that one little room. But I understand it.
I couldn't NOT give the cat a chance here, if where he was living wasn't a good environment anymore. If it's here, I'd love that. He's the cutest and I just feel bad for all the trauma he's been through all at once and then getting taken here, a strange place.
Anyone with advice, I thank you in advance. Am I doing things right?
