hi guys
i just adopted a 9 month old female spayed cat (peanut) from her previous owner. she had to give her up as the owner is pregnant. peanut was a stray when they first found her. she was barely a month when they took her in. she has been an inhouse cat all this while. i brought her home on sunday and i'll let you guys know whats been happening.
Sunday Night
i setup her litter box,food and water trays in my bedroom and released her there with my door closed. i have 2 other female cats in the house whom i didnt want bothering peanut till she was settled in. she took to hiding under my bed and i did not force her out knowing that she needs time to access the situation and new environment. at about 4am on monday morning, she started meowing and wouldnt let me touch her either when i tried to reach for her. she hissed and i left her alone. i took the monday off to see how i could ease her in
Monday morning
i sat on the floor and brought out some wet food which enticed her out. was all good and she ate well and started exploring the room. she even used her litter. her ex-owner told me that she is quite jumpy and gets scared easily so whenever there was a loud sound or a sudden movement she would be back under my bed. as the day went on, she got more confident and explored more of the room.
Monday night
at bed time, after the lights were out, she climbed into bed with me and my wife and sniffed out the bed. she also sat at the edge of the bed and licked herself. i was happy with the progress she was making and i felt that she was starting to trust us.
Tuesday morning
at around 330am-4am this morning, she started meowing/wailing again for no apparent reason. she doesnt want to be petted. she's also not hiding. shes actually walking around the room meowing while looking at the windows. it seems to me like she wants to leave the confines of the room to explore the other rooms. she doesnt want to play either.
what do you guys reckon the issue is? is she really indicating that she wants to explore the rest of the house? or is there some other underlying problem?
any advice will be appreciated.
thanks
i just adopted a 9 month old female spayed cat (peanut) from her previous owner. she had to give her up as the owner is pregnant. peanut was a stray when they first found her. she was barely a month when they took her in. she has been an inhouse cat all this while. i brought her home on sunday and i'll let you guys know whats been happening.
Sunday Night
i setup her litter box,food and water trays in my bedroom and released her there with my door closed. i have 2 other female cats in the house whom i didnt want bothering peanut till she was settled in. she took to hiding under my bed and i did not force her out knowing that she needs time to access the situation and new environment. at about 4am on monday morning, she started meowing and wouldnt let me touch her either when i tried to reach for her. she hissed and i left her alone. i took the monday off to see how i could ease her in
Monday morning
i sat on the floor and brought out some wet food which enticed her out. was all good and she ate well and started exploring the room. she even used her litter. her ex-owner told me that she is quite jumpy and gets scared easily so whenever there was a loud sound or a sudden movement she would be back under my bed. as the day went on, she got more confident and explored more of the room.
Monday night
at bed time, after the lights were out, she climbed into bed with me and my wife and sniffed out the bed. she also sat at the edge of the bed and licked herself. i was happy with the progress she was making and i felt that she was starting to trust us.
Tuesday morning
at around 330am-4am this morning, she started meowing/wailing again for no apparent reason. she doesnt want to be petted. she's also not hiding. shes actually walking around the room meowing while looking at the windows. it seems to me like she wants to leave the confines of the room to explore the other rooms. she doesnt want to play either.
what do you guys reckon the issue is? is she really indicating that she wants to explore the rest of the house? or is there some other underlying problem?
any advice will be appreciated.
thanks
I will look forward to updates on Peanut.
