Failed introduction to new home

Hi,

I was asked to watch my mothers cat for 2weeks. I am almost always at my girlfriends place and she has an older female cat. I was hoping they would get along so they could both stay at my girlfriends place during this period. Moms cat is a 5 year old male.

I read several advice on how to introduce a cat to a new home online and followed them. I went to get my mothers cat yesterday night and put him in a separate "safe room" with everything that he needs. He seemed real uncomfortable and started hissing at me after 20minutes. I went outside and left him to explore the room on his own for a couple of hours. I tried to return and he still hisses at me while exploring the room. I figured I would give him even more time, but it has now gone 12hours since he arrived here and he is still being extremely aggressive towards me, I don't dare to approach him and I am pretty convinced he would attack me if I would. 

I realized this failed terribly since we haven't even began the introduction to my girlfriends cat who has lived in the rest of the apartment during this time. All I want to do now is to get my mothers cat back to her apartment and just watch him there these 2 weeks but I have no idea how to get him in the cage since he will attack me if I approach him the slightest.

Any advice would be very much appreciated!

Wow an unusual and scary reaction.  You might try putting food in his carrier and see if he will go inside to eat, and if yes then close the door!  If you're desperate you could drop a towel over him, wrap him up and then put the whole thing, him and the towel in the carrier.  If you have time, you can see if he calms down enough to handle.

StephenQ said:

 
Wow an unusual and scary reaction.  You might try putting food in his carrier and see if he will go inside to eat, and if yes then close the door!  

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This is a good idea.  One of my new cats would voluntarily jump into his carrier because it was the only place that felt safe to him.

I think your mom's cat is just scared to be in a new place especially when she can smell the other cat there too.. When I adopted Chloe after already having Sophie for around a month, the first few days Chloe would hide and hiss at me and Sophie if we'd go anywhere near her.. I think your mom's cat just needs a little time to settle in and then will be fine

I agree, nerves get the best of a cat. When I brought my new cat home, she was shy to start even at the foster home... but not aggressive, fortunately. She spent a good solid two to three days hissing at us whenever we got close. Never swatted, but was PAINFULLY fearful. If I came up and moved the curtain while she was sitting on the window sill, I got hissed at. If you want to take him back to your mother's, the food is a good suggestion, or treats if he has a major preference. It might be best to decide that sooner as opposed to later so he can get comfortable again, rather than start feeling secure in this new place and be scooped up and moved again (even if it is back home).