Today I adopted my first cat, his name is Thomas (but I think I might change it). I came home with him around 2pm, when I let him out of the carrier I let him out in the front room. At first he just sat in an open corner. When I finished setting up his food and litter box I picked him up and held him for a little while to try to calm him down (he was shaking). Then I put him down so he could see his food and litter box. He stayed there for a split second then once I moved he slowly crawled accross the front room the a corner behind a stack of blankets and a speaker. He stayed there for a few hours.
While he was hidding in the corner I was online and read that I should have kept him in a smaller room at first instead of putting him in the biggest room in the house. So after feeling like a jerk I set up the room under my stair case (its the size of a walk in closet just a short ceiling in one part). I put his litter box in there,food, toys and a blanket. I again picked him up and held him to try to make him feel comfortable then let him down in the room.
He still has not eaten, I am getting worried because in the room he has decided to hid behind a box next to the wall. you can see him where he is at and when i went to check on him he lets me pet his face and lifts his head so i will pet under his chin, but wont come out or eat. The people i adopted him from said they give him wet food once a day, always at dinner time....so now he has the dry food and wet, but still not eating.
Is there anything I can do to get him to feel more comfortable? How long should I let him hide/stay in his own area befor I bug him?
While he was hidding in the corner I was online and read that I should have kept him in a smaller room at first instead of putting him in the biggest room in the house. So after feeling like a jerk I set up the room under my stair case (its the size of a walk in closet just a short ceiling in one part). I put his litter box in there,food, toys and a blanket. I again picked him up and held him to try to make him feel comfortable then let him down in the room.
He still has not eaten, I am getting worried because in the room he has decided to hid behind a box next to the wall. you can see him where he is at and when i went to check on him he lets me pet his face and lifts his head so i will pet under his chin, but wont come out or eat. The people i adopted him from said they give him wet food once a day, always at dinner time....so now he has the dry food and wet, but still not eating.
Is there anything I can do to get him to feel more comfortable? How long should I let him hide/stay in his own area befor I bug him?