Cat afraid of ceiling fans?

[rin68nyr]

So we have a new cat, who is getting used to our house little by little. He mostly stays in my teenage sons room, which is his “homebase.” He mentioned that he thinks the cat might be afraid of the fan, because even though his is not on, he keeps looking at it. Today he was with me in the living room, and had curled up with me and he kept glancing up at our ceiling fans, which are slowly turning high up on our cathedral ceiling to move the heat down into the room. He glanced up at them again and then left the living room. He is approximately seven years old, and has been very friendly with everyone but not quite at home everywhere in the house, yet. Has anyone encountered this? And what can we do to get him used to the fans? We really do need the ones in the living room to be on in order to heat up the room properly

 

[susanm9006]

I wouldn’t do anything at all. He will figure out in his own time that the fan isn’t going to harm him and he will adjust to it.

 

[Tobermory]

My Max never liked ceiling fans. When we turned it on, he would glance nervously at it several times but would eventually ignore it.

 

[rubysmama]

The topic has come up a few times in the past. Here's are links to the threads, in case there's something helpful in them.

My Cat Is Scared Of The Ceiling Fan (i'm Pretty Sure)
Cat afraid of ceiling fan
Snickers has a new enemy...the ceiling fan!
Ceiling fan jitters

Congrats on the new kitty, btw. Hope he feels more comfortable around the fans soon.

 

[CatladyJan]

So we have a new cat, who is getting used to our house little by little. He mostly stays in my teenage sons room, which is his “homebase.” He mentioned that he thinks the cat might be afraid of the fan, because even though his is not on, he keeps looking at it. Today he was with me in the living room, and had curled up with me and he kept glancing up at our ceiling fans, which are slowly turning high up on our cathedral ceiling to move the heat down into the room. He glanced up at them again and then left the living room. He is approximately seven years old, and has been very friendly with everyone but not quite at home everywhere in the house, yet. Has anyone encountered this? And what can we do to get him used to the fans? We really do need the ones in the living room to be on in order to heat up the room properly

It's something new to watch he will adjust and eventually not even notice it.