I brought my new baby Tigger home last night. She was recently spayed and is about 6 months old. She's basically terrified
of everything and spent most of the night making pitiful meows. We've bonded a little in that if I sit on the floor and put her in my lap she'll stop shaking and purr and purr. (She even climbs right back into my lap if I put her on the floor) But mostly everything is terrifying and she still hadn't eaten when I left for work. Poor baby, I'd be scared too. Even with the feliway plug in the world is a scary place. So I figure it will take a couple days.
But here is the dilemma. The door to my bathroom (where Tigger is living) wont latch. And it's the only room with a door that I think Shinobi (my 10month old girl) can part with. But any closed door means that something AWESOME must be behind, obviously, and though I've velcroed and barricaded the door closed (getting to the bathroom is now an obstical course of boxes and other items I hope I don't have to pee urgently) she still finds ways to push it open. (though the latest iteration has lasted a few hours now) I've let Shinobi smell the carrier that Tigger came in, and Tigger has a pillow that Shinobi sometimes sleeps on. Is there anything else I can do to help any accidental meetings go okay? Or to help make this process less terrifying for poor Tigger?
Even better does anyone have any other semipermanant door closing proposals? (I can't drill holes, I rent) The Home Depot guys were patronizing and less than helpful.
But here is the dilemma. The door to my bathroom (where Tigger is living) wont latch. And it's the only room with a door that I think Shinobi (my 10month old girl) can part with. But any closed door means that something AWESOME must be behind, obviously, and though I've velcroed and barricaded the door closed (getting to the bathroom is now an obstical course of boxes and other items I hope I don't have to pee urgently) she still finds ways to push it open. (though the latest iteration has lasted a few hours now) I've let Shinobi smell the carrier that Tigger came in, and Tigger has a pillow that Shinobi sometimes sleeps on. Is there anything else I can do to help any accidental meetings go okay? Or to help make this process less terrifying for poor Tigger?
Even better does anyone have any other semipermanant door closing proposals? (I can't drill holes, I rent) The Home Depot guys were patronizing and less than helpful.