i used this board once when i first got my cat so i'm trying it again...
i've had my four-year-old ocicat zero for a year now and he was very well adjusted to my apartment at school, but i've brought him home for the summer to my parents' house which is much much larger than my crappy apartment. for a while i kept him in my room with his food and litter and he only took a day or two to come out from under the couch, which was unexpected because it had taken him over a month to come out when we first got him. he's still quite scared of my parents and my brother, and especially the dog (who IS friendly towards the cat but perhaps too friendly). he's very VERY meek around people he doesn't know and will go to any lengths to hide. i'm around in the afternoons and evenings and i make sure to spend a lot of time with him. he's been slowly getting used to the house; i was aware he'd been in every room on this floor but my brother said he'd seen him downstairs a bit.
this wasn't a problem while i could find him... but the last time i saw zero was sometime saturday afternoon, and while my brother claims he saw him sometime late saturday night he seems to have gotten lost somewhere inside the house and can't find his way back. the problem is that i think he's so scared he's not going to make any noise or make an effort to come out and look around until he's sure of where he is and feels safe... and with this many people around, something he's not used to, he's been really jumpy anyway. i am 100% certain he hasn't gotten outside; i'm thinking he just wandered into some room and can't find his way back. i've looked under every item of furniture in the house and behind everything, but now that it's more than 24 hours i'm really starting to get worried... does anybody have any suggestions? he's not much for treats.
i've had my four-year-old ocicat zero for a year now and he was very well adjusted to my apartment at school, but i've brought him home for the summer to my parents' house which is much much larger than my crappy apartment. for a while i kept him in my room with his food and litter and he only took a day or two to come out from under the couch, which was unexpected because it had taken him over a month to come out when we first got him. he's still quite scared of my parents and my brother, and especially the dog (who IS friendly towards the cat but perhaps too friendly). he's very VERY meek around people he doesn't know and will go to any lengths to hide. i'm around in the afternoons and evenings and i make sure to spend a lot of time with him. he's been slowly getting used to the house; i was aware he'd been in every room on this floor but my brother said he'd seen him downstairs a bit.
this wasn't a problem while i could find him... but the last time i saw zero was sometime saturday afternoon, and while my brother claims he saw him sometime late saturday night he seems to have gotten lost somewhere inside the house and can't find his way back. the problem is that i think he's so scared he's not going to make any noise or make an effort to come out and look around until he's sure of where he is and feels safe... and with this many people around, something he's not used to, he's been really jumpy anyway. i am 100% certain he hasn't gotten outside; i'm thinking he just wandered into some room and can't find his way back. i've looked under every item of furniture in the house and behind everything, but now that it's more than 24 hours i'm really starting to get worried... does anybody have any suggestions? he's not much for treats.