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I just brought home a 5y/o rescue kitty yesterday. His owner was an elderly man that was getting ill and could no longer care for his 2 cats and had to surrender them. While living in the shelter my kitty was picked on, and some scratches from the other cats.
I also have 2 cats at home, both pretty docile and friendly.
The new cat has been in my house about 2 days, and he's terrified. He won't eat, won't drink, and hasn't gone to the bathroom. He found a way to squeeze into the closet of the room we set up for him, and he's barricaded himself in there. I even tried putting a plate of wet food in the closet for him, but he won't touch that either. I just went out and bought a Feliway diffuser and plugged that into his room, so hopefully that will help.
Even when I open the closet door the cat will not even look at me, he won't move when someone is in the room, so we've been largely leaving him in there alone. my cats occasionally scratch at the door, but will leave if I call to them.
I'm really worried about him not eating or using the litterbox... any tips or ideas on what I can do to help him adjust to our house?
I also have 2 cats at home, both pretty docile and friendly.
The new cat has been in my house about 2 days, and he's terrified. He won't eat, won't drink, and hasn't gone to the bathroom. He found a way to squeeze into the closet of the room we set up for him, and he's barricaded himself in there. I even tried putting a plate of wet food in the closet for him, but he won't touch that either. I just went out and bought a Feliway diffuser and plugged that into his room, so hopefully that will help.
Even when I open the closet door the cat will not even look at me, he won't move when someone is in the room, so we've been largely leaving him in there alone. my cats occasionally scratch at the door, but will leave if I call to them.
I'm really worried about him not eating or using the litterbox... any tips or ideas on what I can do to help him adjust to our house?