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hi everyone! i recently adopted/rescued a kitten that was born to a feral mother outside. she is about 7 weeks old.
she just came to our apartment today and is of course very frightened and immediately took to hiding under the couch.
is there any advice anyone can give so that i can help her adjust to her new home? i brought back some sand & leaves from where she was found to mix in her litter box so that going potty can at least be somewhat familiar. the litter i’m using is odorless and has a similar texture to sand. however she hasn’t eaten since she arrived here. she did eat before we took her in the car and came home, but she hated the car ride and i’m scared we may have traumatized her in some form.
while in the car she wanted out of her cat carrier, so i eventually gave in and let her sit in my lap, she actually found comfort in that and stopped crying and proceeded to sleep on my lap for the rest of the ride. but when we got home she has since distanced herself from both me and my fiancé. when we were introduced to her she was shy at first but we actually managed to get her permission to pet her and she even began to purr and sleep next to us!
i’ve bought her some toys, kitten wet food, and comfort blankets.
i want to make this transition as easy as possible for her and was wondering if i could have any advice? we unfortunately couldn’t take a litter mate with us as they’ve all been claimed so she’s currently the only cat in the house.
she just came to our apartment today and is of course very frightened and immediately took to hiding under the couch.
is there any advice anyone can give so that i can help her adjust to her new home? i brought back some sand & leaves from where she was found to mix in her litter box so that going potty can at least be somewhat familiar. the litter i’m using is odorless and has a similar texture to sand. however she hasn’t eaten since she arrived here. she did eat before we took her in the car and came home, but she hated the car ride and i’m scared we may have traumatized her in some form.
while in the car she wanted out of her cat carrier, so i eventually gave in and let her sit in my lap, she actually found comfort in that and stopped crying and proceeded to sleep on my lap for the rest of the ride. but when we got home she has since distanced herself from both me and my fiancé. when we were introduced to her she was shy at first but we actually managed to get her permission to pet her and she even began to purr and sleep next to us!
i’ve bought her some toys, kitten wet food, and comfort blankets.
i want to make this transition as easy as possible for her and was wondering if i could have any advice? we unfortunately couldn’t take a litter mate with us as they’ve all been claimed so she’s currently the only cat in the house.