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We adopted our new Kitty "Izzy" over a month ago. She is a 3 1/2yro female Norwiegian Forest mix. We got a little bit of history on her. She was picked up multiple times as a stray (apparently previous owners did not want an indoor cat) and she was at the shelter 3 years before we got her. They told us when we picked her up that she pretty much stays hidden till night. Actually, the day I took her home was the first day I saw her in person because during my previous visit she was in hiding.
We put her in a quiet room with food, water, etc. and didn't really mess with her except when she would hide somewhere we needed to get into. All I have seen of her -withoutactually looking for her- is when I get up during the night and see a white and black blur as she bolts to hide. We hear her often though as her food is near our bed and she comes out to eat and do her business at night. For a few days during her second week she would go to the bedroom door and have a conversation with our other cat whom is on the other side. She quit that and only once since then she kinda did the same thing except with me. I was in the living room at 3am and she was watching me from under the door occasionally meowing, but I tried opening it and leaving it that way and never saw her again.
I feel bad that she bolts everytime we see her but she never acts aggressive. She will hiss if we accidently intrude into her hiding spot, but its more of a fear hiss. If I reach back and pet her to show her I mean no harm, she quits. I couple times I've picked her up when we needed to move her and set her on the bed with me. After a few minutes of petting she will PURRRRRRR and act cuddly, but as soon as I stop, she disappears again.
We use Feliway (about a month too) and are as quite and slow moving as possible when in her areas. She does not act curious at all and no amount of treats, toys, catnip, tuna, canned food, dry food, etc will get her to approach any of us. Any ideas? Does she need more time? Or is she always going to be fearful?
THANKS!
We put her in a quiet room with food, water, etc. and didn't really mess with her except when she would hide somewhere we needed to get into. All I have seen of her -withoutactually looking for her- is when I get up during the night and see a white and black blur as she bolts to hide. We hear her often though as her food is near our bed and she comes out to eat and do her business at night. For a few days during her second week she would go to the bedroom door and have a conversation with our other cat whom is on the other side. She quit that and only once since then she kinda did the same thing except with me. I was in the living room at 3am and she was watching me from under the door occasionally meowing, but I tried opening it and leaving it that way and never saw her again.
I feel bad that she bolts everytime we see her but she never acts aggressive. She will hiss if we accidently intrude into her hiding spot, but its more of a fear hiss. If I reach back and pet her to show her I mean no harm, she quits. I couple times I've picked her up when we needed to move her and set her on the bed with me. After a few minutes of petting she will PURRRRRRR and act cuddly, but as soon as I stop, she disappears again.
We use Feliway (about a month too) and are as quite and slow moving as possible when in her areas. She does not act curious at all and no amount of treats, toys, catnip, tuna, canned food, dry food, etc will get her to approach any of us. Any ideas? Does she need more time? Or is she always going to be fearful?
THANKS!
