Hi All,
I have just adopted 2 lovely cats, brother and sister Bobby and Dotty. They have a sad little story, one of their humans died and the other was taken into a care home. When they lived with their humans, Bobby and Dotty had 3 other cat friends and a doggy friend at home. The other 4 animals have all been rehomed, and the lady who was looking after B and D wanted to rehome them together for obvious reasons. Now, I'm used to having cats from kittens, nosy, curious, up for a bit of fun and naughtiness, but these 2 are already 2 years old, I got B and D home last night, and they went straigh into the cupboard under the stairs and ensconced themselves on the bottom shelf of a shoe rack! They wouldn't come out, not even to eat or for treats, so, Ieft them alone, of course I did. When I came downstairs this morning, one was on the sofa, and the other behind the TV unit (naturally), they both said hello and let me pet them a little but then immediately returned to last nights 'safe place'. I came home from work tonight and one is in the cupboard and the other behind the TV, they won't come out when I am here at all. One or both of them have eaten, (a plate of moist food was gone this morning when i checked), but they do not appear to have eaten today while I was out. They are using the litter box very nicely. Oh and last night, after I went to bed (I shut the stair door cos they'd been asleep and I didn't want them rampaging round my bedroom in middle of the night), I heard them meowing to come up to me, but I didn't think that was a good idea.
I know, this is long! Thing is, I know they need to settle in and feel safe, but I am concerned about the lack of eating, and total refusal to have anything to do with me. The only thing I can do is leave them until they are ready I suppose.
Any advice? Confused and worried!
I have just adopted 2 lovely cats, brother and sister Bobby and Dotty. They have a sad little story, one of their humans died and the other was taken into a care home. When they lived with their humans, Bobby and Dotty had 3 other cat friends and a doggy friend at home. The other 4 animals have all been rehomed, and the lady who was looking after B and D wanted to rehome them together for obvious reasons. Now, I'm used to having cats from kittens, nosy, curious, up for a bit of fun and naughtiness, but these 2 are already 2 years old, I got B and D home last night, and they went straigh into the cupboard under the stairs and ensconced themselves on the bottom shelf of a shoe rack! They wouldn't come out, not even to eat or for treats, so, Ieft them alone, of course I did. When I came downstairs this morning, one was on the sofa, and the other behind the TV unit (naturally), they both said hello and let me pet them a little but then immediately returned to last nights 'safe place'. I came home from work tonight and one is in the cupboard and the other behind the TV, they won't come out when I am here at all. One or both of them have eaten, (a plate of moist food was gone this morning when i checked), but they do not appear to have eaten today while I was out. They are using the litter box very nicely. Oh and last night, after I went to bed (I shut the stair door cos they'd been asleep and I didn't want them rampaging round my bedroom in middle of the night), I heard them meowing to come up to me, but I didn't think that was a good idea.
I know, this is long! Thing is, I know they need to settle in and feel safe, but I am concerned about the lack of eating, and total refusal to have anything to do with me. The only thing I can do is leave them until they are ready I suppose.
Any advice? Confused and worried!
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