Hi = D I just wanted to say that we have a cat (have had cats all my life more or less), but yesterday we get a cat which is six years old, and she's really nice when you pet her and so.
But I wonder a bit because I never had a cat like this before ...
Well she is "really" shy (or scared or whatever you want to call it) She is under the stairs and drill her face against the wall and refuses to have any contact, I brought her because I felt she needed a new home more than anyone else, I cant "handle" kittens no matter how cute they are.
So this is a perfect age for me and family.
I picked her up Yesterday at 12:00 and she has yet not been eating or drinking, so she has everything in front of her, but she turns around and refuses to engage in any contact that is provided, and now I do not mean that I stand o jumps and doing everything for her to be with, but of course I look at her now and then, but nothing "to" her, but just talking calmly.
I know that some cats can have it like that, but the thing is I've never had a cat brought to my home, and are (would be) separated to the rest of the "movements" for so long and never gotten interested in what all other is doing!
I'm not saying she has had it hard, but the family was kind but could not have her as their new cat was really mean to her and she did not manage it.
But she was in a room for her selfs ... She is scared of strangers and sure, some cats are at first but still nosy on what the new home brings.
So my question really is, how long is too long without food and drink, I've set up there, but she dont want it and I put it so that she does not need to move either so she turns around or move, do not want it even if i walk away.
I do not hunt her with the food, but only so she does not rush to "look" for it.
I have a cat (he's used to other cats and dogs) and he has begun to show the same "concern", he refuses to go down on the floor and is very stiff, to understand my cat, I must tell you and he is a cat with "non" or very little defend territories and cares not normally to other cats, so we have other cats come and go and "visit" us and that's ok .. he walks around and greets, but this ... it is that he knows of, stay away and he has not eaten today, which he does (small meals throughout the day) and he threw up 2 times today, which is not normal for him, so I think he is a bit stressed out, which is understanding thought ... but he has never behaved like that around other cats, I guess that's why I get a little silly ... my gut says that reached not true.
Well .. your opinions on how long they manage to sit like that ... I know that healthy animals do not starve themselves, but she has not eaten since before reached 12 yesterday, and she had no food bowl or water in the room she was in where I picked her up .. so I do not know when she ate last.
Sorry for the bad typing.. =D Swedish here and trying to get ideas all over.. really on my wits here.
But I wonder a bit because I never had a cat like this before ...
Well she is "really" shy (or scared or whatever you want to call it) She is under the stairs and drill her face against the wall and refuses to have any contact, I brought her because I felt she needed a new home more than anyone else, I cant "handle" kittens no matter how cute they are.
So this is a perfect age for me and family.
I picked her up Yesterday at 12:00 and she has yet not been eating or drinking, so she has everything in front of her, but she turns around and refuses to engage in any contact that is provided, and now I do not mean that I stand o jumps and doing everything for her to be with, but of course I look at her now and then, but nothing "to" her, but just talking calmly.
I know that some cats can have it like that, but the thing is I've never had a cat brought to my home, and are (would be) separated to the rest of the "movements" for so long and never gotten interested in what all other is doing!
I'm not saying she has had it hard, but the family was kind but could not have her as their new cat was really mean to her and she did not manage it.
But she was in a room for her selfs ... She is scared of strangers and sure, some cats are at first but still nosy on what the new home brings.
So my question really is, how long is too long without food and drink, I've set up there, but she dont want it and I put it so that she does not need to move either so she turns around or move, do not want it even if i walk away.
I do not hunt her with the food, but only so she does not rush to "look" for it.
I have a cat (he's used to other cats and dogs) and he has begun to show the same "concern", he refuses to go down on the floor and is very stiff, to understand my cat, I must tell you and he is a cat with "non" or very little defend territories and cares not normally to other cats, so we have other cats come and go and "visit" us and that's ok .. he walks around and greets, but this ... it is that he knows of, stay away and he has not eaten today, which he does (small meals throughout the day) and he threw up 2 times today, which is not normal for him, so I think he is a bit stressed out, which is understanding thought ... but he has never behaved like that around other cats, I guess that's why I get a little silly ... my gut says that reached not true.
Well .. your opinions on how long they manage to sit like that ... I know that healthy animals do not starve themselves, but she has not eaten since before reached 12 yesterday, and she had no food bowl or water in the room she was in where I picked her up .. so I do not know when she ate last.
Sorry for the bad typing.. =D Swedish here and trying to get ideas all over.. really on my wits here.
