Hello everyone!
I have a problem with my cat and the situation's getting desperate for both of us. I got a very handsome cat from a friend that continously rehomes cats for 20 years. His name is Naruto and he's 5 months old. He was raised in the streets but according to my friend, he would always sneak in to her house and play with her and other cats in the household. Naruto had no problem at all with his previous takecarer and other cats, she says. He is supposedly be a cuddle monster.
Now to the problem: He is scared and VERY DISTANT to me. He is avoiding me like a plague in my appartment. it's been around 10 days and the situation didn't improve-hell even worsen. He generally sleeps a lot in the day. He sometimes takes walks around the house, sleeping in different rooms. Sometimes he constantly meows(like ''where the heck am i??'') around the house especially behind the windows. Once when he was sleeping, i slowly approached to him and petted him succesfully but he bolted away after i stand up to walk away to the balcony. HE WAS GOING TO JUMP. Never leaving the balcony door open again. I had to grab him to avoid a disaster. He scratched a lot but it's fine, as long as he's safe. After that, i slowly put him on my bed and slowly let go of him and he bolted away like usual. Now he hates me MUCH MORE than before and i'm at a loss. He hisses at me when we meet in any other room then quickly run away somewhere. Though, he's not an aggresive cat that's for sure. He doesn't intend to harm me in any way-i can feel it. He just wants to be left alone all times and shows absolutely no interest on me, heck, in any of his toys or anything.
He's litter trained and he eats and drinks fine. Plus, according to the vet, he has no health problems. Though before i got him he spent 2 days in a cage in the vet which probably made him a bit stressed. Right now, he comes to the rooms that i'm in with no problem but always keeps a safe distance from me. And when there's not a lot of room(like in the hallway) he sometimes hisses and starts to walk faster as he passes by from me.
I don't know what to do except leaving him alone. I had another cat in the previous town that i've lived, who now lives with my mother. He was also 5 months old when i got him and we had no problems like this. It just hurts a lot when you see he's scared from you. And what hurts more is he's probably suffering a lot more than me.
What should i do? Are there any ways to solve our problem? Thank you in advance.
I have a problem with my cat and the situation's getting desperate for both of us. I got a very handsome cat from a friend that continously rehomes cats for 20 years. His name is Naruto and he's 5 months old. He was raised in the streets but according to my friend, he would always sneak in to her house and play with her and other cats in the household. Naruto had no problem at all with his previous takecarer and other cats, she says. He is supposedly be a cuddle monster.
Now to the problem: He is scared and VERY DISTANT to me. He is avoiding me like a plague in my appartment. it's been around 10 days and the situation didn't improve-hell even worsen. He generally sleeps a lot in the day. He sometimes takes walks around the house, sleeping in different rooms. Sometimes he constantly meows(like ''where the heck am i??'') around the house especially behind the windows. Once when he was sleeping, i slowly approached to him and petted him succesfully but he bolted away after i stand up to walk away to the balcony. HE WAS GOING TO JUMP. Never leaving the balcony door open again. I had to grab him to avoid a disaster. He scratched a lot but it's fine, as long as he's safe. After that, i slowly put him on my bed and slowly let go of him and he bolted away like usual. Now he hates me MUCH MORE than before and i'm at a loss. He hisses at me when we meet in any other room then quickly run away somewhere. Though, he's not an aggresive cat that's for sure. He doesn't intend to harm me in any way-i can feel it. He just wants to be left alone all times and shows absolutely no interest on me, heck, in any of his toys or anything.
He's litter trained and he eats and drinks fine. Plus, according to the vet, he has no health problems. Though before i got him he spent 2 days in a cage in the vet which probably made him a bit stressed. Right now, he comes to the rooms that i'm in with no problem but always keeps a safe distance from me. And when there's not a lot of room(like in the hallway) he sometimes hisses and starts to walk faster as he passes by from me.
I don't know what to do except leaving him alone. I had another cat in the previous town that i've lived, who now lives with my mother. He was also 5 months old when i got him and we had no problems like this. It just hurts a lot when you see he's scared from you. And what hurts more is he's probably suffering a lot more than me.
What should i do? Are there any ways to solve our problem? Thank you in advance.
Thank you for you encouregment. I will keep this thread updated for sure, hopefully with Naruto on my lap.
