?? Im stuck .. Help needed Please :)

mandi

I adopted a cat yesterday , shes lovely 4 years old, but so " home sick " .

She spent last night upstairs, and all of today, shes has eaten , but not ..er used her litter tray accept for a pee. and shes finding places to hide.

Any ideas how I can settle her please


Thanks for reading


Mani

orlao

TBH, that all sounds fairly normal:D Give her a few more days to settle in, she should start to get brave....maybe encourage her to come to you when you're sitting quietly with some really tasty treats.

Also, block up anything like chimmneys and gaps behind cuboards:eek: just in case.

One of my rescue cats spent his first night behind my cooker, really showed up my lack of housekeeping, he was pretty greasy when he emerged!!!!:o

dmg24

I agree, just keep nice and calm around her, and she'll settle in no problems.

I got Mookee when he was only a few weeks old, he was found on his own on a farm. In the first week he had two little accidents (I don't think he went for a proper toilet for a while either), but even then we just kept calm and he has never had an accident since.

Now he is so settled that he has his own chair in the lounge, and he sleeps inside my quilt cover (yep, actually inside the cover!). He is currently playing football, I am trying to join in but the ball never quite reaches me!

Enjoy! x

tealady

Hi Mandi. One of mine took a week to settle, however as long as they are eating thats a good sign.
Give her time to get used to the sounds and smells of her new home, also try leaving a catnip toy where she can reach it.
TBH 24 hours isn't long, I'm sure within days she will be coming to tell you what she wants.
Can you post a picture and her name, I feel rude just saying she all the time.

Sparky67

If she's eaten that's a good sign - the rest is pretty normal behaviour from an adult rehomed cat. Leave her in peace until she settles down, and she will gradually come out of her shell.

sammy_kaye18

Agreed - any animal/person needs time to settle. For example only - You wouldnt be able to move to a new strange neighbourhood and feel 100% safe in your new house the second you moved in would you?

After a week she should settle down a bit more, praise her if she comes to you or out of her hiding place and maybe reward her with a little treat - but dont forceit - she'll coem when shes ready. Shes only finding her feet.

mirrorimage0

congrats n your new family member, like the others said give her some time she will be fine, it took jess 2 days to go a toilet and our little lady truly a3 days (and the it stunk), we have had jess about 7 weeks now and its like she has always been here whereas truly has been here 3 weeks and is still really nervous and runs away but when we are sitting quitley she will cme and sit next to us or if we are in bed she will lay with us for a stroke

tishywish

One cat I rehomed as an adult spent a week behind the washing machine and he was a brave cat normally - I think things like that are fairly normal when they first come to a new home. Just give her time, block up any spaces where she could get stuck if you can, and just let her settle in and find her own space.

Good luck with her, and congratulations on rehoming an older cat, too - so many people ignore them in favour of young cats when looking for a cat to adopt.

TangledMemories_2

We got our cat from the rescue shelter. For the first week or two he hid under cabinets and only came out when we were out of the room.
However, one night, we had KFC for tea and he slowly came out from under the unit. Never left us alone ever since!
And god help us if he catches sight of that red box!!

mjburton

I got a DAP diffuser from the vets (its a plug in thing). It appartly gives off cat pheromones and reminds them of being with their mother (or something like that!).
I was quite sceptical but my cat, who had remained with my parents until I lived in a suitable place for her, was struggling to adapt and settle into new surroundings and was ready to try anything. She really improved. Was far more relaxed.

It might be worth a try if she's very upset and skittish. Vets unlikely to be cheapest place though. Try to make sure your cat has a bit of space and not always being checked on as they can find it overbearing despite the good intention!!

Congratulations on adopting a cat in need.