2006-08-05 16:38:05 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
love, affection, understanding, and patience. It is possible the cat was abused... so give it time to get used to an environment where violence is not used as a diciplinary tactic... give your new kitty space and it will eventually warm up to you.
2006-08-05 16:42:36 · answer #1 · answered by Whatev' Yo' 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depending on the situation, if you just got it today it probably is a little freaked form the drive, give a day in a quite room with food water and a litter box, if you had it a while then start in a small room and everyday go in a talk with it and pet it if you give it to much room at once it is just harder to find and less attention it will get. Wear a shirt to bed for two nights then leave that with the cat so it gets use to your scent, if its a kitten take a toy in their like the kitty wands and try to get it to play. If it is an adult cat it will take more time then if it were a young kitten nd it may never be fully confident, but when it seems like the cat is warming up to you then let it have more of the house. good luck
2006-08-05 23:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by maximus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was this cat abused ? Is it scared by nature or was it traumatized in some way? You need to earn your cat's trust. Try talking to the cat a lot, this will get him/her used to your voice. Then, try petting the cat a lot and if he/she won't let you touch her, buy one of those cat toys that is on a stick and play with the cat a couple times a day. After you play with the cat, try giving the cat something special (we used roast beef cold cuts) as a treat to reward the social behavior. Also, you may want to get another cat that may be more social to show the antisocial cat how to be "nice." Good luck!
2006-08-05 23:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by jessicakat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a task that requires lots of patience & love. Here are a few tips:
1. always keep the food bowl full. Animals worry a lot less when they have full bellies. It also suppresses their natural insticts to hunt or fight or get stressed over over where their next meal comes from.
2. Always use a soft tone of voice. Your kitty will stay calm if you do, even when you are tempted to shout.
3. Give the cat a special room if you can. Turn an extra bedroom or den into the kitty's space. Add lots of spots to snooze & hide. Animals need a "home base" too. You may even consider feeding your cat in this room. Keep his/her toys there, too.
4. Remember that patience is the key. Never force your kitty to sit on your lap when he/she doesnt want to. Start with soft, slow petting & eventually kitty will learn to trust his soft spoken master.
Good luck with you cat!
2006-08-05 23:47:56 · answer #4 · answered by emvannattan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the age of the cat! But the more time you spend leaving it alone and letting it find its place it will eventually calm down. I have a cat that followed me home about 3 years ago and she still hates being picked up and rubbed certain ways but after about 6months she started coming to me and rubbing up an asking for SOME attention. I think she may have been abused before I or should I say she found me!!! Good Luck
2006-08-05 23:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by B P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may never be able to do that...but you can calm him/her down. I had a cat from a shelter that was abused. It hid under my bed for 2 months. I had to keep the food and water under the bed because she wouldn't come out even for that. Each day in the morning and after work I would lay on the floor and talk to her calmly. I had 2 other cats who left her alone for the most part. After several weeks I moved the food out from under the bed to next to the bed and kept talking to her in calm tones. Eventually she came out, ate the food and even let me pet her. She never was lovey...but then most cats aren't. In all the years I've had cats, I got my first lovey cat last year from the shelter. (He thinks he's a dog and follows me everywhere and sleeps on my lap..which made me cry with joy the 1st time he did it) So be patient and take the cats personality as it is...just keep the environment calm for him/her. Good luck.
2006-08-05 23:47:06 · answer #6 · answered by ShellRe' 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time and their trust. I have a stray cat we took in and it will be 2 years in November and she still is scared sometimes, I was told by the vet that she was probably abused very badly and it just takes lots of time and us earning her trust.
2006-08-06 00:06:07 · answer #7 · answered by clarebear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes lots of time it is a trust issue for them my cat was terrified when he moved in with me I think someone abused her I have had her for a year now it took about that long she would hide sleep with one eye open go in high places just a really scared cat now she lays with me comes up to me kisses me with her nose on my nose a totally different cat I talked to her loved on her more than i did my one ive had for a long time I wanted to let her know there was nothing to be afraid of here and she is very loving. she trusts me
2006-08-05 23:47:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to Catch him/her and pet him/her easily and i sang my REALLY wild cat a lullaby to put Him/her to sleep (yes i dont know if it is a boy or a girl) and then i would wake it up and take it back outside (my cats are outside) and the next morning it was fine
2006-08-05 23:58:45 · answer #9 · answered by dbz_4_girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just constant love and attention. He will learn that you are the source of all food, water, and comfort and will settle down.
You might start out with hand feeding him to get him to come close to you for a reward.
2006-08-05 23:43:18 · answer #10 · answered by Diane D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋