Advice Needed about my new cat ?

Question

I have just got myself a female black 4yr old cat and it needs a lot of love and affectionate and attention as it came from a lady who was pregnant and wanted rid of it so i took it
need advice its now hiding under my bed and wont come out how long will it take for Kizzy my black cat to come out from under the bed ?

Answer 1

Just leave her there for the time being.
Go in and out as usual but let her come out when she needs her tray or to eat
Some cats will only take a few hours but with most it is longer. The 2 I got from the shelter took a week
Good luck

Answer 2

awww bless. Little Kizzy is probably scared and confused, but she will come out in her own time. My advice would be to leave some food and water by your bed so she can eat and drink and whatever you do, don't let her out just yet because she will more than likely run away. I have a black cat called Tigga who we rescued from the streets when she was a kitten and she was very scared and hid all the time. It didn't take her long though to make friends with my other kitten and she seemed alright after a few days. You should let her get used to her surroundings in her own time and when she comes out let her come to you first before you stroke her. She will soon love you just as much as she loved her previous owner. Good luck xxx
P.s. click on this link http://www.cats.org.uk/catcare/leaflets/630_your_new_cat_or_kitten.pdf (you'll need acrobat reader) It's got everything in there about cats in new homes, it's really good!

Answer 3

First, this is normal behaviour. It's a strange environment with a new owner. The poor cat feels confused & naturally scared. Try to tempt Kizzy out from under the bed with food or a toy. A special cat treat & a favorite toy worked for my new cat. I got information & some of its own objects from the previous owner.
They say it's best to keep it in one place where it will feel comfortable & not threatend. Make this space safe & friendly in all ways...safe: nothing that can endanger its health or harm the cat physically; friendly: perhaps with its favorite toys, feeding bowls, a cat bed & scratching post, & litter box. Keep the door slightly open, they probably will want to venture out during the night & investigate their new home. The cat feels less threatened when it's dark & quiet.
You obviously should spend time with your new pet, Kizzy. If you can't get close to it, knowing you are coming in & out & not a threat to it, is a good step. Stay in the room gradually, sit, read, relax , etc....Let your pet come to you.
It will take time & patience for Kizzy to feel secure. How long is unknown, could be days or weeks. It's all well worth it. Good luck!

Answer 4

The cat is scared has been taken from his home and put into a place with surroundings and people that he is not accustomed to, give her a few days, sometimes it could take longer but just let her be and make sure that she has food and water in the room where she is and a litter box in the same room, she will come out to eat and use the bathroom and then you can start moving the food out of the room as she gets more used to the place.

Answer 5

Cats have a very difficult adjustment when there lives are disrupted and changed as your cat's has been. So it will take a while for her to adjust to her new situation. Just be very patient with her - she Will come out and want to explore her new territory and make contact with you on her own schedule. You must just be patient and gentle with her. Cats are very resilient and she will adjust in time.

You can help things along with some Rescue Remedy from a health foods store. The bottle is about $20 and you just shake the bottle well and put three to four drops on the fur between her ears three or four times a day for a week or ten days. The RR is a good product to have in the house to use when she goes for vet trips or any emergency arises. One of my vets always treats my cats with some when I take them in for examination or treatment. Right now it can help her deal with her fears in her new location and clear her psyche of the trauma of being "abandoned" by her former owner.

Answer 6

A few days to a week probably. He is under alot of stress, he probably stayed with this lady a long time and doesn't know what to think now. Put the food, water, and litter in the established space you would have put it at before. He will start to come out and get food, do his business, etc. Give him space. If he approaches you, let him initiate the contact.

Answer 7

Kizzy is just getting used to her new home. Just give her some room for the time being to adapt. There isn't really an exact time anyone can advise you since each cat and situation are different.

Answer 8

Eventually, she will come out on her own. It could take up to 2 weeks or so before she is comfortable doing so. If she wants to hide under your bed,let her. Think like her. She's got new surroundings, new noises, new people, new everything. She's scared. All you can do is give her plenty of love and attention. Talk to her too. She will come out when she feels less scared.

Answer 9

If your really worried and want her out, try using something like a long weed with a "head"(something on the end that's bigger than the stem)and play with her with it. make it move back and forth in front of her front paws and as she attacks it make it come closer to you, it will take some time and patience, but it works.

If she seems to be doing fine, just give her some time and space, she'll soon learn that you are a friend. Try bribing her with cat treats.

Answer 10

As others have stated vets have some drugs that could help. in my opinion, I also have a cat that's 10 years previous and had never traveled in the past. some months in the past I had to transport her from Virginia to Florida that's a physically powerful 12 hour rigidity. She become freaking out and mewing the finished time, yet there isn't probable plenty you're able to do. some pets will journey no rigidity in any respect. It quite relies upon on the puppy and their shuttle journey. attempt leaving the crate out interior the open so they are able again and bypass as they please, preferrably a short mutually as in the past the journey. no count if it quite is standard to them, they may be much less scared. additionally, attempt putting something standard to them interior the crate mutually as traveling. Treats artwork nicely additionally. in the event that they don't consume or drink mutually as traveling, do not worry, that's typical.