He was with his old family for three years before they got new puppies and decided to get rid of him. Now he won't come out of hiding. I know it's normal, but I'm worried. Anything to coax him out? Food doesn't seem to work. What should I do?
2006-12-05 12:51:14 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Very normal. Cats get anxiety about being moved ... in a week or so he will start to move around a bit but it will take a good 2-4 weeks before the cat feels comfortable about the new surroundings.
2006-12-05 12:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by ValleyR 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 22:34:46 · answer #2 · answered by banowski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him time to adjust to his new surroundings and new smells. When you take your shirt off tonight, lay it beside the bed on the floor, slightly pushed under. This will allow the cat to get used to your smell on his own time without feeling threatened by you standing there. Give him some time with that then slowly try to introduce yourself. Go ahead and feed him in there if he won't come out even to eat. You don't want to rush him. It will happen, he's just scared. =)
2006-12-05 13:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it some time. It's been my experience that cats do not like change. Boo to the people the gave him up. Just so they could get new puppies.
The cat will know what you have done for him and will be your best buddy for years to come.
2006-12-05 12:58:23 · answer #4 · answered by Crazy Cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 be honest i would like a answer to ur question 2 because that happened 2 me 2...the catwent in the closet n wouldnt come out...if we got him out he would go under the bed or right back 2 the closet so we let him stay there untill he fell comfortable 2 come out we put food there for him 2 eat but everytime we checked the food was still there....so we took him out of the closet and he still didnt eat...so we left it alone...my mother sed wen he get hungry enough he will eat...but that didnt happen he died like 7 days after we had got him
2006-12-05 14:56:54 · answer #5 · answered by im_that_bitch_112 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat hid under the treadmill, haha, for about a week. Let him get used to this new environment. Also, I'd advise against letting him outside for a month or so; so he knows that this is his home now and don't go looking for the old place.
2006-12-05 12:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by Spearfish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just him a few days and dont keep trying to coax him out..he will come out when he is ready. trust me. When we first got our cat from a friend she was in hiding for a few days also but she came out when she was ready. Just have patience.
2006-12-05 12:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by oxygenO 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll eventually come out. I had a new cat that stayed under the couch for 3 days.
2006-12-05 12:53:50 · answer #8 · answered by jrsygrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can take a long time for cats to get fully used to everything in its new home. it can be up to 6 months. usually it is only a few weeks to fully adjust. hiding under the bed is really normal.
2006-12-05 12:57:58 · answer #9 · answered by christy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got a cat about a year ago after my eldest one died. it just takes time and stress and having another animal in the house won't exactly help that, either. don't go running after it if it comes out from hiding
2006-12-05 12:59:32 · answer #10 · answered by Chelsea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋