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I only have a studio apartment with one bathroom for two people. I have two kittens that have been with me out in the apartment for three months but they’re still pretty scared a lot of the time but sometimes they show confidence. I’m wondering if it would be cruel to lock them back up in the bathroom at this point? They’re six months old. One is much more scared than the other.
Today, I adopted an adult cat from a shelter. I set up a bedroom for the cat but when I opened the carrier door the cat ran out of the room. I don't want to frighten the cat by bring her back to the room. She is hiding in the closet under the stairs. Do I just leave her only until she comes out? Please help, Thank you
I think you should just leave it alone. Because if you try to pick it and change it's spot then it will think your separating it. So after the cat lets you touch it play with it and everything you can take the cat and place her somewhere. But don't let you any other grnd family to go near yhemn
I trapped a feral kitten almost 2 years ago. And she never did fully tame. BTW, she was about 10 weeks when I caught her, that's what the vet said. Also there was never any type of abuse. There were times within her first 6 months she was pretty relaxed and I thought she would fully come around, but it has since went in reverse. She still comes around and will even reluctantly let you handle her but that's just because I am the food source. She honestly just doesn't trust me and I have no doubt it's because she had no early socializing.i would never take in another feral kitten unless it were under 6 weeks. Granted I am not very experienced with cats. As a matter of fact she had a liter when she was 10 months old. I wasn't being irresponsible, I just didn't think it'd be so quick. I got her spayed very quick afterwards! Point of that story is I kept a kitten and interacted with it from week 1. That cat sticks to me like glue and is extremely affectionate. I treated both of them the same so it has to be the early socialization. There is no other answer
day two of new shy cat in my house I am starting over today. Kitty now has my bedroom, the room with a door. I am hoping I will not have to sleep on the couch for four months, but I am feeling more confident now, after a rough start for both of us. thank you.
Thanks, this is a great video. We have had cats in the past, but we just got our first really shy, hidey guy from a rescue org. We had some idea of how to introduce him, but this video provided a great level of detail.
After I lost my second feline son to cancer I adopted another boy. He was extremely scared and would tighten up like an armadillo just touching. After two months he is better but still will hide under the bed. He has gotten used to me but still stays in a box I made for him. He has a good heart and gentle soul. As scared as he was he never hissed, snarled, bit or clawed. But the vet did give him an rx to help his timindness. He does love pets now and purrs like a V8 motor but still won't come out front where I have 3 cat trees and a big picture window. My older daughter cat is very gentle so he need not fear her. Vet said it takes about two months for his medication to help his shyness.
this is great! I guess you won't see my comment.. But I'm really wondering how to do with the kitten I adopted. She has been in a foster-home for a month; after she and her siblings were trapped in the city here. In the foster home she made a lot of progress, and sought human companionship, and even let her self be petted. And I understand she needs time to adjust.. I have her in a bedroom, where she has some hidingplaces; but all of them I can "control" (so I can get her if it would be needed and a dangerous situation). And I have been sitting in the room, on/off today; for some time. Reading etc. And talking softly to her. But she has also have some hours on/off on her own. But I don't know if I should leave her alone more, or stay here the whole night. She has never been alone before; or without her siblings. So it feels wrong leaving her alone.. But she's not eating or drinking (not at all for the whole day) and now she's "crying" a lot.. :-( I just wonder if I should leave her alone more or not. I have been trying to find an answer to this everywhere, but it's not easy to find clear instructions on this. IF she would have been older I would have left her alone more. But she's only 15 weeks or so. .
We will be adopting a shy five year old cat with some history of moving place to place. Our home will be it's permanent home. The tips you've provided are extremely helpful. Thank you so much!
I have a question, I just adopted my 5 year old cat. She’s been hiding under my bed, there’s a lot of space under my bed (it’s high and I can get in and pet her no problem) is this okay? Or would I need to block off the bed and find another space for her? She’s very loving and loves getting pet I’m just afraid she’ll never leave the space under the bed
As long as you have access to her its ok. Once she is more comfortable & if it becomes well over a month where she is still hiding you can start to slowly make that space a little smaller. But just give her some time for now to adjust. If she loves pets thats a great sign =)
Thank you so much for the video, my first cat was confident from the get go, so suddenly I’m feeling quite inexperienced now… after 2 years we welcomed a new 4m old kitten 2 days ago, he is social, loves being petted, rub against legs and purrs very loud. However, he takes any opportunity to hide, especially if we move too fast or there is some loud noises. I could feel his heart racing so I feel bad 😞 After this video I moved him to a quieter room (the bathroom he was in, is used by 3 people) and made more accessible hiding spots. Do you have any further tips on what I can do? I’m worried he’ll be a skittish cat forever, and on top of this I’ll have to introduce him to our resident cat.
@@HumaneSocietyofSedona thank you for your reply, I have watched it. The kitten made great improvement in his base room, feels more confident to explore & play now. I’ve been letting the 2 cats eat between the door, my old cat is still hissing though. After how many days should I let them have visual contact, like your ‘introducing 2 cats’ video?
My older cat has been diagnosed with FIV he is congested and has difficulty eating. What would treatment be for Stomatosis. He had 10 teeth removed last year.
Hi- For sure take him to the vet so they can properly treat him. FIV kitties can live a long life but it does seem that teeth issues can arise. Hopefully he can get the care he needs.
Hi, I just rescued mom n three kittens. We have a spare bedroom in the attic, when I enter the room they go in hiding, mom would sometimes sit inside of the play tunnel hiss once n look at me or on top make shift cart board box hiding place that I make. The kitten n mom would come out and eat after I sit quietly or play cat relaxing music from you for ten to fifteen minutes, but I wouldn’t be able to move when I do they all scattered and go in hidings, my question is can I get them to a point when I move n they wouldn’t be scare. I get the kitten to play last night with a wand toy, and mom play with her kitten but I have to be laying down and not move just one of my hand moving the wand and cover my face. I waiting for them to be comfortable before I take them to a vet for their wellness check and spay n neuter. Any advice would be greatly appreciate it.
I would watch our counter conditioning & desensitization video for some guidance. It really depends on the mom- where did she come from? Why was she brought inside? Have you been able to pet her? How old are the kittens?
So many helpful tips! We have just taken in 2 very anxious sibling cats from a hoarding situation and don't know where to start so this has been great. Thanks so much for making
Thank you so much for these super helpful videos! I’m currently towards the beginning of socializing a semi-feral cat that I just got neutered through TNR and these videos are so helpful and informative.
My new 4 mo old cat is very affectionate but anxious. I think she trusts me because when I introduced her to the house she was following me around. She is getting comfortable climbing the furniture after the 2nd day here, but she does not eat or drink water. She has bowls, and she also has a fountain (which she is not comfortable with yet). She also doesn't sit still for more than a few seconds.
If she is still super nervous in the whole house maybe reduce the space by putting her in a bedroom for a bit or closing some doors? If you see she is making progress every day in the whole house, leave her & continue to make her feel safe. For water, make sure she is eating mainly wet food. You can add a little water to the wet food but wet food is 70% water on its own. So technically she can get her water intake from just wet food. But of course we want her drinking water. Maybe the fountain is too loud? Eventually maybe she will love it =)
What if it's a bedroom that is used, my mum is having to sleep downstairs on a blowup matrix, how do we go about getting my mum to sleep in her own bed again?
and here i am with my cat. She is 1 year old, i have had her since July. She will climb up on me to eat Churu's and will allow some petting while this is happening. After that she is off to the other side of the room. She at least walks around the house while i am around now but i still can't just walk up and pet her. I am also trying to get her adjusted to a male cat (2 yrs old) that i picked up to be her friend. He is 2 and is the total opposite of her. At my feet all day licking my hands and wanting to play nonstop. He was a 2 yr old stray (TNR fail) and she was in a foster home from a kitten.
I rescued from a shelter a 2 year old cat.This cat is like the cat your talking about.The cat is 4 years old now.I had to rescue 2 kittens and it took her a yar to get used to them.You have to pet her on her terms.
