How to stop my cat from hiding her kittens?
My cat had 4 kittens 3 days ago starting yesterday She's been taking one of her kittens and running to my door she's in my closet it's dark I tried moving them in my mother's closet she tried to do the same thing she only does it in the day time. I don't mess with her kittens unless she takes them out the box and runs. She can't hide them in my house because I have no where to put them expect my closet because it's the only dark place everywhere else is out in the open. What should I do? I don't want them all over my house Shes a new mother my mom who had lots of cats said this was normal but we need to stop her because my house is not save enough for them
How long should a new cat hide?
I had a very shy cat whom I also got at 7 months old. The first few weeks and even months I had to be very patient. VERY. But 7 years later she is friendly and sociable and the ideal feline overlord. With me, that is. Anybody else comes in to the apartment, she hides. Your cat will probably always have a nervy disposition. But she will very likely come to adore you, given time.Keep her at first in a small room, or possibly the bathroom, with litter box, food, water and possibly a comfy cat bed of some kind (start with a towel nest on the floor, maybe inside a shallow cardboard box with the top foldy bits cut off). Don't buy an expensive commercial cat bed or cat hidey hole until you've figured out of she likes the towel nest or not. Maybe a small scratching post as well.Go in to change the water, feed her, scoop the litter. Hang out with her in the room for a little while after. Bring a book and a couple of cat treats to chuck casually around the small room. At first keep your visits at five minutes each but gradually increase. Don't approach her, just read your book or check Quora on your phone. Let her associate your presence with food and crunchy treats, and a non threatening atmosphere with a human who's not grabbing her or trying to approach her. Work your way up.Keep her in the small room for a week with the door shut (unless you observe her wanting to get out of the room before the week is up, in which case let her out). Then start leaving the door open some of the time. Don't worry if she doesn't come out, and if she does, ignore her except to throw some treats in her general directionsvery so often. Try not to block her path back to the open door of the safe room. Within time she will become used to her new home and new human staff.When you say she comes out at night, does she crash around, run around make a bunch of noise? If she comes out at night but is not disrupting your sleep, try leaving your bedroom door open. I did that and after about a month she started sneaking in after I was asleep and curling up at the foot of the bed for the night. She wanted to be close but on her own terms. Now she hops up at the foot of the bed every night without fail.Best of luck!
Just adopted a new cat and it won't stop hiding?
Hello, I'm looking for some advice. I just adopted a 3 year old female cat and she doesn't want to come out from hiding. I've only had her for a day, but she doesn't come out to eat, drink or use the litter box. I've looked for accidents and I haven't found any - I'm not sure she's even going to the bathroom. Persistent coaxing will eventually lure her out and she seems to like the attention; she purrs and rubs up on me but goes right back to hiding. I'm worried because she's not eating, drinking or using the litter box. I tried hand feeding her and she sniffed and took one bite and that's it. Is there something physically wrong with her or is she just that terrified of her new surroundings? The rare times she does venture from her hiding spot (usually from under the bed) she'll wander around the house and end up sitting in the hallway mewing and crying. I'm confused and don't know what to do to make her feel more comfortable. Please help! Thanks, Kimberly
How do you stop a cat from going under the bed?
Hello people, I am in a spot and need some real advice from those who have encountered and remedied this issue. I need to stop my cat from going under our king sized bed. Aside from taking the bed off it's frame (not an option), what can I do? Scat Mat? Wood? Is there some kind of hard bed skirt I can use as a barrier? Any plausible info would be much appreciated. NOTE: To anyone tempted to respond to say things such as: "Your Kitty is in your home and has every right to go where he/she pleases." "Just let the cat go under there and stop sweating it." "Stopping the cat from going where it wants is wrong." "Why do you want to do this?" etc... These are not remedies to the solution. One of the main reasons I am creating a new question is because I am sick of reading through the other questions, wasting my time rooting through this type of non-sense. If you're tempted to respond with anything related to the examples above, don't bother. I am not interested in reading what you have to say. Everyone else who have logical ideas and ways I can resolve this, please let me know. Thanks and have a great day.
New Kitten won't stop meowing and hiding?
I just adopted a 12 week old kitten yesterday, I picked him up and once he got home he wouldn't stop meowing and when he did he was either laying down or eating, he feel asleep for a couple hours and woke up to meow some more, after meowing for an hour he calmed down a little to allow me to go back to sleep. This morning all he did was run right under the couch and stays there, i took him out to eat but for the past 7-8 hours he has been under the couch and when he walks he meows. Is there anything I could do? How do I keep him from waking up early in the morning to meow? Thanks
How can I get my new cat to stop attacking my older cats?
There are a couple of situations that match your description.If you just introduced the cat, they might be figuring out who is boss. If the fighting is minor, no one is getting hurt or upset, and it lasts under a week, it’s OK. I mean a week after you stop interfering. It shouldn’t take long to establish dominance.If the fighting is upsetting your cats, injuring cats, or continues, you need to change it.Margaret Bicknell’s answer is spot-on. You must keep them apart. In each area, try to make your cats as comfortable as you can. Obviously you need to provide water and litter boxes. You also want comfortable beds and hiding places. Put a towel or blanket where each cat sleeps, because you’re going to do a neat trick in a day or two.Here’s the trick: swap the towels or blankets. Then each cat is sleeping near the other cats’ scent and content pheromones. They tend to be comfortable and content when sleeping, so this is a big advantage.As Margaret said, also feed them near the door separating the cats. They will smell and hear each other at a very positive time. This only works if you have them on a feeding schedule as opposed to free feeding. If you do free feed, try buying a little bit of wet food so that you can do this.Since there have been problems, give them at least three days of these techniques before trying again. After that time, pick a time when the cats are in a good mood and you have time to supervise. Open the door and let them be together. Watch for signs of aggression and be ready to back up and separate them again.You can get more information here: Introducing a New Cat
Stopping my cat from going behind the fridge?
Try spraying some vinegar back there too. I've heard cats hate that smell. My cat doesn't like the smell of a lot of things, so hold things up to its nose to see what it doesn't like. If all else fails, either block the fridge or maybe the cat "is" after mice or something. One more thing, my cat likes to look under the fridge for stuff he's hidden under there everytime I open the door!!!
If my new kitten won't stop hiding, should I just leave him alone?
My fiancée and I adopted a little kitten last Sunday. He is very shy and seems traumatized. He lets us pet and hold him sometimes, but he ALWAYS runs away from us when we put him down. We basically have to catch him if we want to hold him. He keeps hiding under and behind the sofa, which is quite large. I was able to get him out a couple of times, and I tried to barricade the sofa so he couldn't hide anymore. But he's under there again. We had him in the bathroom with his litter box and food and water, but he kept knocking down his water bowl. He seems to feel safest in his cat bed. When he runs away, he often runs right into his bed and tucks himself in. I just want him to be able to trust us. He's really cute and sweet when he lets us hold him, but other than that, he's absolutely terrified. We are pretty sure he had been abused before. He's only 3 months old. And he seems to be quite interested in our other cat, but she continues to hiss and frighten him. I'm probably just going to ignore him until he is ready to come out, cause I don't wanna stress him out anymore. Are there any ways to make him feel as comfortable as possible? It just breaks my heart how scared he is.
How do you stop making a cat hide when you get home?
Does the cat hide when it sees you, or does it hide when it hears you enter the home? If it's the latter, then it's a good thing for the cat. If it's the first, then the cat has issues with you, and it's most likely because it's new to you and your family. Trust is fairly easy to earn, assuming the cat hasn't been abused by other human(s). When I get home, my three are waiting at the door for me, but let someone else besides me enter first and they take off running. I like this about them because God forbid my home gets broken into, they will know to run from strangers that may cause them harm. Hope this at least was of some help to you,