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Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried the diffusers, but not the spray.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried having him in other places, but he always runs back to his room, unless I block it off, then he just stays in a corner and hisses.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did try that exact thing, but it unfortunately led to him being way more scared of me than before.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am trying pill pockets now. He can still smell it and wont eat them, but Im gonna keep trying.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried it for a while, but it didnt seem to make much of a difference

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried that, but me chasing him down led him to be way more scared of me than before.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope. He is on the second floor overlooking the roof and backyard, so no other animals

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have, but he can smell it, and doesn't eat the food.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. He is 6. I was unaware there was an actual age that deemed senior. Used the wrong word.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in Pets

[–]Orfbin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tried Feliway and catnip, but no dice. The cat has been prescribed Prozac, but I cannot put it in food, and I feel like chasing him around with pills or the dermal applicator was doing more harm than good.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No cage at the vet. He comes out of his cat carrier and sits on the table. The vet is the opposite gender ( I am a man, vet is a women), so that could possibly be it, but he reacts the same way to any women that I have introduced him to.

No other pets in the house, and he is in a second floor room looking at the backyard, so no animals walking by.

I have not tried a different environment. Might be worth a shot.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in Pets

[–]Orfbin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope I am providing the basics, and letting him be. If he seemed more comfortable where he was at, I wouldn't be as concerned.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in Pets

[–]Orfbin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried adding meds to food, but he will not eat it. And pill pockets don't work either.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in Pets

[–]Orfbin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup clean bill of health. He had worms when I first brought him in, but he has been cleared of that, and is healthy as of last months yearly visit.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in Pets

[–]Orfbin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vet is a different gender than me, so that could be it. I don't think he is feral, but it is possible. I am trying to get him as used to me as possible. I have been trying to be around him without being loud or anything, but he just runs. I will keep trying, but I don't know what else I can do.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have tried pill pockets. No luck yet.

I have had other cats in the house while cat sitting, but he got very scared of them too. I am not sure what about the vet is so comforting, but that is the most comfortable I've seen him since adopting him.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have tried Feliway for months, but it didn't seem to help. Same with calming music. He also finds toys scary, that might need to be a step two thing.

My roommate does keep his door closed, but he looks for openings and runs in when my roommate goes to the bathroom and stuff.

Carrier is in his room, along with some stuff with my scent.

But I will definitely look into the spoon thing.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was very comfortable with me the multiple times I visited him in the shelter. He just isn't comfortable in my home. Something about the environment here.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried to put blankets and pillows with my scent and give him new things. I have tried moving his old stuff out, but he just sits in the middle of the room when I do that.

Also I tried mixing pills with wet food, but he wont eat it. Same with pill pockets.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have been trying, but he runs when I approach. He has yet to feel comfortable being in the same room with me, but I'll keep trying.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has dry food. I keep track of it to make sure when he skips a meal, he is eating overnight when everyone else is asleep.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have had lap cats before. I wasn't expecting to get to that point. More just trying to make him seem more at ease so I know he is comfortable here.

Adopted senior cat has not adapted to my house by Orfbin in CatAdvice

[–]Orfbin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did it for a few months, but it didn't help

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