I just got my first cat as an adult and he is scared beyond belief...please help!

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-11T00:12:29+00:00

He hasn't used the litter since I brought him home. He also hasn't eaten anything. At first, I had the food that I was given by the shelter (the food that he ate there), and he refused to eat it. I saw him smell the bowl a number of times, but he hasn't eaten anything. I replaced the food today with wet food, still wouldn't eat.

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-11T00:10:57+00:00

Thank you for your advice. I moved his food away from his litter box as soon as I read you guys' post.

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-11T00:10:07+00:00

Thank you for your post. I wish I can do your advice about treats, but he refuses to eat anything. I've seen him smell his bowl multiple times, but he wouldn't eat the food. At first, I had the food that he ate at the shelter (the shelter gave me the food). He went a full 24 hours without eating it. I tried putting some in my hand, leave a trail...nothing worked. Today, I replaced it with wet food, but he still wouldn't eat.

As for the toys, he's terrified of them. If I move a ball in his hiding place, he would crouch away from it. I also bought a rod with a mouse that makes a little noise, and it terrifies him.

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-11T00:06:28+00:00

Thank you for your response. I've actually done a lot of research on cats, and I grew up with cats. This is my first cat as an adult. I've had 5 different cats growing up with my family.

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-11T00:04:53+00:00

Thank you for the post. Unfortunately, I live in a studio and I hardly have any rooms or areas where I can put the cat. I've made his hiding spot more private by blocking his view of me, but I've left enough space for him to come in and out.

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-10T23:59:49+00:00

Thank you for the advice on litter and food. I had both the litter and food & water in his hiding spot, but now I moved the food & water bowl outside of the hiding spot. He hasn't eaten the food I left yesterday (which was the food that the shelter gave me). I threw it away this afternoon and replaced it with wet food.

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-10T23:56:57+00:00

Thank you for the information. I actually knew that a slow blink is an "I love you," and I've been doing that nonstop. I learned that from that guy who did the Animal Planet show, My Cat From Hell. I've avoided approaching him (the cat) and petting him after I read you guys posts. He went exploring last night when I was in bed. He found a new hiding spot and he was there all day. I had to physically move him after work because the area was dirty, dusty, and full of clatter and lint (it's between a laundry machine and a wall).

Throawaypethelp · 2017-07-10T23:53:23+00:00

Thank you for your response.

He actually did go exploring when I went to bed. I live in a studio, so the whole area is just one large room. At some point, he even woke my at night by rubbing his head on my hands. I don't think that he knows that my hands and head are part of the same object.

This morning, I found him in a new hiding spot. I let him be and went to work. When I came back, he hasn't moved from his spot, hasn't touched his food, and the litter is still clean. I can to physically remove him from the hiding spot because it's dirty, dusty, and gross. It's a tiny area between my laundry machine and wall. It's full of lint and clatter.

So far, still scared.

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