We adopted a 9 month old spayed kitty from the local human society 2 months ago. She was very skidish when we first met her but given the circumstances we thought it would be only temporary. She hides all day under my bed, then at night when she realizes we are in bed she comes to bed with us. She is very loud and demanding now a meow more of something she does with her throat. She will finally settle down and then what seems like minutes will grow bored and chase her tail on the bed. We have locked her out of our room but she opens the door (very talented and presistant). She basically hibernates all day and refuses to be part of the family. Recently she will come out to be fed but then she goes and hides again. We thought about getting a kitten to see if she would be more friendly but have not done this yet. Any suggestions would be awesome!
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She needs to be retrained. put her in a small room. This room should have no hiding places. Do not use a laundry room or bedroom. Kitty will hide from you. A bathroom or a large empty walk in closet is best. Have all the necessities in that room, litter box, food and water.
2. Place Kitty in the chosen room
3. Return to the room, tip toe in and speak to the Kitty in a soft tone. Sit down, continue speaking. Use the Cat teaser cats usually respond favorably to it. If Kitty is feeling confident it will approach, if not after ten/fifteen minutes leave the room and try again later .
4. Repeat this step with every member of the family over the next several days. Eventually Kitty will want to play and be petted.
5. After several days and up to one week for some, Kitty will become more confident and begin to interact with the family.
6. Cats are nocturnal by nature. If you exercise her (playing with a cat wand) she will tire and be ready for bed when you are.
Shame, kitty was never played with or given sufficient human contact while very young. Try and play with her, that's th quickest way to get her attention, and when you have it, she'll see you're fun to be with! Good luck.
Young cats tend to be a bit excitable and obnoxious. Cats are nocturnal animals so it is normal for them to sleep a lot during the day and to be more awake at night. You might try at night if she is being too annoying to have her bed down for the night in a crate. If there is someone in the household that she is particularly fond of you might put a piece of cloth in the crate with their scent on it for comfort. Another thing you can use to help her relax at night is to put a clock that has a "tick" to it in with her in the crate. This gives her the comfort of a heartbeat which she will associate with her mother. Make sure to wrap the clock in a cloth to make it comfortable for her. If she is hiding under the bed you might try getting a feather lure toy or some type of toy that is long to tease her out from under the bed. Getting her to play might help in getting her to be more social. It takes time sometimes for cats to become comfortable with their surroundings so patience will be important here. You might get in contact with the humane society to find out more background on her to see if there are any history you need to be aware of.
All cats behave differently,this ones a bit shy, i wouldnt worry, they are very independant of humans.The noises she makes are normal
try to give her as much attention and love as you can.
You have only had her for two months so just be patient. It will pay off in the end. As the others have stated play is a great way to get her to bond with you.
A trick we use with the animal rescue I volunteer with is chicken flavored baby food. We have had ferals that some of the foster homes have been able to tame using it. Just put a little on your finger, and let the cat lick it off. As you do this a few times a day, the kitty should gain some trust in you. This isn't an overnight fix, but should help over time. Just be patient, and she should come around with time. The only reason I can think that this work is that the cats really like this food, and if you are the one feeding it to them off your fingers they realize you are not going to hurt them and they will learn to trust you. The cases where I have seen this done, things have turned out really well with the cat. There were two in particular that had been acting in the way you describe yours as acting. The foster home worked with them for months like this, and they finally came around. Certain situations still make them skittish, but they were able to be adopted out and there have been no problems since. Good luck with your kitty.
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