Hello all,
I just adopted (rescued?) a 3 y.o. girl from a small shelter in metro Atlanta. I had a cat as a child growing up, but only dogs since then. I have a few questions, if you'd be so kind to respond.
I fostered adult 'problem' dogs and puppy litters in the past, but never a cat. I live in a pretty large one bedroom apt, alone (not counting the five fish in my ten gallon aquarium) and today brought home a 3 y.o. female cat. I have a pantry that I put the litter box in, and there is a low shelf that she seems to like climbing on that I put the blanket from the rescue on.
My first spot for the litter box was in my laundry room, and she promptly crawled behind the washer and dryer. She spent the last month in a tiny cage, so I understand the comfort of closed spaces, but I can't crawl or reach her behind the washer, so I took the litter box out and closed the door. I guess my question is, if I give her run of my pantry for now, will I be able to move her litter box later? I haven't had a cat since I was a teen, and we'd had her since I was a toddler, so I just don't know.
Mou-mou, her name before me, is three, and was in a home with another cat adopted as kittens until just last month. She's super sweet, and purrs almost instantly at attention. I know it hasn't even been a day since I got her, but I don't know how adaptable cats are to change. I'd love to move her litter box to my laundry room, but I also want to use my washer, and I can only imagine the noise and vibration would freak her out if she was behind it.
Can anyone give me a timeline of how long it will take her to get used to her new home? And.... how 'childlike' is a 3 y.o. cat? I was hoping to skip the kitten stage, but I know 3 is still pretty young. Do I need to worry about coming home to ripped blinds, or are they over that at 3?
TL
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I just adopted (rescued?) a 3 y.o. girl from a small shelter in metro Atlanta. I had a cat as a child growing up, but only dogs since then. I have a few questions, if you'd be so kind to respond.
I fostered adult 'problem' dogs and puppy litters in the past, but never a cat. I live in a pretty large one bedroom apt, alone (not counting the five fish in my ten gallon aquarium) and today brought home a 3 y.o. female cat. I have a pantry that I put the litter box in, and there is a low shelf that she seems to like climbing on that I put the blanket from the rescue on.
My first spot for the litter box was in my laundry room, and she promptly crawled behind the washer and dryer. She spent the last month in a tiny cage, so I understand the comfort of closed spaces, but I can't crawl or reach her behind the washer, so I took the litter box out and closed the door. I guess my question is, if I give her run of my pantry for now, will I be able to move her litter box later? I haven't had a cat since I was a teen, and we'd had her since I was a toddler, so I just don't know.
Mou-mou, her name before me, is three, and was in a home with another cat adopted as kittens until just last month. She's super sweet, and purrs almost instantly at attention. I know it hasn't even been a day since I got her, but I don't know how adaptable cats are to change. I'd love to move her litter box to my laundry room, but I also want to use my washer, and I can only imagine the noise and vibration would freak her out if she was behind it.
Can anyone give me a timeline of how long it will take her to get used to her new home? And.... how 'childlike' is a 3 y.o. cat? I was hoping to skip the kitten stage, but I know 3 is still pretty young. Do I need to worry about coming home to ripped blinds, or are they over that at 3?
TL