hi everyone! i talked in the "introduce myself" section about how i wanted a cat, and today i adopted one! this is all new to me so i had a bunch of questions for everyone.
she is a sweetheart, but i knew before adopting her that she was more on the quiet, independent side (purple color for meet your match, if you guys know what that is). she was really shy when i first let her out of the box and got scared easily. she started running under my bed and staying there until i coax her to come out. she really only explored my room, but i had set up her litterbox in a room outside so i tried to get her out of my room to explore the rest of the apartment and go to her litterbox. she came several feet out of my room, but she'd always end up just running back to my room straight to under my bed. i called the shelter and they advised me to move everything (food, litterbox) to my room so i did that. a little bit later i saw that she used the litterbox. however, she still goes under the bed sometimes if there's a loud noise or when i leave the room and come back she's sometimes under the bed. do you think she's just hiding down there or do you think she's pooping/peeing??? i'm not too sure. is that a bad habit for her to get into? should i seal it off so she can't get under there?
this is my first time, so i'm a little bit lost! and i just want to make sure everything is ok! i don't want her to always be afraid and run under my bed. when i leave the room and come back in sometimes i have to familiarize myself again with her but soon after she always lets me pet her hold her and also sit on my lap and in my bed on top of me. she curls up next to me and nuzzles my arm and everything.
also, i got a little bed for her, but she isn't interested in it at all?
also, like i said she is a bit on the shy side and doesnt like to play with toys really. i got a little ball with a bell inside and a mouse thing and she isn't interested at all. is that normal for some cats? or am i not getting the right toys? do you think she will become more playful in the future when she becomes more comfortable? she is 1 year old.
thank you all!!
she is a sweetheart, but i knew before adopting her that she was more on the quiet, independent side (purple color for meet your match, if you guys know what that is). she was really shy when i first let her out of the box and got scared easily. she started running under my bed and staying there until i coax her to come out. she really only explored my room, but i had set up her litterbox in a room outside so i tried to get her out of my room to explore the rest of the apartment and go to her litterbox. she came several feet out of my room, but she'd always end up just running back to my room straight to under my bed. i called the shelter and they advised me to move everything (food, litterbox) to my room so i did that. a little bit later i saw that she used the litterbox. however, she still goes under the bed sometimes if there's a loud noise or when i leave the room and come back she's sometimes under the bed. do you think she's just hiding down there or do you think she's pooping/peeing??? i'm not too sure. is that a bad habit for her to get into? should i seal it off so she can't get under there?
this is my first time, so i'm a little bit lost! and i just want to make sure everything is ok! i don't want her to always be afraid and run under my bed. when i leave the room and come back in sometimes i have to familiarize myself again with her but soon after she always lets me pet her hold her and also sit on my lap and in my bed on top of me. she curls up next to me and nuzzles my arm and everything.
also, i got a little bed for her, but she isn't interested in it at all?
also, like i said she is a bit on the shy side and doesnt like to play with toys really. i got a little ball with a bell inside and a mouse thing and she isn't interested at all. is that normal for some cats? or am i not getting the right toys? do you think she will become more playful in the future when she becomes more comfortable? she is 1 year old.
thank you all!!