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Help! My New Cat / Kitten is Scared of Me! Sometimes you do everything right with your new arrival and yet you’re met with fear …
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Bora and Diego's story, and the fact Jackson is so happy at how well he did preparing for a cat, is making me emotional. I spent a lot of time preparing too. Nearly exactly how Bora did. I just adopted Holly a couple of days ago, and she's so sweet, only darting under the bed if one of my neighbors makes a noise she doesn't know. I want so bad for her to be happy. On day 2, she was bringing me her favorite shoelace, asking to play. Yeah, I'm in tears now.
I've just watched this. I'm in a very similar situation with an 11 year old cat I've adopted. Her previous owner (an anxious person) hadn't let her out for a year, she was a rescue to him and he'd moved 9 times with her. Incredibly stressful for her coming to me and I totally get that. She would've been euthanised if not rehomed. I loved Bora, he could be me, I've done all those things but today, 15 days I've had my new girl, I just felt so bad thinking I'm doing a bad job and asking what more I can do. It would be lovely to have an update and this video gives me hope
I just got a 8 mouth old girl she just hissies and hides but has started slowly exploring ive yet to stoke her and it's been two weeks should I continue to leave her she came from a house where she was with all her family untill 8 months old then to just me
A real man isn't afraid of kindness.
I took my baby off the street and he's 2. He's terrified. It's been months. I've just been trying to be accommodating and patient. I don't know what he went through out there. Lots of wild animals
Bora and Diego is so much like me and Tim right now. He is 9 months old and at the moment he hides himself in a favourite blanket & hisses when I come too near… but when I say "Tim, no hissy" he will generally stop. I talk to him as I go about my business, and in the evening is the best time for us to hang out because he likes to sit on the front windowsill. So I stand at the other end and watch the traffic with him. I've managed to reach the point where, if I stand there long enough, he will turn his attention from me to the window. I sense that he is a really sweet boy at heart and he really wants to trust me, but he's not quite there yet and I'm trying every day to balance that challenge with allowing him to have his comfort zone.
(I've had Tim now for almost two weeks from tomorrow. I was told he would take a while to warm up to a new forever home so was 100% prepared to have to be patient. A few days in he developed a gammy eye and I had to take him to the vet and then give him eye medicine. He scratched me to hell and back and then I got tendonsyvitis and needed an operation so I am also busy getting over that as well as helping Tim.)
He was also a rescue kitty and I think quite shy by nature. I hope I can get his trust eventually but know it's going to take a lot of patience. When I think of how he was on day one he really has come along in leaps and bounds. There is a long way to go.
My kitten plays with everyone new and sleeps next to them. From me he hides, stops playing and doesn’t touch me. I don’t know what has caused it
I have two little ferals, around 5-6 months. They lived in my backyard and I fed them, mama, and their brother for about 3 months before I was able to trap the kittens and get them TNRed. Third kitten is basically an outside cat right now, he wanted nothing to do with being indoors. The other two are super sweet and I don't think they'd last well on the street so I want to give them a shot at a good life. They've been indoors for about 3 weeks now. They came back from being fixed last week and that's when I let them be able to explore the living/dining room so they weren't cooped up in a tiny half bathroom. I've bought scratch posts and houses, toys, etc. One I've been able to pet regularly and give ear scritches too, but today we went a little backwards. Whenever I'm near, their go to hiding spot isn't the peekaboo cave or scratch cave I've gotten them, but underneath the couch. I've tried blocking off the entrances to the couch and they get more and more creative with the way they get into it. I see plenty of evidence that they explore when I'm not here (moved decorations, knocked over toy guitar, toys in different places), but I feel at a loss. I'm not sure how to successfully block off the couches at this point. Whenever I leave to work or sleep I've got the TV on with cat tv or their current playlist of reggae music lol. They have made progress from what I can see for not freaking out overnight. I'll try leaving some treats in the better hiding spots.
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I have always loved your videos, and especially appreciate them now. I am adopting an old, feral, barn cat soon. He has the saddest little eyes and shredded ears, I immediately fell in love. Currently watching your videos and doing other research on how to make sure he feels safe and secure when he gets here.
I have a question here. I just adopted a new 6 month old rescue. Her name is Victra. She's super shy. She had been a small stray kitten that a friend of mine had gotten scared for. So my friend used a live trap to catch her and get her into a safe home. I want ready to take her right away as I was in the middle of a move. So my friend kept her in a large…ish playpen in her house for about 6 weeks. My friend's cats didn't like her so she stayed in the pen basically 24hrs a day. Now, finally, she's home with me. Here's the twist, about a year ago, I reascued another kitten, Phoenix, whose mom had been hit by a car. I drove by and saw the dead mom. My heart sank, but then I saw the kittens and… well… let's just say I had to wipe my leaky eyes while I pulled over to see if I could catch them. They were just big enough to waddle away faster than I could get to them. Of course I tried coaxing and eventually ran to a nearby store to get wet kitten food. The only one I was able to get was Phoenix. I brought the others food for a couple of days, but didn't want to attract predators either. I called the humane society to let them know. Then I turned my focus to taking care of the one that I could.
Anyway, all of that to say that I have Phoenix who is a super lovey cat and is about a year old, and just added Victra who is terrified of me and 6 months old. Victra follows Phoenix around like a puppy and Phoenix gives her some attention and is nice to her. No growling or hissing at all. I will, of course, try everything mentioned in this video, but I'm wondering how things change having Phoenix added to this equation. Will Victra trust me more quickly because she sees Phoenix getting lovings or will she think that I belong to Phoenix and not her? Any advice would be a huge help!
Thank you!!!
wow thank you so much for sharing this video, if for any reason for that alone, to define the emotional state necessary to be there for a cat. JAcksON! youve done it again!
Hey its so much more than a bromance and a tangent on the emotional implications of a cats needs. I have not been there for my cat emotionally and unless you said that i dont know if i would have realized the best thing i could do for my cat rn is get therapy myself. I USED to have this guardianship perspective of my cat but i have to admit that I have become jaded and now more than ever NEED my cat to love me, its bonkers and Im breaking the habit rn.
Notes- basecamp. Good job Bora!
I love the Turkish Gentleman who sent Jackson the video asking for help also. I think you could tell he is a genuine cat lover. You feel that sense of respect and admiration he has for the species. Jackson thank you for talking time with the fans and offering your expert knowledge on these awesome creatures.
Bora, you are awesome! ❤
I didn't want a new cat, but my sister pressured to get me a new cat so now i have a terrified cat that is keeping my whole bed hostage, I'm still pretty pained about losing my old Willa but now I'm lost on what to do with the new cat.
I need help please… ive adopted 2 kitties.. they are both 1 years old. The one is super friendly and warmed up to me almost instantly but the other one hides in a corner and i havent seen her eat food or drink water and its been 2 days .. im really worried .. please can someone point me in the right direction 🙏
I love this channel so much!
I grew up watching you on animal planet. My first cat i adopted last year, and you were the catalyst for all of the changes i made to my house to accommodate her. She's so happy and confident now, it's incredible to see her getting along with my dogs.
I have adopted a cat 1 week ago, she plays and eats food too but tears come out of her eyes, it seems as if she gets upset at night and goes under the bed, sir what should I do and she is 4 months old
My new cat called ashley is still a little bit scared, I tried approaching him, I tried playing with him but he keeps running away and keeps on hiding under the bed soo what should I do??