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Common Issues and Questions
Help Your New Cat Feel At Home
Here are some tips to help your new companion settle
into your home:
GIVE IT TIME - You’re offering a wonderful home, but
your new addition has no way of knowing that. Only
through your actions will your cat learn that it is safe
and loved. Be patient and don’t force things. Be the
source of petting, praise and treats. With cats, think in
terms of weeks to settle in, not days. Taking things
slowly is the fastest way to get your new friend relaxed
and sleeping in the sun - secure and content.
PROVIDE SPACE - Set up a safe area that’s all your cat’
s own, where it can easily get food, water and the litter
box. Then let it be. Your new cat may hide for a few
days (some for longer). Once it decides to come out, if
it runs away from you, a guest or children - let it go. Do
not chase after or try to pick up a frightened cat.
SUPERVISE OR SEPARATE - With all new cats, but
especially with kittens, be sure you supervise when
they are out and about in your home (and never allow
them to roam outside). You may need to confine other
pets at first so your new one can explore. When you
cannot supervise, put the kitty back in it’s safe place.
Introduce new cats to current ones slowly, through a
crate or child gate.
PROTECT - Don’t let people or other animals
overwhelm or frighten your cat. Don’t allow your cat
(or any pet) to be cornered. Make sure it has an avenue
of escape at all times. Tell small children to sit on the
floor if they want to play with the kitty rather than
picking it up. If you have a dog, keep it on a lead and
under control around the new feline.
BE ADVISED - We at Helping Paws Rescue do our
best to meet all of the medical needs of the animals,
but adoption clinics and re-homing can be very
stressful to you and your new pet. Be advised that this
stress can cause latent conditions in an animal to
appear. Within the first week of owning your new pet,
watch for sneezing, watery eyes or lose of appetite.
These symptoms can be related to a reaction of new
allergens in your home or the expression of a latent
condition. Please notify us or your vet if such a
concern arises.
Help Your New Cat Feel At Home
Here are some tips to help your new companion settle
into your home:
GIVE IT TIME - You’re offering a wonderful home, but
your new addition has no way of knowing that. Only
through your actions will your cat learn that it is safe
and loved. Be patient and don’t force things. Be the
source of petting, praise and treats. With cats, think in
terms of weeks to settle in, not days. Taking things
slowly is the fastest way to get your new friend relaxed
and sleeping in the sun - secure and content.
PROVIDE SPACE - Set up a safe area that’s all your cat’
s own, where it can easily get food, water and the litter
box. Then let it be. Your new cat may hide for a few
days (some for longer). Once it decides to come out, if
it runs away from you, a guest or children - let it go. Do
not chase after or try to pick up a frightened cat.
SUPERVISE OR SEPARATE - With all new cats, but
especially with kittens, be sure you supervise when
they are out and about in your home (and never allow
them to roam outside). You may need to confine other
pets at first so your new one can explore. When you
cannot supervise, put the kitty back in it’s safe place.
Introduce new cats to current ones slowly, through a
crate or child gate.
PROTECT - Don’t let people or other animals
overwhelm or frighten your cat. Don’t allow your cat
(or any pet) to be cornered. Make sure it has an avenue
of escape at all times. Tell small children to sit on the
floor if they want to play with the kitty rather than
picking it up. If you have a dog, keep it on a lead and
under control around the new feline.
BE ADVISED - We at Helping Paws Rescue do our
best to meet all of the medical needs of the animals,
but adoption clinics and re-homing can be very
stressful to you and your new pet. Be advised that this
stress can cause latent conditions in an animal to
appear. Within the first week of owning your new pet,
watch for sneezing, watery eyes or lose of appetite.
These symptoms can be related to a reaction of new
allergens in your home or the expression of a latent
condition. Please notify us or your vet if such a
concern arises.