Meet Romi.* She is now our new cat.
*DH Chose to re-name her, in lieu of
her shelter name "Elsa."
She is people shy and for the next couple of months will be
“decompressing”, as the rescuer put it. She was returned by a previous adopter
because she hid for three weeks and they deemed the adoption a failure. I won’t
give up that easily. But any input you may have helping "wallflower cats" is welcome.
She really likes other cats, I’m told. The introduction
to ours will be gradual, per their needs as well.
For the next couple of months, one bedroom is her dedicated room. For
the first three weeks the door will be closed unless I can be there to
supervise. I will be there when I can, reading quietly or communicating with friends on the phone.
This means that for DD's upcoming visit I will make a bed in the living room for our daughter. She wouldn’t want to sleep with a litter box next
to her, anyway.
By the time she comes next, things should be back to normal,
or our new normal. 🤞🏻
I guess life was too calm, so I needed to complicate it. 🥵
I hope you welcome the new Breen:
11 comments:
Soory, but I have no advice. I adopt dogs and shyness has never been an issue. Romi sure is pretty.
Welcome to Romi. You are a fortunate cat. I don't know of anyone who cares more tenderly for her cats than Mirka does.
Pretty blue eyes! A new cat adventure that might make it into one of your stories perhaps!
Oh, what a pretty little cat is your Romi. I can see why she was called Elsa with her blue eyes. What a great addition.
Our two cats were terrified of everything and when we have company, unless it's for several hours, the cats hide (even after 10 years of this being their home).
You're doing the absolute right thing by keeping her in a smaller space. When we first got ours, we had them in Dagny's room--and they'd hide under the bed. We couldn't reach them, so after a week, I managed to keep them in our bathroom and bedroom so that they'd learn that I was safe. There was no place to hide completely.
We still had a dog back then and she was left out. Anyway, after a couple of months, the cats began venturing out of the bedroom and explored the whole house. They got along well with the dog, but they are still very scared of new people. Sigh. We call them the worst cats in the world, but I love them. There's a PB somewhere in there :) Enjoy your Romi!
Such a gorgeous kitty! I have a friend that adopted a traumatized cat. It too lived in a separate room and wouldn't come out from under the bed except to eat and that went on for probably a couple of months. He is now playful and affectionate. It took a lot of time and patience.
I don't know anything about cats, but I used to know (online) an expert who wrote several books on the subject. I'm going to look up the titles and will report back to you.
Oh, forgot to say, congrats on the new addition to the family! Romi is such a cutie. I hope she adjusts to her new home well.
The book I was thinking about was
ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems in Your Multi-Cat Household by Amy Shojai. Amy, my writer friend, is a certified cat (and dog) behaviour expert and trainer. If this book isn't exactly what you need, look at her complete list of cat books.
Thank you, Barbara. So far, she is still mostly in hiding, though she let me see her twice.😻 Progress❣️
Update Day 8 post adoption: Romi now come to me when I enter her room, asks for pets (😽) and plays with me. So far, GOOD (😻). Introduction to the rest of the house and the others in it will progress as this brave girl continues to venture forward 🌹🐈⬛
Thanks for the update, Mirka.
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