Comments | cjct37: Xena Needs a Home

cjct37

Xena Needs a Home

Jun 18, 2006 19:31

Xena came to us as a stray a little about two months ago and has not adjusted to indoor living ( Read more... )

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fan_damn_tastic June 19 2006, 00:31:20 UTC

I asked Wendy, and she said she wasn't sure. We have two cats already (as you know). Wendy thinks it MIGHT work out if Xena is a kitten. How old is she, do you know?

cjct37 June 19 2006, 03:35:24 UTC

No, she's a little over a year.

redbeka_rose June 19 2006, 10:58:19 UTC

You might want to give things a bit more time. It takes at least six months for any cat to fully adjust to a new home. When I moved from the first to the second floor my three were on edge for at least that long.

Former strays have more to adjust to than just being indoors. They also need to adapt to shared space, the suddenly constant availabiliy of food, the fact that they don't need to defend themselves and be on guard 24/7. It is a huge change for them. It isn't like you are able to tell her that she is now safe and has no more worries. Think how long it takes you to adjust to somthing new in your life.

Also, keep in mind that if she is moved again, this is going to have an effect on her as well, likely making it much more difficult for her to adjust to any new home.

I would suggest just giving things more time.

cjct37 June 19 2006, 16:04:41 UTC

Thank you. This information was extremely helpful.

I didn't want to give her to another home but didn't know if maybe that was the right thing to do for her benefit.

I look forward to her becoming more comfortable with me over the months ahead :-)

Thanks again!

lizling June 19 2006, 20:57:15 UTC

Tabitha was also an outdoor cat when I got her, and over a year old. At first I thought she just wanted out, but then I realized she was in heat (she really wasn't acting like other cats I have seen in heat, so I didn't make the connection). I got her spayed and she calmed down A LOT. I had to give her to my friend MJ when I moved to Framingham (nearly 2 years ago), and she is very, very happy and still an indoor cat. Ther was an adjustment period at MJ's because she has another cat, but now they are best buddies. :0)

beezy17 June 19 2006, 14:50:16 UTC

i think i have to agree with some of the other posters. give her some more time. having owned a stray once, i know it can be rough. after he realized that he had a warm bed, food all the time, and humans actually could be nice and affectionate to him, he turned into one of the biggest, friendliest, and cuddliest babies you ever saw. and actually after six months, not did he not want to go outside, he wouldn't! he would sit in the doorway, and stick his nose outside and watch the other two cats playing in the yard. and he's still around. a friend has had him the past seven years that i've been out here in MA