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We'll, I've just brought my little guy home. He's a bit scared and already tried to fit behind the washing machine. Abigail has had a little hiss at him but no attacking just yet. I'm keeping him in one room and he has his own pyramid bed which he's currently hiding in.
He's even more gorgeous than three weeks ago.
Okay, a couple more pictures then I'm going to leave the little fella alone to get his bearings. Attachment 7323Attachment 7324Attachment 7325
Just love the second pic where he's having a kiss with Bob :nod: Gorgeous little fella ! x
I'm beginning to get a little worried about Sully. He's only eaten about three bites of food since 10am, and only wants to hide in corners and cubby holes at the moment. Bob has been fine with him on their one meeting pictured, and Abby has stayed well out of his way. He hasn't drunk any water yet and seems to be breathing very quickly. I know this is the most traumatic day of his young life so far, but shouldn't he have eaten something by now? It's 15 years since I last had a kitten and the last three were much more outgoing than this straight from the off.
I think I'll sleep on the couch tonight so that I am right here if he needs anything.
Just being overly worried I suppose.
Awww he s so gorgeous! When I got Neevie she made a beeline to a little hole behind the cooker! You know, personally I believe in bullying a new cat into being cuddly... I think I would catch him and kind of keep him in my arms for a while...you know, make him feel safe...? May be even sleep with you? Hope he ll be fine...
It has been a huge day for the poor little fella ... perhaps you could scoop him up and settle down in a chair with him as Alekto suggested? If he doesn't like that you could sit and watch some TV or listen to some music and let him find his own way to your lap? Let us know how you get on please x
He's had a little bit more to eat and is behind the couch again. I think you're both right - pull him out, plonk him on my lap and watch a few movies on Sky. He's been quite happy being cuddled so if I don't move for a good while he'll probably be fine.
Having never had problems with a new kitten coming into the house & straight away playing & eating etc I had a dizzy fit when Ruby didn't fit the bill,hid up,didn't eat for two days,didn't use the tray,the next morning I was ready to pack her off back to my breeder friend but that morning did get her to play with the big furries two of which took over her 24hr care by making sure she was never left alone & the next day it was a case of bring it on feed me first please & as much as you can get in the dish will be fine thank you & as soon as she had used the tray normal life resumed in the household.......
Sully will be fine you will make sure of that & a lot of us have been there & got the T shirt,you just feel so sorry for this little mite that has left mum & siblings don't you but bet you will soon be posting what he is getting up too.....just luv him......xxx
What a handsome kitty Sully is. My Whiskey didn't appear to eat, drink, or even poo in his litter box for the first 3 days that we brought him home. He wasn't shy and did not hide. He played extremely hard and slept just as hard. He would cuddle up to us to sleep as he is the only pet in our home. We worried about him not eating & drinking, but after the three initial days he was just fine.
Good luck with your new fur baby.
Thanks for the encouragement about other kittens not eating for a couple of days. This morning he's a lot more adventurous and is noodling around the two rooms I'm restricting him to initially. Abbie is more scared of him than he is of her - the opposite of what I expected from the Burmese Nowty Cat(tm). Bob is such a laid-back guy that he's let Sully sniff him all over without any sudden moves or anger. God, I'll miss that boy when the liver cancer gets him.
Sully is definitely the new House Champion at Hide and Seek. I'm sure that he can teleport. He wanders into an area and then he's just gone and emerges from the other end of the house ten minutes later. He's discovered cubby holes and hiding places that couldn't possibly hide a cat. Inside the back of my guitar amp was a good one which I only found after 15mins of searching for him and worrying that he'd nipped outside without me noticing when I let another one in or out.
He's just had a wee which is encouraging, eaten another two bites of food and sipped a bit of water. The course of today will hopefully see him settle in, stop hiding so much and start to eat properly.
Thanks folks, I feel much happier about his progress now.
Mark.
Sully is beautiful. Glad that he's settling in. Didn't have these issues when my boy was a kitten, but all MCs are different and as the others say he's probably taking just a bit longer to adjust to his new home and siblings x
Day two. Sully must have had a peaceful night because I never heard one squeak. He emerged from behind the sofa when I came downstairs and has been a lot more visible today. He's been playing with toys and has finally eaten properly. He's still tending to hide between explores and playing but he seems much more expressive today. Abigail has even come into the lounge and lingered when yesterday she would only shoot through after a wary look around for the interloper.
So, small steps but he's starting to emerge as the fun little fellow I thought he'd be.
And my Gosh, is he handsome. I think he's the cutest thing since kitten puss in boots in that Shrek movie.
Hi Englishman,
I am glad that Sully is settling in :) I have fostered many cats and I have had cats that will jump out of the carrier and say hello and then just wonder round the house without a care. Then I have had the cats which will hide, not eat and stay well away from you lol. I have had 2 cats that pretty much hid from me for a month, they did eat and use the litter which was good but it was upsetting a little to see they just wanted to hide from me :( But in that month I started playing with them and talking to them constantly, they came out of their shells and were the most cuddly things ever lol. So my philosophy is to just leave them be for the first week and then start to interact with them and they will eventually come out of their shell. I hope I don't have to do that with the 2 MC's I am getting in Feb but I am more than prepared for it and am happy I know what to do to draw them out.
Day three and Sully is coming out of his shell. He'd still rather hide than interact, but he did come out and lie on a cushion next to me while I was playing videogames, with his paw on my leg. He's had a lot of visitors and admirers come over to say hello, and with a bit of cat-toy fishing has come out to play every time. Bob is great with him, and Abby is still scared of him, but she'll at least move through a room with him in it, though quickly and after a good scout.
He's eating much more normally, has peed and pooed in the litter tray. When he's eaten, he gets really energetic like a bunny on whizz.
He's such a little superstar.
He went upstairs this evening and freaked himself out when he saw himself in the floor length mirror in the bathroom. Much dashing around and falling over until he found the stairs to go back down to behind his favourite couch.
Brilliant news! Really made me laugh imagining Sully and the mirror!! :rofl:
hehehe - you seem to have a pretty scary house huh! :-D
My house is pretty scary for a kitten, I suppose. What with the surround sound going like crazy: when I'm playing Killzone-Shadowfall his ears are on swivels. Still, he's going to have to get used to a bit of noise. Plus, I'm finally learning to play the guitar so he'd better get used to that too.
Today, Abbie has finally started to live in her usual spaces again, and Sully has been noodling about without a care in the world. He's even chased her around the house (he's playing, she's petrified) which is literally a case of the biter-bit as she had terrorised my (gone last March with cancer) 7 yr old moggie since 2009. It's actually quite refreshing to see Abs get a bit of what she's doled out in terms of frightening the other cats. She's a hand-full, and Sully isn't scared of her.
This kitten is an absolute treasure. he's done nothing but play since I got home. He's playing with Bob at the moment watched by Abs who's on the highest shelf in the room (it's a Burmese thing to be up high).
One more photo then I'm going to go play with him some more.
Mark.
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He is just beautiful - I just love his little mug. Happy Days!
what is this? a rest while trying to think of more pirate stuff to do? what book to push off the shelves, what wire to chew? ;-)
