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bxrpwr

bxrpwr

Savannah Super Cat
We slept in our guest room last night, and turbo has seen him thru the crack of the door. No real aggression from turbo. Very aggressive to us still. It's only been not even a day. He is under the bed now, so we cannot even get him into another room.


Patience. Patience. Patience.
 
Trish Allearz

Trish Allearz

Moderator
bxrpwr said:
We slept in our guest room last night, and turbo has seen him thru the crack of the door. No real aggression from turbo. Very aggressive to us still. It's only been not even a day. He is under the bed now, so we cannot even get him into another room.


Patience. Patience. Patience.
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Yes and you've got it-- patience, patience, patience. I've seen many adult cats act really upset for about 72 hours and then do a complete turn around. If he was social and well loved in his prior home, he'll come around no doubt. It's just that patience game that must be played :/
 
Pam Flachs

Pam Flachs

Savannah Super Cat
I would keep Turbo away from the room Leo is in, as you want Leo to calm down and not feel he has to worry about other cats he does not remember....hang in there! You might try swishing a wand toy slowly to see if he responds, but don't force him to interact with you.

Patience...and time...is the key here :)
 
Carykd7kau

Carykd7kau

Reincarnated cat Moderator
Something that worked for me was repeatedly going in, sitting on the floor and trying to just BE. Hopefully, Leo will see this as something worth investigating, and venture out. RESIST tempation to try to make contact. Allow him to initiate contact. Do this as many times per day as you can. I would not stay more than 15 min at a time. Increase time as he becomes more relaxed.
 
Tort518

Tort518

Savannah Super Cat
As long as he is defending and not attacking, consider reading a book or taking a nap and ignoring him. This worked for me in the past. It shows that you trust him if you take a nap in his presence and cats are pretty good at grasping that and realizing you are not a threat.
 
bxrpwr

bxrpwr

Savannah Super Cat
Trish Allearz said:
Yes and you've got it-- patience, patience, patience. I've seen many adult cats act really upset for about 72 hours and then do a complete turn around. If he was social and well loved in his prior home, he'll come around no doubt. It's just that patience game that must be played :/
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That's the problem.. He was not well socialized, as it was implied that he was to me. It's going to be a long process I think. He's making baby steps to get better.

I'm going to have to go in the room tonight to get clothes. So hopefully that won't push his progress back any more. But I need clothes, and there's not moving him at this point.
 
Trish Allearz

Trish Allearz

Moderator
bxrpwr said:
That's the problem.. He was not well socialized, as it was implied that he was to me. It's going to be a long process I think. He's making baby steps to get better.

I'm going to have to go in the room tonight to get clothes. So hopefully that won't push his progress back any more. But I need clothes, and there's not moving him at this point.
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Well, your boys were socialized at the breeder, right? So we can assume he was socialized, but the new owners slacked off. As much as that's disheartening, it's also positive bc you know you aren't working with a basically feral kitten, but with a kitten who has lost his people skills.

As someone who has worked with feral babies, I'd say you've got a foot in the door already. You just stay patient and positive :)


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NikkiA

NikkiA

Site Supporter
Hang in there. You have done so well with Turbo and Targa I bet he will get a little calmer every day, and when he comes and snuggles with you, it will all be worth it.
 
Patti

Patti

Admin
Staff member
I understand giving him a 'grace period' when he first arrived, but continuing to avoid going into the room is not going to promote any progress in his socialization to you or his new home. I would recommend you make several short visits during the day. You don't have to confront him, but talk to him, or talk out loud, or sit on the bed and read a book out loud for a few minutes each time. Sleep in the room at night - when you're asleep he'll feel safer coming out and checking you out.
 
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