ACCLIMATING YOUR NEW CAT!

No matter how sweet or mellow your new cat is, they are going through a scary transition moving into a new, strange home.  Their new home is going to be huge with unfamiliar surroundings and people.  The most common mistake people make when bringing a new pet home is letting them immediately roam free in this new place.  90% of them are going to hide and maybe hide for several days or even longer. 

To avoid a disaster and to be  successful in your introduction, please read the following. 

DIRECTIONS FOR A HAPPY PET AND HAPPY FAMILY! 

The most successful introductions are starting your new cat in a small room.  Bathrooms are the best choice and are highly recommended because people are always going in and out and it is very small with little or no hiding places.  Provide a litter box, food, water, toys and bedding.  Come in often and quietly, sitting on the floor talking to them and petting them. 

If you have small children, please explain to them:

-         to be careful,

-         quiet,

-         not to pull on them or try to pick them up,

-         don’t make sudden moves,

-     let the cat come to them

-         and close the door tightly each time they come in or go out. 

At the recommended time or when you feel they are no longer scared, let them out during a quiet time of day.   Talk to them in a soft voice and follow them around little bit, but then give them time to explore on their own.  Be careful, because a loud or scary incident at this time could send them into hiding.  Check on them every few minutes.  Make sure to show them where their new litter box location is.  Also show them where their food and water will be.

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