Hoping for some advice from the knowledgeable people here. We bought our 11 month old rescue cat home 4 weeks ago.
He had a really bad first few days, just hid behind the sofa in the room he is in. Wouldn't eat or anything, gradually he started eating a small amount but only if no-one was around.
Fast forward to now, he eats fairly well and doesn't hide behind the sofa anymore. However, he won't let us handle him at all, he slinks away if you go near him. He seems happy in the conservatory and hasn't ventured out of there at all.
He is eating, drinking and using the litter tray. He has started to play with the cat toys in the evening but only if he thinks we aren't watching 😃
I am worried that he isn't getting any exercise and that can't be good for him.
We do have 5 other cats but 3 of them have never met him, he is in a room they don't go into. The other 2 are 10 month old boys who are gentle around him. All 3 eat together in the evening (in the same room but away from each other)
What can we do? I hate to think that he is miserable or suffering in some way.
Just to add, all of the cats are neutered.
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darumafan · 02/05/2016 16:19
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