OK… as you all may remember, back on Sept. 9. I brought home a shelter kitty to add to the family. Chloe is not adjusting at all.
My 2 previous cats , Ruby and Charlie, want to be friends with her, and 3 of the 4 dogs ignore her , with little Papillon Cricket being the exception, and she wants to kiss and play. That’s just the way Cricket is.
Chloe stays hidden 98% or the time. I have a back room where cat boxes, dog crates , grooming table, etc are set up , and she is always either there or under my bed. On the rare occxasion she does come out, it never lasts long if she catches so much as a glimpse of any other animal.
Ruby always liked laying under my bed too , I have a little bed under there for them, and when she dares try to go to what was previously HER spot, Chloe starts growling and hissing. I am awakened by this several times a night.
I don’t know what to do. I am basically a DOG PERSON that happens to love cats too. The way it is going, I may have to take Chloe back to the shelter , which is an almost certain death sentance for her, since she was 2 days away fron euthanasia when I got her, and taking her back because of these issues will narrow even farther the type of home she could be placed in.
What do I do? Am I expecting too much after just over a week? Dogs , I have had NO trouble adjusting to one another. My forst 2 cats, they hissed for 2 days, they suddenly bonded, and are now best buddies. I don’t want to take Chloe back , and I understand that she will most likely always be a quiet kitty. But she has to be misterable living like this.
Help, please, from you experienced cat people !