# New cat always hiding: Is this normal?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 10, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-always-hiding-is-this-normal/524347 "2010-01-10T02:03:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-always-hiding-is-this-normal/524347/41 "2013-07-12T04:40:47Z")

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FYI, I’m the OP, and the cat got over it.

She now hangs around with us, sits on the couch next to us, and loves being petted on the belly 🙂

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**Author:** ![Francis\_Vaughan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/francis_vaughan/32/3093_2.png) [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-always-hiding-is-this-normal/524347/42 "2013-07-12T07:08:19Z")

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Excellent 🙂 Thanks for letting everyone know. Nice to hear when things work out.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-always-hiding-is-this-normal/524347/43 "2013-07-12T17:27:55Z")

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> [@Fuddy](#):
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> this sounds just like the cat we recently got always sneaking into small spaces like under the workings of a recliner chair,My query is how long do we keep her inside its been a week now and she is dying to escape

At the risk of turning this thread into an “inside cat/outside cat” debate, is there a reason you need to let your cat go outside? Outdoor cats are a nuisance to your neighbours, they are in serious danger of being hit by cars, eaten by predators, and picking up diseases (and picking up a bad case of kittens, if they aren’t spayed or neutered), and in my city, it’s against the law.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-always-hiding-is-this-normal/524347/44 "2013-07-13T01:33:21Z")

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Another excellent reason to keep your cat in: [Cats kill up to 3.7B birds annually](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/)

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