adopted a cat

[dieseluser07]

Hi all, adopted a cat yesterday.

Any tips to help him settle in.

Also what percentage of people like cats? I ask because if me and my partner split i wouldent want to harm my dating chances if a lot of girls hate them.

[dieseluser07]

Mubby said:

Lots of treats (mine love dreamies) and he will soon trust you and learn that you are his "dad" I say dad as you know you wont be his master right? he will be your master in no time and have you wrapped around his paw!

I think your dating percentage will increase for sure, who wouldn't like a man with a ickle fluffy wuffy puddy tat?

pic please

haha are you taking the piss with the dating thing

[dieseluser07]

stupid and insecure question but do you think a man with a cat would be a big nono for a lot of women? not that me and my partner are going to split up but if we did it would stay with me as i own the house.

[dieseluser07]

ADP68 said:

Get some feliway, which is like cat opium and chills them out. Also, I have a loc8tr, which allows me to find the pesky cat when she hides in the woods near my house.
Re dating, you may want to take a little bit of cat hair with you and make potential dates sniff the hair to see if they're allergic. Although, that may make you look a little strange.

haha yes might be a bit strange

[dieseluser07]

need some help

so as soon as the cat was home he was incredibly friendly and hasent left us alone.

only thing is he meowed all night long jumping on and off the bed trying to get our attention, up and down the stairs every other second eating his food we havent slept a wink at all

any tips?

[dieseluser07]

Jasandjules said:

It will take him a day or two to settle in. Right now he is clearly delighted with the staff he has and your service. He will notice that the food will be refilled etc and then he'll probably just lay on the bed overnight curled up asleep. This will also mean you have to learn to sleep in yoga positions....

he kept sleeping for 10 minutes then jumping on us then looking out the window then run downstairs and back up and kept meowing.

Are we supposed to just completely ignore him? because he meows quite often sometimes we go to stroke him as he is meowing so i dont know if he thinks he is being rewarded for it?

Anything i can do where i could close the door and stop him trying to scratch/get in

[dieseluser07]

Dr Mike Oxgreen said:

That's almost certainly the best thing to do. His behaviour is classic attention seeking, so if you give him attention then his behaviour is achieving exactly what he wants and therefore he'll keep doing it. Try to ignore him when he's doing something annoying, or push him away down to the bottom of the bed. He'll eventually get the idea.

push him in what way? hand on the bum?

[dieseluser07]

Patch1875 said:

Was he an outdoor cat?ours does that when he wants out.

yes but were keeping him in for a few weeks as suggested, but he was in a cage for 3 weeks so he should think himself lucky haha

[dieseluser07]

airweaz said:

All too true.

Last night i was woken up by the cat deciding to sleep next to me and stick both paws on my chin.

Its his bed and his house I just borrow space .

the cat has settled in rather well now, meows at night a bit which is annoying, trying to ignore him, likes to look out the window and make weird noise.

He is used to being outdoors but were not sure we would like him to be, would it be cruel to leave him as a house cat?