I am worried about my sweeties
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I am worried about my sweeties
| Mon, 06-28-2004 - 6:20pm |
Jasmine and Kira are still hiding from the ceiling fans I had installed a week ago, even tho I haven't turned them on since last Monday. Jasmine was a semi-feral kitten we got almost 5 years ago, who "lived" under the couch for the first month. Back then she did come out at night to eat and use the litter box. She has made lots of progress, but has always been very skittish and I see her hiding under the bed as a regression. Now she will not come out at all, and I finally resorted to putting food and water under there.
Kira Sage has been hanging out in the cellar for the past week, only coming to the top of the stairs to eat and look fearfully around the corner at the fan in the living room
Oliver and Selena came around after the first day or so and are fine. I checked out the suggested links, which explained that cats may see ceiling fans as hawks waiting to descend upon them, but still don't know what to do. Will it just take time? Should I force the issue by leaving the food in its usual place, or will they really starve themselves for fear that these "predators" are going to kill them?
Kira Sage has been hanging out in the cellar for the past week, only coming to the top of the stairs to eat and look fearfully around the corner at the fan in the living room
Oliver and Selena came around after the first day or so and are fine. I checked out the suggested links, which explained that cats may see ceiling fans as hawks waiting to descend upon them, but still don't know what to do. Will it just take time? Should I force the issue by leaving the food in its usual place, or will they really starve themselves for fear that these "predators" are going to kill them?

I am wishing you & your babies all the best. Keep us posted. :-)
Suzy