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No, some cats will walk into a new house take one look and spot a comfy chair to settle on. Others are still skittish after weeks, months, even years. There's no right or wrong except to give them time and space, never block off access to their chosen safe area, provide all material things and be g...

True, but what also caught my attention is he is also biting my hand when I try to give him cuddles. So I'm keeping two options in mind, its either him being territorial or just fear of abandonment. It has been 8 days since he came over so maybe he needs a little bit more time to settle in and this ...

I was thinking about the same, it can be very much that he is afraid I might disappear, whenever I walk around his tail is up and it quivers like he is getting overly excited so yeah, the same thing crossed my mind, his previous family told me he didn't like them getting dressed and getting to leave...

No, play in cats can look very realistic and their apparently casual walk or sit can actually be very threatening, aggressive, or the playful pretence of those. I'm wondering if it might help if you watch some You-tube compilations of "cats being jerks" or "cats vs dogs" - the o...

I have seen that sort of pouncing on feet and legs and play fighting with them from a young cat who was missing his lost companion. He was used to always having someone to play with, and redirected all that pent up energy onto ambushing my sister's ankles (she was understandably Not Amused). In our...

Thank you so much for the reply, yeah I'm trying my best to understand his behavior and to work on improving it. I tried that approach before where I kneel down to his level and try to cuddle him, he ended up holding my hand and biting it. Regarding the curling the legs and rubbing them right befor...

Thank you so much for the reply, yeah I'm trying my best to understand his behavior and to work on improving it. I tried that approach before where I kneel down to his level and try to cuddle him, he ended up holding my hand and biting it. Regarding the curling the legs and rubbing them right before...

Hello everyone, I recently adopted a 1 year old cat from another family who couldn't take care of him anymore (Today marks a week). The first 3 days were as they are supposed to, he hid in the bathroom and came out occasionally, now he is more confident and walks around the house and comes at me for...