Adopted today- what now?

[Jayna78]

We have a beautiful 3-year-old snowshoe (Claudia) that we adopted when she was (supposedly) 1-year-old. She seemed less than a year old, b/c she was smaller (by a couple of pounds), had a thinner coat, and just seemed to exhibit lots of kitten behavior.

We introduced her slowly to our other (at the time) 3 cats. Leo (God rest his beautiful soul - such a sweetheart) met her first b/c he loves all cats, and he was so good to her. The other two met her after smelling her through a door for a couple of days. She suckered us into adopting her (thank goodness - she's awesome!) as soon as we met her - we were at PetSmart when the rescue group was putting her in her cage for the first day. Anyway, she purred before we even got all the way to her cage and reached in to pet her. She was just a dream, and she has so much personality! I will say that she still acts a lot like a kitten to this day, and we know she's way past that now. I think it's just in her snowshoe personality. She's still a tiny little kitty, but her coat is very thick, which makes us think she might have some other breed in her somewhere, but she fits the snowshoe look to a tee. Her purr is unlike any other (she gets so revved up she "clicks" at us!), and she follows us around the house meeping at us all the time.

You just need to give it time. Snowshoes are wonderful creatures - you won't be sorry you brought her home.

[maggieg]

Thank you again. I still have to tell myself that it is only the first day and she has to get use to everything that we are already use to. I tried to take pictures but she would not stay sill long enough...maybe in a few days.

[Reachoutrescue]

To introduce the new snowshoe to your dilute...

Keep your new cat alone for about three to four days. Slowly offer her food or a treat everytime you go and visit her...just small portions. She will relate you with something great. Once she is okay with you, place her in a cat carrier and put her in a larger room (where your other cat is usually at). Let them hiss it out....but only do this for about 15 minutes. Then the next day, place you dilute in the carrier and place it in the room where the new kitty is. Do the same as the previous day. Do this a couple of times each. Then just open the door to the room and let nature work. It will take up to a good four months for cats to adjust to each other. Some do it sooner, some take longer. It will be okay though. Good luck!