Moosmom I am really sorry to read about the turmoil you and Casey are going through right now. Isn't it amazing how sensitive, smart and "in tune" our kitties are with their surroundings! So many people have offered really good advice here and prayers. Praying is about all I can do because I can't improve on the advice.

I share your concern because I had a similar experience. When we brought Bella, (standard poodle) into our home both of my cats at first reacted really strangely. They had grown up with dogs but there hadn't been a dog in the house in over two years before she came. Andy went down to the basement and "lived" there for a couple of weeks. Fortunately that's where the litter box and food are kept so I wasn't too worried about him. Trevor, on the other hand, "lived" under the bed upstairs. This behavior really upset me because it was so unlike Trev. I can remember laying alongside of the bed and pleading with him to come out and eat (I brought food and a litter box up to the bedroom) and on a couple of occasions actually cried while talking to him, telling him I was sorry that I had upset him so. You can't imagine the joy I felt when I started seeing missing food in the bowl and "things" in the litterbox. Eventually both of them got over their initial fright and now all is well. It may take a little time for Casey to feel safe, (it was about 2 weeks for my boys) but with our prayers I do think he will get over this. Of course it goes without saying you are also in our prayers for the perfect job. {{{HUGS}}}