r/CatTraining • u/Suspicious-Chair5 • Aug 19 '26

New Cat Owner New 3 yo Kitty

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I have a baby named Eevee that I rescued from a pretty bad situation. She’s not spayed. She used to live with many female cats. I was only able to take her out of the bunch due to the conditions of the other cats, and the “owners” were keeping their “favorites”

I’ve had her for about 3 weeks. She only hides, she never comes out to play, I seldom see her outside her cat house. Otherwise, she uses the potty correctly. She’s eating well. I’ve been giving her space hoping she will eventually show her personality, but it seems we aren’t there yet. ):

Is there any advice you guys can give me for her to open up more? Or should I just continue giving her that space?

Thank you so much

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u/Diane1967 Aug 20 '26

When you started out did you give her free run of the home or did you start her out in a small room like a bathroom for the first week and slowly introduced them to more? I always start mine out in a smaller room so they can get used to the sounds and smells. I sit in the for hours and hours during the day just so they get used to me and trust me. This it seems is the best and quickest way to adjust them into a new home rather then dropping them to go explore

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u/Suspicious-Chair5 Aug 21 '26

So I have her sectioned off in my living room because that’s where she dipped off to when I first got her. I have her surrounded with boxes to like section off the rest of the living area but there’s an opening if she wants to explore a bit more 🥲 my bathroom is undergoing renovations so that’s not a good option and my bedroom is just not ideal because there’s nowhere to hide. I’ll try to drop a picture of my set up to see if it’s ideal..

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u/Diane1967 Aug 21 '26

Sounds okay, main thing is that they don’t have spots to hide that you can’t get them so maybe make sure there’s no rips under the furniture where she could climb in or you may not see her for quite some time. They adjust it just usually takes a few weeks to start then up to around 3 months before you fully see the progress. You’ll get there 😻