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 Adopted
shelter or rescue group pets often have special needs because
they have been in multiple homes, abandoned, even
abused, often due to pre-existing misunderstood behavior issues.
As
the adopting pet parent, you have a GREAT opportunity to begin
on DAY ONE to establish trust,
lower stress, and establish new expectations. You are giving
your cat a fresh start. Your relationship will be your
reward as you learn
gentle, proven methods for raising a
friendly, relaxed, happy,
loving, confident adult cat companion.
You are enrolled in a Free
60 Day
Positive Cat Parenting™
ECourse
by authors,
Dr. Rolan
Tripp and Susan
Tripp, MS/P,
to help you
during a key
learning period. Take
just a few minutes
to look at each ELesson to learn
new perspectives and a game plan to help your cat adjust and to
prevent
unwanted cat behavior problems.
On DAY ONE, your cat may
be somewhat in shock. You will not see your cat's true
personality for a week or two. However, your cat is
learning about you and how life will be in the new digs.
Your challenge is to think ahead and provide your cat the same
guidelines and
expectations that you want long term. Confused? We will
help you each step of the way!
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Sadly, unwanted cat
behaviors such as
fearfulness, aggression,
destruction, and house
soiling lead to cats living
off the streets.
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Lower
stress and increase safety
with 100% Supervision
and by starting your cat
in
one
small room - for
one week - to begin the adjustment to you and a
new home.
Outfit a bathroom, laundry room
or other small area by providing:
1. Safe hiding places
- Provide a brown grocery bag or ideally a
kennel with a very
comfy bed inside
covered by a towel. Being able to hide helps lower feline
stress.
2.
Mother nature
Feliway phermones - Use a plug in
or apply spray to the area a few hours before the
cat arrives to lower stress.
Reapply spray per directions.
3. Clean litterbox
- Scoop litter twice daily. Use freezer ziplock bags to reduce odor or
use a
litter locker.
Cat attract and scoopable
litter help cats accept a new
litterbox. Make sure the sides of
the litterbox are not too high. Praise litterbox use.
3.
Exploration of a cat tree/scratching post
allows your cat to exercise, scratch
and hide. Place treats, toys, and cat nip
on the cat tree to
make it more interesting to
explore.
4. Hand feed at
least 10 kibbles and put the
rest in a
food puzzle.
Place food and fresh
water as far away from the litterbox as possible.
Consider a
cat water fountain.
5.
Exercise your cat physically
and mentally with
cat toys
that are too large to swallow.
Ping-pong balls are great cat
toys.
6.
Play with your cat by
moving a piece of rope up the
scratching post. Cats also enjoy
commercial toys that mimic
natural prey such as birds, bugs
and rodents.
There is no
physical
punishment in this ECourse. ELessons
will help you
engage your feline in fun activities that are also
positive learning experiences.
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