The New Kitten

Coda is doing well. Upon being released from the carrier into the cat-room, he immediately sought a spot in which to hide. He at first chose the hooded litter-box, but I couldn’t have that. Then he tried the windows, but they offered no escape. He eventually settled on the narrow spaces behind the bookcases. He periodically switches from one to the other.

But he comes out. He spent some of the night meowing at the closed door of the cat-room and reaching underneath it. When I came in this morning, he was out. He didn’t panic upon seeing me, but neither did he want to be seen, so he quickly hid again. Later, I caught him on top of one of the bookcases.

More importantly, he has eaten and used the litter-box, the latter for both types of waste. He isn’t eating as much as a kitten should, but I think the prime time for his meals for the next little while will be the dark hours. He will feel safer at night, so I will give him a larger supply of soft-food to consume then. He also has a bowl of hard-food, in which he has not shown interest.

So far, though, he is acting as most shy cats would in a new and frightening environment. I don’t think he’s feral at all, and will come around soon. But there is no hurry, and he will set the pace.