ickplant comments on For 2 weeks, Gizmo has only stayed in one room, too unsure to venture out. Today, he made it out of that basement room into the kitchen upstairs to eat his food! 🥹🥹🥹

For 2 weeks, Gizmo has only stayed in one room, too unsure to venture out. Today, he made it out of that basement room into the kitchen upstairs to eat his food! 🥹🥹🥹 (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world

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Gizmo is with us temporarily. His owner was evicted and had to move in with family, who are severely allergic to cats. So Gizmo’s owner could only bring her dog, and Gizmo moved in with us.

We have 2 small/medium dogs, and Gizmo was already understandably traumatized without his owner and dog brother, so he stayed close to the bed in the basement guest room. That way, safety was within reach, fast.

And today he has finally made it all the way out to the kitchen and was eating confidently.

Gizmo will be reunited with his owner and dog brother at the end of May. I hope to be a good foster for him until then. 🥹

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 5 months ago

Thank you so much, and thank you for the advice! Last time I had a cat, I was a young teenager, and I’m so excited to get some time with this guy now. I definitely want him to feel safe, and I get how predictability is a big part of that.

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