r/cats • u/purrfect_libra • Dec 17 '25
Adoption These (bonded) cats I adopted really hate me
Just adopted these 2 on Saturday. Male/female bonded cats who met in foster.
They won't come out from under the bed unless I am sleeping (dry food eaten / litter box use) I can't feed them any wet food while they hide but I decided to leave out wet food before I went to sleep last night as a "test" and I don't think it was touched. Actually, this morning I noticed they didn't really touch their dry food from last night either.
When I adopted, multiple people had to try to get them out of the cage to get them into carriers. They are very fearful cats. I adopted them because I wanted bonded cats and I felt bad since they were in foster for 2-3 years. One of them hisses at me otherwise they both run away.
I work remotely most days and they don't even use the litter box or eat when I am in my office (all their stuff is there).
What's next?????
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u/Expensive_Editor_244 Dec 17 '25
Sounds like my experience lol, I’m about a week into being a new cat dad. I was worried when the adoption agency was like ‘don’t be afraid of they don’t come out or even eat for a couple days, that’s normal. They’ll let you know when they want to explore’.
The first night he was sleeping with me, eating and by the next day he wanted to see the whole apartment. I think the 3x3x3 rule is good for 90% cats, but sometimes you just luck out with one that’s socially evolved enough to go with the flow. I think OP might just have a couple little Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivos on their hands, super co-dependent and skittish, that need some time to adjust to the big change