My newly adopted cat won't eat, drink, or come out of hiding.

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I adopted an 8 year old cat. He has a history of anorexia. I’ve had him for 24 hours. He slept with me and has been surprisingly friendly considering how shy his nature is. He hasn’t eaten more than a couple of bites of food and I’m not sure if he’s had water. Now he won’t come out from hiding spots which I’m guessing is because he’s annoyed with me for using a wash cloth on him earlier (he has lots of dandruff and doesn’t smell the best but the cleaning helped) Do you have an recommendations?

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

He may be annoyed you wiped him off, cats don't like any kind of baths! I'd just leave him be for now, and leave out some canned food with water added. He should come out in a bit, once he's done being annoyed.

My newly adopted cat won't eat, drink, or come out of hiding.

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