Adopted a cat, but she won't eat or drink. What should I do?

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Hi my family just adopted a new cat and we have had her for 2 days but she still hasn’t had anything to eat or drink. what should I do? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Female | spayed | 10 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Give her time to get acquainted with the new family, the new surroundings and new smells in your house. Basically leave her be for a while, put out food for her and water (water needs to be about 6 ft away from the food as cats do not like to drink where they eat). find out what food she was fed where you got her from. Get some nice tasty Fancy Feast food, warm it up so the yummy aroma can be smelled by her. She will likely come out at night and eat when nobody is looking. Give her lots of time. Cats are usually very timid in new surroundings, so she will need to investigate her new home at her own speed. You can, for example, sit near where she hides and wait for her to come to you. This will often work well. Be patient. Your kitty will get adjusted soon.

Adopted a cat, but she won't eat or drink. What should I do?

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