Thread: Hank.. is he home yet? Where are the photos? :D

Looking forward to the first pics of baby Hank in his new home!

Hi guys!

Well, we got Hank back home now, all went well and so excited that he's here. But..... he hasnt stopped 'crying' / 'meowing' since we got back. We've let him explore etc and left him to get to know his surroundings, but it's quite upsetting hearing him pining for his other family. He's such a vocal cat... not sure if anyone of you experienced this too when bringing a Maine Coon to his new home.

He's not scared of us which is a good thing, but coz its such an unfamiliar place I think he's really overwhelmed. I know he'll get over it in time, but it's quite upsetting.

I dont think I'll take pics yet as I dont want to scared him even more haha.

Ria; Delighted to hear hank is home

The lady who we bought Winston from, told us it was normal for the kitten to cry for abit after he left his home. Winston cried for about 30 mins in the car before settling down though I felt it was better that he was on my lap as I was able to pet him and reassure him.

Perhaps a little TLC for a while, put on some classical music (We played classical music on the radio on the journey home last week!) and just stroke him gently to reassure him . I have no doubt that this evening or tomorrow he will be well settled.

It depends from kitten to kitten... But I'm sure it will be all right after he's gotten used to his new home!
I haven't had any experience with this kind of situation, since there were always other cats around to comfort the new kitten in its new home.

Anyway: Maine Coons are very vocal cats even when they're not "whining". They love to "talk" to everyone and everything around the house. So you'll have to get used to that as well.

At the start we had a bit of crying from both of ours on the journey home. Then every now and again they would start up again. Of course, we did have a long journey home (5+hrs) and they were in seperate carriers away from home for the first time. I know what you mean when you say its upsetting. I just wanted to explain to them both that everything was going to be fine, but I dont speak 'Maine Coon' and they dont speak English, so I was pretty stuck. :(

At home, they cried a bit but not too much to be honest. As we came home with two, they normally only made noise when they were seperate from each other. As soon as they found each other again they stopped.

With ours, (been here 4 days now) they have settled really well and, as Karol said, one of our two (Storvenn) likes to 'talk'
Personally I think its awesome, but then there are times when its not quite so awesome.. 1am in the morning a few days ago, Storvenn decided to have a 'talk' on in the hallway. I ended up getting up and going downstairs to sleep in the same room as him. Last night he was 'head butting' my daughter to wake her up at 3am for 'play time'.

We've not had any 'I miss home' crying at all that I can tell from the last three days. They have both settled in really well.

I sure Hank will have plenty of love and affection showered over him in the next few days to enable him to settle in nicely.

Thanks for your advice guys. Well at the moment he's found a 'safe' spot upstairs behind the washing basket, we hear an occasional 'meow' and he answers back when we talk to him. So plenty of reassurance and strokes when he comes near us. I held him for a while and he let me stroke him for a little bit, which I think is a good sign.

Our 2 year old is back home from his grandparents and he's taken to Hank already. The thing is he wants to play but Hank doesnt. But he's been gentle and nice to him which is lovely to see. *phew*

He hasn't eaten, drank or used his litter tray since we brought him home, I would guess this is due to all the change. Were just waiting for our 2 year old to go to bed in a couple of hours, then Dave and I are going to sit down with him in the living room and give him lots of fuss and playtime.

Just back from the shops and popped into see how Hank was doing.
Winston did not use his litter tray until the following morning after he had arrived.He just did a "small job".
He didn't do a "big job" until Monday morning and we were very relieved to see "the gift" left on his litter tray that morning
Ever since then he has used his litter tray regularly. We also gave him a special treat when we discovered he used the tray and heaped lots of praise on him.
Now I know what Mums & Dad's go through with potty training

Glad to hear Hank is home Ria. Its always hard hearing them cry but he will have settled by tomorrow I'm sure. Our dogs cried a lot when they came home as 8 week old puppies - it's such a frightening experience for them but after a night they seems to settle, once they realise how much you love them and no harm is going to come to them. I hope you have a good time playing with him tonight when your ?son goes to bed. I will look forward to seeing photos when you feel the time is right.

Well.... Im sooo tired! We finally managed to make him feel more comfortable at the end of last night and he came down to have a little explore of the kitchen and living room. I can tell that he trusts us now, he's just very wary of our home because it's much bigger and of course different than what he was used to.

My son was sick last night (temperature/cold) so I was up most of the night, plus Hank was also 'crying' early this morning, I think he just wanted company. So at 4 am this I came downstairs bleary eyed and laid down on the sofa. He watched me for a little while and then he came for a snuggle and we both went to sleep until about 6.

So Im very tired, hardly had any sleep, but very happy that Hank is feeling more comfortable, he even sat with us in the living room this morning watching TV!

He still hasn't eaten/drank or gone toilet, but Im not worried, he'll do it when he's ready.

I could do with a sleep tho!