to adjust to a home than might be typical. Do you have any information at all about her life prior to being in the shelter?
Last year I adopted a 17 year old cat who, after 45 minutes of exploring my small home, jumped up on the back of the couch and behaved as if she'd been here her whole life. I knew she had health issues, and alas she was only with me for three and a half weeks. But they were wonderful weeks and I have no regrets. I did know that she'd been given to the shelter after her previous owner, who was probably an older woman like me, couldn't handle the health issues. I'm glad I had her final weeks.
So a month later I took home another cat. This one came to the shelter as a stray, probably about 4 years old. She spent her first six hours with me restlessly moving around, too much on edge to settle down at all. Over time I've come to the conclusion that her first human home had men, not women, and dogs, probably large dogs. In many ways I was the wrong human to take her home. Honestly, she's still adjusting. Or may I should say we are both still getting used to each other. She's not a lap cat, or particularly cuddly at all, which is a disappointing for me. But she does mostly like being in the same room with me, and sometimes spends part of the night on my bed.
It can take, as I've learned, a surprisingly long time for human and cat to get used to each other.
Hang in there. Adopting a new furry friend is always a challenge and a joy.
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