I apologize if this is not the correct place to post, but I am looking for advice.As a preface, an acquaintance asked me if I was willing to take in another cat (she heard I had been thinking of getting another cat, I already have one tortie girl who is 7 months old) and I politely agreed as I was not opposed to helping a cat find a good home. It was her bosses cat. I was given very little information about the cat, only that he was un-neutered, vaccinated, and a very quiet boy. I still agreed because the owners needed to re-home him ASAP as their children were recently tested and turned out to be severely allergic to him, and were otherwise going to take him to the SPCA if I had declined. I didn't want him to end up in the shelter, and we now own him.
I had planned on getting him neutered, but I am thinking he may not be a good fit for my home and am thinking of finding another home for him to perhaps take on the task of neutering him (I am not opposed to doing it, just wondering if it would make more sense to wait as he is already over a year old anyway). He has had many accidents on the floor so far, so I bought him his own litter box that I don't let my other cat use so her scent doesn't overwhelm him. He has used it once in the 4 days he's been here, and in that one time he managed to knock it over and make a mess. I am not sure how to litter train an adult cat in this situation; he is not aggressive, but seems very uncomfortable when I tried to touch him or pick him up to lead him to his litter box. I don't want to scare him, resulting him making messes on the floor out of spite for trying to coax him. We keep his litter box immaculately clean and it is very easily accessible to him. Either the original owners neglected to tell me he wasn't litter trained, or he's still nervous (or both)
He also seems quite awkward around my other cat, which I know is normal for re-homed kitties to feel a little out of place with new fur siblings. I tried to assimilate him into the home by giving him something of hers for him to smell before coming, but they still seem very awkward around each other and it doesn't help that my 7 month old is quite rambunctious which probably overwhelms him more. He is used to other cats as he was an indoor/outdoor boy at his previous home, but my cat is a baby with a lot of energy to match.
He is a beautiful cat and I would love for him to settle in, my partner and I are trying everything we can to make sure he is comfortable (giving him space, letting him seek us out when he is ready, keeping noise to a minimum, supervising time he spends with my other cat to make sure he isn't suffering from sensory overload, etc.) but I believe he may do better in a different environment. Taking him to the shelter is my last resort, and I know it has only been 4/5 days so far, but I don't want his life to be like this as well as mine. He deserves an environment he can thrive in and be most comfortable.
Any advice would be extremely helpful! I am so torn. I really don't want him to spend months in a shelter waiting for a forever home and I don't want him to feel depressed in my house.
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