Leaving my sphynx alone!

[Elycia]

I recently moved out of my parents house and i have a 10 month old sphynx. Since I have had her she hasn't been alone because someone has always been home. I now live alone and I am scared to bring her over because I work a lot and do overnights. Will she become depressed from being alone especially during my overnight shifts? I'm not sure how well sphynx kittens adjust. any ideas/advice?

 

[Yoda mom]

@Elycia , Congrats on your new place
I am sure others with shift work will and one sphynx households will Chime in-
I know mine sleep at night -

As long as I wear them out with Dabird play etc during the day they could probably careless if I was home as long as they had their wake blanket at night -
I do leave on a radio or TV when I leave the house -
Perhaps interactive timer laser like toys by frolicat may help
- definitely toys without strings if unattended
Like really like the cat dancer toy - I put it a door knob - it's heavy gauge wire I even put a slotted ball attached to it -

I hear them batting at it in the day time too

Just got a pet stages ball tower toy at chewy - lol they were up at night playing with it round and round I heard it lol
There is a Bergan lighted ball catch chaser ring too good for night time !


As long as lots of loving , play , mind stimulating stuff and blanket throws , tv radio on , I think she is young would get used to the new schedule

 

[oliveandalex]

I always worry when I leave my kitten at home, but honestly I'm pretty sure she just sleeps all day. I usually worry she gets lonely and will cry and bother the neighbours but today I had to run home about 15 minutes after leaving for work (forgot my phone!) and when I went back to the apt, she was just chilling on her cat tree and looked over at me like "Oh, you're here?"

I'm sure your cat will adjust! She's still so young that I think she will be fine.

 

[Elycia]

Thanks so much! That makes me feel a lot better. I feel like such a bad mom leaving her but I'm sure she would just sleep the whole time anyways. I'm definitely going to take a trip to the pet store and pick up a whole bunch of toys for her

 

[Hairless Blessing]

You can always let your parents babysit :happy:

 

[Lickleone]

She will adjust I had my first Sphynx alone for a long while and I worked and did shifts at time and he was fine I just made sure loads of toys were out and made sure when I got home no matter how tired I was that I spent quality time with him he was find happy and well asjusted

 

[AMEDooley]

Anubis is an only cat and my kids and I are gone all day long. He seems fine like he's cool with it. He does love on me once I get home, and is usually waiting at the door for me. I'm sure you'll be fine once she adjusts to it.

 

[ellylell]

For now, Goblin is an only cat. I'm a teacher so I work all day (sometimes quite late) and stay home with him on the weekends. I find that he's a very scheduled cat - he has times for waking up, eating, pooping, napping, and when it's time for everyone in the apartment to go to bed I find that as long as his daily "play time" an hour after I get home is taken care of no matter what day it is, he does pretty good. On the weekends I am at home all day, and my boyfriend is here some days during the week and he sleeps and cuddles unless someone starts playing with him- but unless it's 6:30 play time, he doesn't act like a crazy cat