Help Your Shy and Scared Cat Gain Confidence!

Whether your cat is a closet cat, an under the bed cat, skittish, shy, or the cat your friends have never seen before because they're always hiding - this is the cat I call the Wallflower and I'm here to tell you, your Wallflower CAN be empowered to own territory and to feel secure and confident in their world. It's not a life sentence!

►Chapters
0:00 Cat Archetypes
1:17 What is a Wallflower Cat?
1:45 What can you do for you Wallflower?
2:59 Maybe you're the problem
6:20 Your cat is afraid of people

😺Products mentioned in this video

►My shirt!

►The Wallflower Bundle (For Shy Cats!)

►Air Prey Wand

►Catification

►Catify to Satisfy

►Safe Space Flower Essence

►Stress Stopper Flower Essence

😺Other Videos referenced

►Every Cat Will Play if you do it Right

►Is Your Cat AFRAID of Everyday Things?

►Calling All Cat Haters

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[heytherejenn]

My husband and I adopted a wallflower kitten a year ago. She was 4 months old and seemed like a normal friendly kitten in the shelter. When we brought her home, she became a wallflower, and it was impossible to get her from hiding under the bed or running away from us or any sound. There were nights when I would tear up, feeling sorry for her and thinking there was nothing we could do. Thank goodness I came upon Jackson's videos and followed all his advice. My husband and I spent months putting in the work, and I can say that our wallflower cat is now confident. I don't think she'll ever be a full-blown mojito cat, but that's ok because it's not her personality lol. If you're reading this and you have a kitten/cat that is scared of everything, and it seems like it's impossible to help them, I promise you it is not. It just takes a lot of work and repetition, don't give up on them. Anyways, thank you Jackson for all your videos! You helped a little kitten grow into a 1-year-old confident, playful cat.

[SquishyLeviathan]

I have a precious little rescue cat named Sweet Potato, she was so scared of everything when I first adopted her and I cried so many nights because i couldn't get her out from under my bed for days. Me and my roommate started playing with her at the edge of the bed with toys, and placing treats and water just at the rim of the bed, every day we inched her a little further out from under the bed. but every time we got her out she would sprint back under once she realized what was happening. One night I was asleep in my bed and woke up to some weight on my feet, I looked up and saw two little eyes in the darkness staring at me so I carefully switched on the light and she didn't run away, she just laid there and let me pet her and she purred up a storm. I burst out crying because it was so amazing that she finally stopped hiding from me. She's still skittish but she's never hid under the bed for long after that, she's getting more and more confident every day and she's even starting to get closer and more curious of loud things like dishwashers and dryers LOL She's such a perfect cat, so sweet and loving and she adores people. Honestly, nothing is more rewarding than owning a wallflower cat and getting them to be more confident.

[StephanieLynn]

My boy Kyo is a wallflower. He loved under the bed and closets. I slowly started keeping the closet doors closed and barricading under the bed with pillows. He began to go on top of the bed to sleep and hang out! We got another cat, Tohru, which is definitely a mojito cat. After some time, I really think our mojito cat taught our wallflower confidence through play. He even mimics some of the behaviors of the mojito cat! He's come such a long way! ❤

[pocketpixie]

I've spent the last 2.5 years making it easy for my timid wallflower to hide away 😭 realizing now, I've made her world so much smaller.
Thank goodness I found this site 🙏

[lifeisgood]

I added two kittens to my home 7 months ago, a brother/sister pair. They spent the first week under the furniture except to eat. They both gained confidence to rule the roost but the girl remained distant. I came across a video showing how to give a cat a massage down their spine. After a few of these she started coming to me and would lay down for her rub down. Now she even lets me kiss her and sleeps next to me, with her brother, every night. I’ve never had cats before and I’m so happy I’ve had the opportunity to experience life with them!

[snowfoxxie]

Jackson Galaxy- man of ultimate empathy. I mean the way he just understands cats is so amazing. “Cats aren’t dogs” indeed they are creatures of beautiful complexity. I’m an animal lover but boy do I love cats! 🥰🥰🥰 thank you for inspiring me to play with my cat more! He is certainly happier thanks to you!

[lisabelle]

My boy is the ultimate wallflower! I've never owned a kitty like this prior to this little guy. Just hearing a delivery person at the door needing a signature can be enough to send him into hiding for the entire day. We've had him 3 years now and he has been spoiled and babied and leads a life of luxury, and he still scitters across any room like he is being chased with an axe. The good news is that he makes a little progress every year. He loves me, my husband and my MIL. He loves to be brushed, and he loves to play. There's hope!

[Charuchii]

I despirately need to watch this. My cat already was kind of shy and seemed lonely, so I got a kitten. At first they got along great but now I feel like my kitten is really trying to hog me, even going as far as chasing my cat away. I try to find small moments with my cat to give him attention, but it's really hard and he always seems kind of on edge. He also really has a lot of difficulty playing, tho he does on occasion play with my kitten and seems to have a blast then. He's a sweetheart and I try to include him as much as possible but he just distances himself a lot

[edwardallenthree]

I like this division better than tree/bush. My cats are all fond of bushes, literal and figurative, and sometimes even in the middle of the room, i.e. the cardboard box, but even my meekest cat isn't a wallflower.

[NikkiBdraws]

I adopted the quintessential wallflower a couple of years ago. Took her about a month before she felt brave enough to leave my room/base camp at night, another 2 months before she left base camp during the day, and 5 more months for her to start begging me to open the door every night so she could hang out in the living room by herself. In fact, right now, she's sitting in the living room enjoying having the couch to herself. 🤣

[terrievans]

I am currently fostering a cat who is a complete wallflower!!! She lived in a cage for 6 years! Her entire life! I'm trying so hard to help her! It's definitely a challenge but she deserves a loving home

[jnmsks]

I had a wallflower cat before who was so afraid when anyone (other than my mom) came to the house. She didn't act that way otherwise. She would find the worst places to hide sometimes, too, so I'm glad you mentioned blocking off certain areas. The ability of a wallflower to find ridiculous hiding places is legendary. Unfortunately, she passed nearly 9 years ago now, and I have an older fluffy ginger who is getting shy with her old age (she's almost 14) and a sassy 9 year old torbie who is a mojito cat, even greeting all the kids on Halloween.

[susancohen]

I fostered and then ended up adopting a feral kitten. She hissed any time I was in the same room. She wouldn’t eat, wouldn’t leave her carrier and then her little corner behind the litter box. The first few nights she howled. All your advice is spot on and I did all the things you recommend but two things made the critical difference. 1. The wand toy! It was the only thing that brought her out from the corner even before she’d eat when I was anywhere nearby. 2. I brought in a second foster kitten (yes she’s mine too now). That gave her the guidance how to live with humans and even to enjoy their company.

[toffeessister]

One of the ways we desensitized our wallflower is that her sister is a mojito! If Maisie explores first and it’s safe, Lou knows she’s good to come out. ❤

[ezgivarol]

My first foster kitten was definitely a mojito cat. Super social, sassy. I got her when she was 3 weeks old, even then she was like that, she didn’t like to be touched, she was fine on her own most of the time. Now I’m fostering my second kitten a two month old boy, super clingy, shy, and super snuggly. I love them as they are, they are like people, they come with their own personalities.

[mariap]

You’re such a beautiful person Jackson. So patient with the animals.

[inferioradventurechannel]

Gotta say, I LOVE the mental image I'm getting of Uncle Sam climbing down the chimney to distribute cat treats...THIS, my friends, is the true spirit of these United States of Meowica!!!

[donnavorce]

My wallflower now invites me to play by climbing her giant cat tree. Her toy of choice is a big wool sock. Watching her lovely personality come out has been a joy. And she's so much happier now. Thanks Jackson for your helpful suggestions! Cheers

[ArwenLune]

My old lady cat arrived as a severely undersocialised youngster and never quite caught up, always stayed wary of touch she didn't initiate, but in her own way she was as confident as I think she could be: she never disappeared and always greeted people from the cat tree, loudly demanding they come over and let her sniff their hands. And she did indeed always join the human conversation circle by finding a nice spot on the mantle so she could be part of things without visitors touching her. I often wondered if there was something I could do to make her more comfortable, but maybe this was just the best version of herself she could be.

[ina]

This was a good video. My previous boy of 19 years was the king of mojito cats. He was so friendly to everyone that he even ran towards children to get pets when we were walking outside. He passed away a year ago. I now have a kitten and he was super shy in the beginning. I’ve been patient with him and getting to know him and everyday he gets a little more courage. Top tip is time. Be patient with a wallflower and eventually you’ll see results. ❤️