u/Careless-Orchid9979

I’m honestly so frustrated right now. I spent close to $400 on my Oura Ring less than four months ago. Yes, I fully understand that I lost it. That part is on me. I’m assuming it is either somewhere at home, somewhere at work, or possibly stolen from work. Either way, I know I should have been more careful.

But at the same time, for something this expensive, you would think Oura would have a better system in place to help people locate lost rings. This is not a $20 ring. It is an investment.

What really bothers me is that they seem to rely on third-party apps to help locate it, and even then, the ring has to still be charged and connected to Bluetooth for that to work. So basically, if your ring dies, you’re out of luck.

But honestly, for the price of these rings, why is there not some type of protection that prevents someone from just factory resetting a lost or stolen ring and registering it to their own account?

Someone could literally steal my ring, reset it, download the Oura app, and add it as their own. That is insane to me.

Now I’m sitting here wondering if I even want to spend money on another one, or if I should look at another option like RingConn, especially since they’re coming out with newer versions that seem to do a lot of the same things.

I loved my ring, but this whole experience has been really disappointing.

Hey everyone, looking for some advice 🐾

I wanted to share an update and get some insight. I’ve had my cat for almost 2 months now (she’s about 2 years old, foster-to-adopt). She was originally found outside a hotel, so she’s used to people being around, but she really only bonded with one person before me (her foster mom).

Her foster mom suggested I block off under the bed since that was her main hiding spot, so I did. I created a safe alternative hiding space right next to my bed where she can feel completely secure. She also has a box, a cat tower (new and slightly used), and access to the window.

Right now, she mostly chooses to hide at the bottom of the curtain behind it. This is since I blocked from under the bed.

There were two nights where she actually slept at the foot of my bed (before the cat tower), which felt like huge progress. Again, I got her a gently used cat tower (she came from a home with other cats), and I added a shirt of mine and a blanket from her foster mom to it to help with scent comfort. But since then, I feel like she’s gone back to hiding more again.

We’re coming up on almost two months, and I’ve only been able to pet her once (about two weeks ago), and that was after sitting on the floor for ~40 minutes until she came out.

She will eat in front of me and take Churu treats (even from under the bed/curtain area), but she’s still very cautious. Sometimes she hisses if I get too close, but she’s not aggressive just very unsure.

I know about the “3-3-3 rule,” and I’m really trying to be patient, but I’ll be honest I’m starting to feel anxious that maybe I’m not the right environment for her. I live alone, she’s on a routine, and I’m using Feliway.

For anyone who’s worked with shy cats… does this still sound like normal progress? Is there anything else I should be doing differently?

I really want to do right by her 🤍