I have a cat

Just adopted a 5 yo cat. Before he was living in a family of 5 peeps. When they brought him the first time he was scared to death all he is doing is hiding I also noticed some black dots coming out from him, his hand was injured I didn’t understand at first, he was infested with flea and he was irritated all the time.
Now he is still hiding he only gets out to eat or to go to the bathroom and only when I am not around.
I don’t know what should I do really I feel bad for him, one thing I am sure about he was not well treated in the former family he was living with.

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Onestarlitnight

He needs a flea bath then get him flea repellent drops, you can get it at Walmart or any pet store. One squirt on the skin behind his head and he’ll be free of fleas for 3 months or more and the drops will kill any eggs that are on him.

To check for fleas look through his fur at his skin, if you don’t see any fleas take a wet paper towel and wipe vigorously around the base of his tail.
If the towel is reddish or blackish then he has fleas.
Fleas constantly bite and can make him very sensitive and skittish because of the anxiety and stress.