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I was hoping you all could give me some advice I just adopted 2 - 5 month old domestic longhairs littermates, male & female. They were born in the garage and kept their their entire lives not really socialized basically just being fed...the person who we got them from said that they are sweet once they get to know you but still very shy
Sorry for the awful pictures they were still slightly damp from their bath and since they're still so scared I wasn't able to get a good picture but here they are, as yet unnamed...
Today is the first day with us and they seem absolutely terrified...they didn't even put up a fight when I give them a bath which I had to do considering they were so scared they soiled themselves in their carrier on the way home.
So my two questions for you is how do I go about litter box training them as well as getting them used to the idea of being a pet and comfortable with us?
I feel so bad for these poor kittens right now they are curled up in the bathroom behind the toilet and have been there for hours huddled together.
I have them in the bathroom for now until we get their fleas & ear mites under control and the start showing interest in the litter box is this the right thing to do?
The female is terrified so much so she isn't eating the male is eating and it seems slightly friendlier but not by much. They both are under weight but not worryingly so.
We also have a nearly 17 month old daughter so the kittens will have to get used to her as well.
Thank you for any guidance.
Sorry for the awful pictures they were still slightly damp from their bath and since they're still so scared I wasn't able to get a good picture but here they are, as yet unnamed...
Today is the first day with us and they seem absolutely terrified...they didn't even put up a fight when I give them a bath which I had to do considering they were so scared they soiled themselves in their carrier on the way home.
So my two questions for you is how do I go about litter box training them as well as getting them used to the idea of being a pet and comfortable with us?
I feel so bad for these poor kittens right now they are curled up in the bathroom behind the toilet and have been there for hours huddled together.
I have them in the bathroom for now until we get their fleas & ear mites under control and the start showing interest in the litter box is this the right thing to do?
The female is terrified so much so she isn't eating the male is eating and it seems slightly friendlier but not by much. They both are under weight but not worryingly so.
We also have a nearly 17 month old daughter so the kittens will have to get used to her as well.
Thank you for any guidance.