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Hi experts,
Since 3 days I'm taking care of a male kitten (neutered, had a vet visit, 100% healthy) which has been with my neighbor for around 6 weeks. She has other cats and 2 more kitten of the same litter and gave me that kitten to foster it. While she is experienced with adult cats she has not much experience with kitten. I also know the mother who I feed daily outside and who eats out of my hands meanwhile.
Now I bought a roomy cage (3 levels) for that kitten because I had it first (a week before now) in the living room and it hid behind the TV and didn't come out. Catching it after a few days was a drama (for both). So he has a top floor to hide with a hammock and a level to sit. Here I don't see him and vice versa.
On the first day in his cage he was so afraid he sat all day in the toilet box (it was clean) and I could pet him and talk silently but I could see he was terrified. Second day he got more active, moved to the top floor and I could pet him on his head gently with a toothbrush and feed him some treats from a soon and from the finger. Today he also spent most of his time on the top floor and I don't see how to make progress. The cage is in the room where I work all day, so he hears my voice (and sometimes other people over video conference) and of course I spend several hours per day to see him at the cage and talk calmly.
His ears are now mostly up and he also shouts (I guess sometimes he feels lonely as there are no other cats, sometimes he might just be angry that he's in the cage. He has been in a cage with 2 kittens though before and I think he might have more room now). Of course I want to let him out as soon as possible but for that I need a little confidence he won't just run somewhere to hide within the same second.
He has a nice view out of the window (no direct sun) I attached a few pictures of Cha-cha. Box picture was on day 1 where he clearly was terrified. I also was able to play with him meanwhile and he also plays a bit for himself.
Any advice what I can do further to establish a bond (and some hint how I can maybe touch him? He would growl at me if my hand comes closer other than for giving him a treat).
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Since 3 days I'm taking care of a male kitten (neutered, had a vet visit, 100% healthy) which has been with my neighbor for around 6 weeks. She has other cats and 2 more kitten of the same litter and gave me that kitten to foster it. While she is experienced with adult cats she has not much experience with kitten. I also know the mother who I feed daily outside and who eats out of my hands meanwhile.
Now I bought a roomy cage (3 levels) for that kitten because I had it first (a week before now) in the living room and it hid behind the TV and didn't come out. Catching it after a few days was a drama (for both). So he has a top floor to hide with a hammock and a level to sit. Here I don't see him and vice versa.
On the first day in his cage he was so afraid he sat all day in the toilet box (it was clean) and I could pet him and talk silently but I could see he was terrified. Second day he got more active, moved to the top floor and I could pet him on his head gently with a toothbrush and feed him some treats from a soon and from the finger. Today he also spent most of his time on the top floor and I don't see how to make progress. The cage is in the room where I work all day, so he hears my voice (and sometimes other people over video conference) and of course I spend several hours per day to see him at the cage and talk calmly.
His ears are now mostly up and he also shouts (I guess sometimes he feels lonely as there are no other cats, sometimes he might just be angry that he's in the cage. He has been in a cage with 2 kittens though before and I think he might have more room now). Of course I want to let him out as soon as possible but for that I need a little confidence he won't just run somewhere to hide within the same second.
He has a nice view out of the window (no direct sun) I attached a few pictures of Cha-cha. Box picture was on day 1 where he clearly was terrified. I also was able to play with him meanwhile and he also plays a bit for himself.
Any advice what I can do further to establish a bond (and some hint how I can maybe touch him? He would growl at me if my hand comes closer other than for giving him a treat).
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