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Hi everyone! I recently started a thread about a family of feral cats and kittens that we've been feeding and successfully TNR'd.
Unfortunately, one of the 3 kittens was run over on Saturday. It has been extremely hard for us. We really love these cats and were considering taking them in, but 3 would have been really difficult for us.
After Cookie was run over, the boyfriend and I immediately decided to take the 2 kittens in. It was really easy to get Patches. He lets us pet him and all we had to do was pick him up and place in in our spare room. He howled a little at night, but he has become very comfortable.
Two days later, we brought his brother Alpha in by baiting him with food into our room. We're a bit worried about him. It's been 48 hours and he's still hiding. We have a big cat tree, scratching posts, food, water, kitty litter, and toys for them to play with. Of course Patches has taken a liking to everything and has been using the kitty litter. Alpha, on the other hand, has been hiding behind the cat tree and now that we've put a bed against the wall, he's been hiding behind the bed.
I understand this will take time. They're both roughly 10 months old. When they were outside, they played together all day and were literally attached to the hip.
I want to hear some tips, tricks, and encouraging words that will ease our minds about Alpha adjusting in time. We live in a 3 bedroom house and have 2 other house mates (my sister and her boyfriend). Patches is comfortable enough to let them pet him.
What steps should be taken? My sister and her boyfriend came into the room yesterday and Alpha has become more scared after seeing them. He was about to play with our toys until the two of my housemates came in and since then he's continued to hide.
I truly appreciate any advice. Thank you!
Unfortunately, one of the 3 kittens was run over on Saturday. It has been extremely hard for us. We really love these cats and were considering taking them in, but 3 would have been really difficult for us.
After Cookie was run over, the boyfriend and I immediately decided to take the 2 kittens in. It was really easy to get Patches. He lets us pet him and all we had to do was pick him up and place in in our spare room. He howled a little at night, but he has become very comfortable.
Two days later, we brought his brother Alpha in by baiting him with food into our room. We're a bit worried about him. It's been 48 hours and he's still hiding. We have a big cat tree, scratching posts, food, water, kitty litter, and toys for them to play with. Of course Patches has taken a liking to everything and has been using the kitty litter. Alpha, on the other hand, has been hiding behind the cat tree and now that we've put a bed against the wall, he's been hiding behind the bed.
I understand this will take time. They're both roughly 10 months old. When they were outside, they played together all day and were literally attached to the hip.
I want to hear some tips, tricks, and encouraging words that will ease our minds about Alpha adjusting in time. We live in a 3 bedroom house and have 2 other house mates (my sister and her boyfriend). Patches is comfortable enough to let them pet him.
What steps should be taken? My sister and her boyfriend came into the room yesterday and Alpha has become more scared after seeing them. He was about to play with our toys until the two of my housemates came in and since then he's continued to hide.
I truly appreciate any advice. Thank you!
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