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About three weeks ago I adopted two feral kittens that were rescued from a colleague‘s backyard. The boy, now named Whiskey Sourpuss, was taken to the vet and neutered. His sibling, now named Biscuit, will be going in a few days. They guessed they were about 3-4 months old. I’ve had cats before, strays, but they were older and socialized.
So at first I had them in a little nylon pen downstairs with me so they could get used to sights, sounds, and be contained. However, one night there was a jailbreak. They ended up hiding under my furniture, but they would come out to eat and drink, and used the litter box at night. Since I figured it was best to keep them a little more contained to one area, I had help getting them upstairs to their deluxe apartment in the sky! (Aka a spare room that is now all theirs!) They were pretty frightened by the transporating but have since calmed down a bit. I added one of the feliway pheromone plug-ins to the room.
I feed them a couple times a day and they do eventually come out to eat when I’m in there, but they are both still skittish. I can pet Biscuit with a little hissing, and a treat was taken out of my hand! Whiskey Sourpuss hisses and runs off and hides, and I don’t want to frighten him more by chasing him. I will sit in there with them and talk to them several times a day, and put a few treats around. They have begun to sit on the towel I sit on when I’m in the room, is that a good sign?
Sorry for the long post, but l’m just looking for some advice and hoping I’m doing the right things, and these are signs they are getting more comfortable with me. I can’t wait to snuggle them!!! Lol
So at first I had them in a little nylon pen downstairs with me so they could get used to sights, sounds, and be contained. However, one night there was a jailbreak. They ended up hiding under my furniture, but they would come out to eat and drink, and used the litter box at night. Since I figured it was best to keep them a little more contained to one area, I had help getting them upstairs to their deluxe apartment in the sky! (Aka a spare room that is now all theirs!) They were pretty frightened by the transporating but have since calmed down a bit. I added one of the feliway pheromone plug-ins to the room.
I feed them a couple times a day and they do eventually come out to eat when I’m in there, but they are both still skittish. I can pet Biscuit with a little hissing, and a treat was taken out of my hand! Whiskey Sourpuss hisses and runs off and hides, and I don’t want to frighten him more by chasing him. I will sit in there with them and talk to them several times a day, and put a few treats around. They have begun to sit on the towel I sit on when I’m in the room, is that a good sign?
Sorry for the long post, but l’m just looking for some advice and hoping I’m doing the right things, and these are signs they are getting more comfortable with me. I can’t wait to snuggle them!!! Lol