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Hi! About a month ago, my sweet cat of 15 years passed away. About 3 weeks ago, we finally decided to adopt another kitten from a shelter. I fell in love with a 4-month-old Siamese kitten(he's mixed, but predominately Siamese). The only thing is that he is semi-feral, which we knew when we took him home. The first few days he hid, of course, like most cats do when first introduced. About a week later, he really started coming out of his shell. He loves to be petted, purrs very loudly, and sometimes even sits in our lap! However, some days it seems like he has regressed. Yesterday, he was very eager to be next us, loving and purring. Today, he seemed to be skittish again. Walking up to him is still a problem with him at times. He does not like to be picked up either right now, so I've stopped trying for quite a while. He was getting a little better about walking up to him to pet him, but some days this week, he still ran from us. I'm sure he's still scared, but I'm just confused as to why most of the time he seems to be getting better, then starts acting somewhat skittish again. When he starts being skittish again, I get discouraged and frustrated, but I remember that he can't help it. Can anyone help explain why he is doing ok, then gets skittish again some days? All I know is that he wasn't at the shelter for long, and I think they said that he (as well has his siblings) were picked up by animal rescue. They did not have time to socialize much with him. Is time really the only thing we can rely on at the moment? We give him plenty of space as well, so it's not like we are constantly trying to pet and bother him. I'm at work and college for some of the day and my parents are at work, so he has a few hours to himself most of the time. We are doing our best to socialize him and help him not be afraid anymore. Any tips would be great.