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Hi,
I have NEVER owned a cat before and have no idea how to deal with 2 rescued kittens.
My girl friend and I just rescued two kittens who were part of a litter of three. These kittens were birthed by a stray cat (from which the people we got the kittens from have a kitten from her last litter). The Stray cat moved her babies to the cavity of a rock waterfall that feeds into a pool. The kittens are about 8 weeks old maybe 9. We got them on Thursday Nov. 3rd and it is now Monday. One of the kittens seems to be the dominate of the two given she hisses if you come within 3 feet of her but wont try and bite or scratch you. They would not come out of their carrier that we transported them in until later in the evening. That next day we tried to incorporate them a little by bringing them in the living room and creating a fort for them. One of them (Diesel) let a friend hold him and pet him but about 20 minutes after the friends left I tried doing the same thing with Diesel and he freaked out and got away and hid through out the apartment. So we put them back in the bathroom. I tried one more time to incorporate them to the rest of the apartment and diesel jumped out of the fort we built and the chasing in sued again. They try everything they can to get away and not let us pick them up. The other kitten (Sheba) still hisses but won't bite or scratch you. I've read a couple places to go in the bathroom and play with them or just sit so they get use to you. I have done that a few times and this past time cornered (Diesel) and wrapped him in my shirt and pet him between his ears for like 10 minutes. he got spooked and tried to jump out a couple times but he managed. The other cat just watched and fell asleep. But as soon as I set him down he bolted away again.
Really we want them to be ok and were trying to get them to trust us. Little knowledge on what to do is making me think we are going to fail and have a two constantly scared cats that don't like their owners.
BTW they use the litter box great and are eating and drinking regulary. We also have a scratching pad a few toys and a bed with some of our clothes on it.
any Idea what we should do?
Thanks you for your time,
Greg
I have NEVER owned a cat before and have no idea how to deal with 2 rescued kittens.
My girl friend and I just rescued two kittens who were part of a litter of three. These kittens were birthed by a stray cat (from which the people we got the kittens from have a kitten from her last litter). The Stray cat moved her babies to the cavity of a rock waterfall that feeds into a pool. The kittens are about 8 weeks old maybe 9. We got them on Thursday Nov. 3rd and it is now Monday. One of the kittens seems to be the dominate of the two given she hisses if you come within 3 feet of her but wont try and bite or scratch you. They would not come out of their carrier that we transported them in until later in the evening. That next day we tried to incorporate them a little by bringing them in the living room and creating a fort for them. One of them (Diesel) let a friend hold him and pet him but about 20 minutes after the friends left I tried doing the same thing with Diesel and he freaked out and got away and hid through out the apartment. So we put them back in the bathroom. I tried one more time to incorporate them to the rest of the apartment and diesel jumped out of the fort we built and the chasing in sued again. They try everything they can to get away and not let us pick them up. The other kitten (Sheba) still hisses but won't bite or scratch you. I've read a couple places to go in the bathroom and play with them or just sit so they get use to you. I have done that a few times and this past time cornered (Diesel) and wrapped him in my shirt and pet him between his ears for like 10 minutes. he got spooked and tried to jump out a couple times but he managed. The other cat just watched and fell asleep. But as soon as I set him down he bolted away again.
Really we want them to be ok and were trying to get them to trust us. Little knowledge on what to do is making me think we are going to fail and have a two constantly scared cats that don't like their owners.
BTW they use the litter box great and are eating and drinking regulary. We also have a scratching pad a few toys and a bed with some of our clothes on it.
any Idea what we should do?
Thanks you for your time,
Greg