Hi - i'm new here and need some help please...
i adopted a kitten from a cat charity and picked her up on wednesday (dec 22). She was 14 weeks old then turns out she was born to a mum who was hyper protective and the mom wouldn't really let anyone near her kittens. the charity looking after them had trouble getting the mum to allow them access to the kittens - getting bitten and scratched, but they did get them to the vet etc and had their shots before we picked her up.
read all the tips here first so we set up a sanctuary room and left the carrier in their when we got her home to let her come out on her own. it took about 24 hours for her to come out and explore but she now does so. eats from the bowl and uses the litter tray.
but she cries all the time - like loudly - and will hiss and growl if i try and come near her. have spent all my time on the floor following the tips.
yesterday (day 3!) i managed to get her to come forward enough to eat a bit of food off my finger but that's the best i've done and it's not something she does all the time now. just that once.
when i come in to the room, if she's out, she runs back into her safe space (carrier). If i can get her to come out with play toys she'll play but won't let me approach her. If i, or anyone else, tries to touch her or even reach towards her she backs off, growls and hisses madly. clearly very scared.
She spends a lot of time just crying out - especially at night (I sleep on the floor to try and comfort her but still won't come near me). Seems she wants comfort but won't let me give it to her. Its so sad and I'm reality worried now as it's been 5 days.
i think i've done everything people suggest on here, but can anyone who might have had the same issue let me know if there's anything else i can do or whether there might be something wrong? I just want to hold my new kitten and love her but i can't...please help! Thanks
i adopted a kitten from a cat charity and picked her up on wednesday (dec 22). She was 14 weeks old then turns out she was born to a mum who was hyper protective and the mom wouldn't really let anyone near her kittens. the charity looking after them had trouble getting the mum to allow them access to the kittens - getting bitten and scratched, but they did get them to the vet etc and had their shots before we picked her up.
read all the tips here first so we set up a sanctuary room and left the carrier in their when we got her home to let her come out on her own. it took about 24 hours for her to come out and explore but she now does so. eats from the bowl and uses the litter tray.
but she cries all the time - like loudly - and will hiss and growl if i try and come near her. have spent all my time on the floor following the tips.
yesterday (day 3!) i managed to get her to come forward enough to eat a bit of food off my finger but that's the best i've done and it's not something she does all the time now. just that once.
when i come in to the room, if she's out, she runs back into her safe space (carrier). If i can get her to come out with play toys she'll play but won't let me approach her. If i, or anyone else, tries to touch her or even reach towards her she backs off, growls and hisses madly. clearly very scared.
She spends a lot of time just crying out - especially at night (I sleep on the floor to try and comfort her but still won't come near me). Seems she wants comfort but won't let me give it to her. Its so sad and I'm reality worried now as it's been 5 days.
i think i've done everything people suggest on here, but can anyone who might have had the same issue let me know if there's anything else i can do or whether there might be something wrong? I just want to hold my new kitten and love her but i can't...please help! Thanks