Hi a week ago my partner wanted a new little kitten, after hours of searching for the perfect one i stummbled on this advert for a new home for 2 feral kittens, They had been found on a old railway line and was going to this ladys house for food and shelter. she had had them in her house and was trying to tame them. I belive she gave up and the advert said if she couldnt rehome them then she would have had them put to sleep.
I went and collected them paying £20, it took me nearly a hour to get the boy into my box and the girl then followed fastly.
My girlfreind thinks im a sucker for a sad story and that im proberbly wasting my time with them as she dosnt have the kitten she wanted.The first day i named them tiny as she was so small and temper as he really had a temper.
We have a 2 year old cat whom has been with us since we rescued her also, after getting them home they wouldnt leave their box so i decided what they proberbly needed was the bathroom to make their own i put their box and food,wter and litter box in their and only went in for 10 mins at a time, both were very scared and hissed at me alot, i dint go near allowing them to feel im not a threat. During the day i never heard them it was like they didnt move,the minuite i turned the light off at night it was like a party in the bathroom, they trashed it nightly lol. eventury clawing their way under the bath witch i had sealed. I was scared they wouldnt come back out and get ill under their so i lured them out with wet food left at the top of the stairs. I shut the door and put thier box at the top of the stairs with they things. Tiny will call most of the day, even venture down a few steps and i dont really see he in the box shes mostly at top of stairs calling out, I stared stroking her under her ear on the 4th day for a few seconds at a time and now she purrs and comes and sits on my knee, i feel like im making great progress with tiny the girl and she is starting to really get her confidence with me and my girlfriend. Untill the boy temper comes out of the box then she acts just like him. He will run at any movment bite when i attemt to stroke him, hiss when im sat with his sister. he has smashed our kitchen up 4 times running scared. i understand some will take alot longer to tame than others and his trust for me isnt as high as hers as i wresled him in to a box and she went willingly. I rescued these cats as I could see the poor little things put to sleep, they deserved a chance and more than anything i want to give them just that. im realy just struggling with the boy and have run out of ideas to help him. my girlfreind says we should seperate them and this would help tinys progress but i cant do that they have been together all their lifes. Any advice would be wonderfull thanks Gareth
I went and collected them paying £20, it took me nearly a hour to get the boy into my box and the girl then followed fastly.
My girlfreind thinks im a sucker for a sad story and that im proberbly wasting my time with them as she dosnt have the kitten she wanted.The first day i named them tiny as she was so small and temper as he really had a temper.
We have a 2 year old cat whom has been with us since we rescued her also, after getting them home they wouldnt leave their box so i decided what they proberbly needed was the bathroom to make their own i put their box and food,wter and litter box in their and only went in for 10 mins at a time, both were very scared and hissed at me alot, i dint go near allowing them to feel im not a threat. During the day i never heard them it was like they didnt move,the minuite i turned the light off at night it was like a party in the bathroom, they trashed it nightly lol. eventury clawing their way under the bath witch i had sealed. I was scared they wouldnt come back out and get ill under their so i lured them out with wet food left at the top of the stairs. I shut the door and put thier box at the top of the stairs with they things. Tiny will call most of the day, even venture down a few steps and i dont really see he in the box shes mostly at top of stairs calling out, I stared stroking her under her ear on the 4th day for a few seconds at a time and now she purrs and comes and sits on my knee, i feel like im making great progress with tiny the girl and she is starting to really get her confidence with me and my girlfriend. Untill the boy temper comes out of the box then she acts just like him. He will run at any movment bite when i attemt to stroke him, hiss when im sat with his sister. he has smashed our kitchen up 4 times running scared. i understand some will take alot longer to tame than others and his trust for me isnt as high as hers as i wresled him in to a box and she went willingly. I rescued these cats as I could see the poor little things put to sleep, they deserved a chance and more than anything i want to give them just that. im realy just struggling with the boy and have run out of ideas to help him. my girlfreind says we should seperate them and this would help tinys progress but i cant do that they have been together all their lifes. Any advice would be wonderfull thanks Gareth