Ok, so...I have three indoor cats. One is a former outdoor stray(that someone must have left behind in a move we think). All three are under 2 yrs old. I also have 2 "barn cats". I took them in from the shelter in the city. Their "barn cat" program is for cats deemed to feral to make good pets. So they ask people who have barns available if they'll take them and let them live there. That way they have at least a shelter and some food. Like a last chance as opposed to euthanasia.
The 2 barn cats I took in were two black kittens about 3 months old at the time. This was in July. Over this time I have fed them everyday, talked to them everyday. And as they've grown up they have slowly gotten used to me. One is more scared than the other. He doesn't want to be touched but he will come close to me. The other had gotten to the point where he LOVED being pet! They're inseperable.
They were both coming inside my house to eat, hang out, play etc. So I decided to try bringing them in. That meant I had to take them to the vet. Did that (they didn't like it though) brought them home and released them in the house. They hid all day. That night the friendly one emptied his bladder on my daughter's new bed. We cleaned it and attempted to catch him. At first let me pet him but when I tried to grab him he freaked out and ran. I tried to hold on to him but he got away. So I herded him to the basement to confine him overnight. They now have reign of the house again but he won't let me near him. Is there anything i can do? Is the situation hopeless? And on top of it, they have to go back to the vet in one month for a vaccine booster. What can I do? Does this story have a bad ending?
The 2 barn cats I took in were two black kittens about 3 months old at the time. This was in July. Over this time I have fed them everyday, talked to them everyday. And as they've grown up they have slowly gotten used to me. One is more scared than the other. He doesn't want to be touched but he will come close to me. The other had gotten to the point where he LOVED being pet! They're inseperable.
They were both coming inside my house to eat, hang out, play etc. So I decided to try bringing them in. That meant I had to take them to the vet. Did that (they didn't like it though) brought them home and released them in the house. They hid all day. That night the friendly one emptied his bladder on my daughter's new bed. We cleaned it and attempted to catch him. At first let me pet him but when I tried to grab him he freaked out and ran. I tried to hold on to him but he got away. So I herded him to the basement to confine him overnight. They now have reign of the house again but he won't let me near him. Is there anything i can do? Is the situation hopeless? And on top of it, they have to go back to the vet in one month for a vaccine booster. What can I do? Does this story have a bad ending?
