| Re: Shy Cats Being young, it shouldn't be too long before they become used to you.
Be patient. Offer them some canned food (just a little as a treat) and pet them while they eat. Have some catnip toys available.
The big suggestion is to purchase some Feliway Comfort Zone which is a plug-in device filled with phermones. They make cats feel happy and less stressed. These phermones are naturally produced in a cat's facial glands and they use them to mark territory.
Feliway Comfort Zone is a little expensive but well worth the money.
If you can't afford it, go to your local health food store and purchase some Bach Flower Remedy: Rescue Remedy. Place a couple drops in their mouth or put some in the water. Rescue Remedy is a homeopathic anti-stess remedy for humans and animals.
You'll have to give either (or both) of these methods at least 2 weeks (up to 4 weeks) to start working. Used in conjuction with the other things I told you about, you should have happy kittens in no time.
Don't expect them to ever be completely friendly with anyone but you though. I had a stray rescued at 4 months and she was a one person cat. It took her almost 9 years to let my hubby touch her without having to trap her first but she would come to me with no problem.
Good luck!
Michelle :O |