Two new kittens - help!

room512

Well we got Claudia in the cat box and to the vet so stress is over for two weeks until we have to take them both for their vaccinations! They are still scared but managing to get a stroke in whilst they're eating.
Claudia's eye is now better so we don't need to try to get drops in (not that we managed any!) Think because she had over half of the treatment before we had her that was enough. We were keeping an eye on her eye though and if it had looked poorly we would have taken her back to the vets earlier. Now just the return to work on Monday (don't want to leave them as it's more fun playing with them!)
Thanks again for all the help with how to get her in the cat box. She climbed in to play and we shut the door. Easy!

seven-day-weekend

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I'd give it time. When we adopted a couple of youngish cats, they didn't appear from the airing cupboard for nearly a fortnight!

Ours were the same, but under the sofa

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Ours were the same, but under the sofa

One of mine chose the warming drawer of the cooker for his first 4 hours in his new home. Mainly because it took 4 hours to find him.

Could have been worse, though, a neighbour lost her kitten up the chimney for a day.

no1catman

Find something to pet them with at a distance, a kitchen spatula, a paintbrush, something which they will enjoy being smoothed or scratched by, while you are able to have a little distance. As they get used to it and enjoy it, then gradually it's a finger then a hand etc.
Or give them a card-board box they can hide in, but use it as a play area e.g. pencil in the corner - a flash of paw - while their are enjoying this play, they begin to associate 'fun' with your voice.