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5 Month Olds are still Scared. Boyfriend is now scared too!
so it's been 6 days since we've had the 5 month old brothers and they are
still really scared and not affectionate. they lived at a shelter most of their lives so I don't know exactly how much human touch they had. they don't hiss at us but they don't let me pet them unless they are way under the tub and I'm stretched to my max. if I play with them for an hour with the toy they love and then slowly put my hand under the tub they will purr and stick their chin out for scratching. but that has only happened 2 times. most of the time if we move or make any noise they run and hide. One of them is a bit more adventurous than the other. anyhow. My boyfriend is afraid they will always be skittish and is talking about taking them back and getting one younger kitten instead. I'd hate to take them back. we are also concerned because we were planning on having them be indoor/outdoor cats but everyone seems to think we should keep them inside. we don't want to live with the smell of kitty litter (we have a tiny house) I'm so nervous that they aren't going to be affectionate. and if they aren't I won't be able to convince my boyfriend that we should keep them. I'm embarrassed that we aren't better at this- any and all thoughts/advice are welcome. -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200608/1 |
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