new 5 month old brothers are scared

My boyfriend and I just adopted 2 five month old kitties today. we put them
in the bathroom with litter, food, a bed and some toys. they have been hiding
under the tub all day. we reached in a pulled them out a couple of times and
they stayed ont he couch with us for about 5 minutes. I started reading about
feral cats- the vet found them with abandoned but I don't know how young they
were. I'm worried that 5 months is too old and they won't be happy and
socialized well. did I make a mistake. should we have gotten younger kittens.

is it ok to let them roam around while we're home and then shut thier door
when we're out or should we just keep thier door shut all the time and go in
and lie on the floor and try to pet them as much as we can. we want happy
cuddly kitties!
thanks!

PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE

Think about this you are a young child that was ripped from their home
and shoved into a new situation would you not be nervous. 5 months is
fine I have seen old feral changed before just give it time love and
patience is the words to live by


For the next couple days keep the door shut let them get used to the
surroundings make sure you keep visiting them and loving them Later on
let them explore when they are calmed down a bit

Thank you for taking the little ones in make sure if you have any
question don't hesitate to ask

But please make sure vaccinations, neutering and FIV test are done

"LM007" u24697@uwe wrote in message news:6401b6140e9aa@uwe...
My boyfriend and I just adopted 2 five month old kitties today. we put
them
in the bathroom with litter, food, a bed and some toys. they have been
hiding
under the tub all day. we reached in a pulled them out a couple of times
and
they stayed ont he couch with us for about 5 minutes. I started reading
about
feral cats- the vet found them with abandoned but I don't know how young
they
were. I'm worried that 5 months is too old and they won't be happy and
socialized well. did I make a mistake. should we have gotten younger
kittens.

is it ok to let them roam around while we're home and then shut thier door
when we're out or should we just keep thier door shut all the time and go
in
and lie on the floor and try to pet them as much as we can. we want happy
cuddly kitties!
thanks!

My boyfriend and I just adopted 2 five month old kitties today. we put them
in the bathroom with litter, food, a bed and some toys. they have been hiding
under the tub all day. we reached in a pulled them out a couple of times and
they stayed ont he couch with us for about 5 minutes. I started reading about
feral cats- the vet found them with abandoned but I don't know how young they
were. I'm worried that 5 months is too old and they won't be happy and
socialized well. did I make a mistake. should we have gotten younger kittens.

is it ok to let them roam around while we're home and then shut thier door
when we're out or should we just keep thier door shut all the time and go in
and lie on the floor and try to pet them as much as we can. we want happy
cuddly kitties!
thanks!


NO YOU DID NOT MAKE A MISTAKE.

Just give them time and do not rush them !!!! As the other poster
said just let them come around in their own time and they will. They
have each other to keep company and play with and eventually they will
come to see you as a friend and start coming to you.

After they learn where their food and litter box is I would just leave
the door open and let them venture out on their own into the rest of
the house. They may wait until night when all is queit and dark to
explore at first and when they see nothing will hurt them they will
get braver.

My oldest hid under the sofa for the first week I had her and only
came out at night even though she knew me from when I took her in as
pregnant and was around her at my daughters before bringing her here.
Then one night I was sleeping on sofa and awoke to find her looking in
my face.


My furbabies

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On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:27:05 +0000, LM007 wrote:

My boyfriend and I just adopted 2 five month old kitties today. we put
them in the bathroom with litter, food, a bed and some toys. they have
been hiding under the tub all day. we reached in a pulled them out a
couple of times and they stayed ont he couch with us for about 5
minutes. I started reading about feral cats- the vet found them with
abandoned but I don't know how young they were. I'm worried that 5
months is too old and they won't be happy and socialized well. did I
make a mistake. should we have gotten younger kittens.

If they really were feral kittens - who had never had positive human
contact - there is no way you would have pulled them out from under the
tub with significant damage.

As others have responded ... give them time. Since they do have each
other, they may take a little longer to warm up to you than a single cat
would. But, imo, that's way outweighed by the fact that they will provide
companionship for each other when you're away/busy.

is it ok to let them roam around while we're home and then shut thier
door when we're out or should we just keep thier door shut all the time
and go in and lie on the floor and try to pet them as much as we can. we
want happy cuddly kitties!
thanks!

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:59:05 -0400, Ann wrote:
Oops ... that should be withOUT significant damage.
On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:27:05 +0000, LM007 wrote:

My boyfriend and I just adopted 2 five month old kitties today. we put
them in the bathroom with litter, food, a bed and some toys. they have
been hiding under the tub all day. we reached in a pulled them out a
couple of times and they stayed ont he couch with us for about 5
minutes. I started reading about feral cats- the vet found them with
abandoned but I don't know how young they were. I'm worried that 5
months is too old and they won't be happy and socialized well. did I
make a mistake. should we have gotten younger kittens.

If they really were feral kittens - who had never had positive human
contact - there is no way you would have pulled them out from under the
tub with [without] significant damage.

As others have responded ... give them time. Since they do have each
other, they may take a little longer to warm up to you than a single cat
would. But, imo, that's way outweighed by the fact that they will provide
companionship for each other when you're away/busy.

is it ok to let them roam around while we're home and then shut thier
door when we're out or should we just keep thier door shut all the time
and go in and lie on the floor and try to pet them as much as we can. we
want happy cuddly kitties!
thanks!

They'll be fine. Right now they have each other so are clinging
together for comfort. At least they're not hostile to you. One of my
adopted kittens (I rescued him off a tree he was stuck in) was so wild
that he hid under the bed for a week and hissed at me if I got close.
Couldn't pick him up without protecting my hands. But he grew to trust
me and became a lovely pet. Not the very cuddly sort, but independent,
affectionate and very intelligent.

Even kittens that have been pampered their whole lives can be shy when
first coming to a new home. When I got my kitty from the breeder at
4-1/2 months he hid in his litter box for 2 days before coming out. The
breeder let us know about this too, she said her kitties usually took a
week before becoming total lovebugs (mine jumped in my lap at day four,
ahead of schedule.)

I guess I am just repeating what everyone else has already said about
just having patience ^_^

Ann wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:27:05 +0000, LM007 wrote:

My boyfriend and I just adopted 2 five month old kitties today. we put
them in the bathroom with litter, food, a bed and some toys. they have
been hiding under the tub all day. we reached in a pulled them out a
couple of times and they stayed ont he couch with us for about 5
minutes. I started reading about feral cats- the vet found them with
abandoned but I don't know how young they were. I'm worried that 5
months is too old and they won't be happy and socialized well. did I
make a mistake. should we have gotten younger kittens.

If they really were feral kittens - who had never had positive human
contact - there is no way you would have pulled them out from under the
tub with significant damage.

As others have responded ... give them time. Since they do have each
other, they may take a little longer to warm up to you than a single cat
would. But, imo, that's way outweighed by the fact that they will provide
companionship for each other when you're away/busy.

is it ok to let them roam around while we're home and then shut thier
door when we're out or should we just keep thier door shut all the time
and go in and lie on the floor and try to pet them as much as we can. we
want happy cuddly kitties!
thanks!