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When I got my second cat (Mirre) she was so scared that she didn't come out of hiding for a whole month. She had her own safe room with hiding places and would just be in the very same hiding spot all day. She hissed when I gave her food or cleaned her litter. I tried literally everything in the...

Ha, just reading your experiences makes me feel more relieved :-) I guess I was starting to feel that it takes abnormally long for them to trust me. I've done the sitting-next-to-food-bowl before but I stopped when Mirre became fussy with her wet food. I didn't want to deter her further. But who...

A while ago I tried putting my hand on the bowl when Babs was eating, but after a week she got fed up and swatted me :-) Too much too soon! I'll try your approach and see if that works, thanks!

We have something here called Bach Blossom Remedies (translated from Dutch), I've seen it recommended somewhere before. I'll look into it, thanks!

I've tried that before a couple of times... they just ignore me, walk away and leave me there on the floor for an hour :-) But they do sleep on my bed sometimes, which seems to have brought us a little closer :yess: Thanks for the advice!

So I've watched the episodes I could find and one thing really seems to help... putting wet food on my hands and placing them near Babs. She actually ate the food off my hand and licked me :-) She's done so before, but not like this! I guess she's ready for a new step. She even ate off my fist...

Oh wow that's amazing, thank you so much! :-D

Ah thanks, I'll look into that! Let's hope he can give some new insights :-)

Hi! I have 2 adopted 2 feral girls from the shelter: Babs aged 5, who has been with me 1.5 years now, and Mirre aged 3, whom I got 1 year ago. They've settled in quite nicely and have become friends, but they are still very scared of humans. I've tried a lot of things to socialise them...

My 2 semi-feral girls have been going outside for 3 weeks now and I recently discovered they have fleas. They are still quite scared of humans and won't come near me, or let me touch them. They are comfortable enough around me as long as I keep my distance. I've tried giving them Comfortis, ie...

Good point, but they were captured in different places at different times. I think the main reason for things not getting out of hand is that Mirre somehow seems to adore Babs and bends herself to Babs' will.

Thanks Columbine, those are useful tips! Luring Mirre into another room should be easy, because she can't resist the sound of wand toys. The thing with set feeding times is that I don't have a regular work schedule. And if I use a feeding bowl with a timer I'm still not sure if the food goes to...

Just now I observed Babs hogging the kibble bowls and keeping Mirre away at all cost. Mirre tries to eat but Babs just pushes her away. I don't really know what to do, but I'm going to search the forum for answers.

Hey everybody, I have 2 female indoor cats from the shelter, one is 4 years old and has been with me for 7 months, her name is Babs... the other is 2 years old and has been with me for 2.5 months, her name is Mirre. Both were still quite feral when I got them and very much afraid of anything...

I was going to ask my vet when I took Kenzie there Wednesday, but the whole thing was so emotional that I completely forgot. I'm going to call them next week. I guess tests won't say much, because I'm pretty sure all the cats from the shelter, including Babs, have been infected with corona. I'll...

Hey everyone, Kenzie was diagnosed (as far as diagnoses go) with wet fip last week, I had to put her to sleep on Wednesday. It broke my heart, she had been with me for only 4 months and she was just starting to trust me. Thank god my other cat Babs did not catch it, she's older and less likely...

I do enjoy it, it's a great relief! :-D I just hope nothing's wrong with them, something that's made them passive or depressed in the past month. They seem somewhat less interested in playtime too. They were so fiery when they came here, I'm a little surprised by this change.

Hi! My 2 feral & semi-feral indoor cats have been with me for 3 months now. When I got them, they had night crazies every night, not the worst type, just running around at 4am, chasing each other, dragging stuff around, jumping on/off things. I had ear plugs and got used to the noise, so I...

Thank you all! I'm slowly reducing the amount of kibble now, while figuring out a good feeding plan. I work all day so it might still be best to leave some kibble for them when I leave the house, give wet food when I return and then feed kibble later at night, and take away the bowls when I go...

Yes I leave kibble out all day and night... you're right, maybe she's a night eater and I just don't know :-) How would you suggest I handle the kibble? Leaving smaller portions out during the day? Putting it away at night?