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I have some daily ritual with cats now.
Around 7am I scoop their litter box, put new water to bowl, add some dry food and put treats at different places for them to search, that is bit of game actually for them, treats they have not found I relocate, I always tell them when I put treat on place and usually make audible sound with treat so they register treat being put down.
Next visit is 1pm, this time I bring main dinner, usually warm fish in liquid, that is only one time a day serve. Also I refill water bowl if needed, but this is short visit.
Around 5pm I take a nap at their sofa.
Then between 6pm and 22pm I visit bit randomly, always knocking to door when I enter and also telling them I'm coming in, when I leave I say good bye, always same way, so they learn that area is theirs again, it start to be working quite nicely already, I can speak on phone other side of door and they are not bothered by it at all and when I leave room they immediately are checking where treats are and what I have done.
Last visit of day is when I scoop litter box again, refill water and dry food.
They are already doing their tests on me, this morning one did walk quickly right next to curtain which is separating their hideout area from rest of the room, white legs were only thing I saw and of course I did hear loud thump-thump-thump that his foot made on floor, they still don't quite believe that I would not eat them, but they are doing such tests to see if I do something when I see them. Naturally I completely ignored that.
I'm still letting them be alone most of daytime, just to give them time to calm and rest, when they start to tolerate me more during dark hours, then I start to be there more during daytime too, but it is in my opinion best to avoid causing stress, it is better to have them relaxed, then they are more receiving and curious and in theory things should move faster.
Around 7am I scoop their litter box, put new water to bowl, add some dry food and put treats at different places for them to search, that is bit of game actually for them, treats they have not found I relocate, I always tell them when I put treat on place and usually make audible sound with treat so they register treat being put down.
Next visit is 1pm, this time I bring main dinner, usually warm fish in liquid, that is only one time a day serve. Also I refill water bowl if needed, but this is short visit.
Around 5pm I take a nap at their sofa.
Then between 6pm and 22pm I visit bit randomly, always knocking to door when I enter and also telling them I'm coming in, when I leave I say good bye, always same way, so they learn that area is theirs again, it start to be working quite nicely already, I can speak on phone other side of door and they are not bothered by it at all and when I leave room they immediately are checking where treats are and what I have done.
Last visit of day is when I scoop litter box again, refill water and dry food.
They are already doing their tests on me, this morning one did walk quickly right next to curtain which is separating their hideout area from rest of the room, white legs were only thing I saw and of course I did hear loud thump-thump-thump that his foot made on floor, they still don't quite believe that I would not eat them, but they are doing such tests to see if I do something when I see them. Naturally I completely ignored that.
I'm still letting them be alone most of daytime, just to give them time to calm and rest, when they start to tolerate me more during dark hours, then I start to be there more during daytime too, but it is in my opinion best to avoid causing stress, it is better to have them relaxed, then they are more receiving and curious and in theory things should move faster.