Piglet is one of my foster Mom kitties. Her sister Eeyore totally hides from me, except for accepting cheese off my finger. But Piget will sneak around the room with me there, and even eat in front of me. However, if I try to pet her, the area where my hand is touching shrinks away from me. It is like her body does a wave, so there is little or no contact between us!
She has been the neglected cat of a hoarder type situation. I believe she learned to run when the person entered the room, and come eat after she left. She is not technically afraid of me, but she is extremely wary. She looks forward to eating cheese off my finger, but otherwise prefers absolutely no contact!
There is no "need" to tame her, as she will go back to the original owner who loves her dearly. Of course she will be spayed first, and there will be less cats in the home as the kittens have all been surrendered. But for the two or three months that Piglet is "mine", what can I do to help her feel more safe in my presence? To learn that human attention is a good thing?
She comes from a multicat home...and will return to be one of 9 or 10 kitties. I think she has always had her social needs met by other kitties. I want to change that. Any ideas?!?
She has been the neglected cat of a hoarder type situation. I believe she learned to run when the person entered the room, and come eat after she left. She is not technically afraid of me, but she is extremely wary. She looks forward to eating cheese off my finger, but otherwise prefers absolutely no contact!
There is no "need" to tame her, as she will go back to the original owner who loves her dearly. Of course she will be spayed first, and there will be less cats in the home as the kittens have all been surrendered. But for the two or three months that Piglet is "mine", what can I do to help her feel more safe in my presence? To learn that human attention is a good thing?
She comes from a multicat home...and will return to be one of 9 or 10 kitties. I think she has always had her social needs met by other kitties. I want to change that. Any ideas?!?