Awww... super cute kittens.
About toys, here's a short article on Choosing The Right Cat Toy For Your Kitten
About toys, here's a short article on Choosing The Right Cat Toy For Your Kitten
Thank you for all of your help. I think we just have a long and slow road ahead of usI've never dealt with a shy/timid cat, so I can't really advise, other than with the links to articles that I posted on page 1 of this thread.
But taking a treat from your hand is good, so I'd continue trying to "bribe" him with treats. And maybe start saying "Solo, do you want a treat", so he learns the words that go with getting treats, and hopefully someday, when you ask him that, he'll coming running.
That is great advice, thank you. It has been about 3 week and I know it is all on his time schedule and I definitely don't want to rush him, but I would love to be able to feel him curl up on my lap and just pet him as he purrs. He has started to purr really loudly when he is laying down a few feet away, another good sign I think. :-)You are very much on the right track with Solo. I have dealt with my own shy timid cats as well as shy timid cats living with one of my friends. Based on my experience wait for the cat to feel comfortable enough to start rubbing on you before trying to pet them. What I have done is to sit on the floor and put my hand out to let the cat sniff me. If the cat rubs up against with it's face then I just keep my hand out to see if the cat wants to pet me first. Once the cat starts petting me then I try petting. Don't be surprised if Solo initially runs away when you try to pet. Just back off and sit on the floor talking to him and tossing treats. It may take a while for the association that petting is safe to form. My timid cat decided that I could pet her head as long as she could see my hand coming. My friend's cat will only let me pet her near her tail. If I try to pet the head of my friend's cat she gets scared and either runs away or nips me.