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Ok, so here's the story:
Two weeks ago I adopted two female cats(9 mo/old), litter mates from the local humane society. They came from a hoarding situation, were in good health, but are not too social and are currently under the bed my spare bedroom. They don't like to come out from under the bed, however one will warm up to me if I reach and scratch her behind the ears, back etc. The other barely acknowledges my existence, even gives me a light hiss every once in a while.
Took them to the vet one week after getting them for shots, and they both did well, even when having their temperature taken, then back to the humane society to get chipped. Getting home, one went under the bed, and the other went ballistically feral, hissing, lurching at swatting at me, even took a bite out of my thumb at one point after hiding behind the toilet for 5 hours.(thank goodness for a thick leather jacket or my arm would have been trashed) They have to go back in one week for their booster shots which has me worried.
They're eating, and I can tell they're moving around. I've placed toys strategically in the basement and they've moved come morning.
Does anyone have any similar experience with something like this? I realize that ALL cats have their own personalities. I just hope that one day I can have some lap cats again.
Two weeks ago I adopted two female cats(9 mo/old), litter mates from the local humane society. They came from a hoarding situation, were in good health, but are not too social and are currently under the bed my spare bedroom. They don't like to come out from under the bed, however one will warm up to me if I reach and scratch her behind the ears, back etc. The other barely acknowledges my existence, even gives me a light hiss every once in a while.
Took them to the vet one week after getting them for shots, and they both did well, even when having their temperature taken, then back to the humane society to get chipped. Getting home, one went under the bed, and the other went ballistically feral, hissing, lurching at swatting at me, even took a bite out of my thumb at one point after hiding behind the toilet for 5 hours.(thank goodness for a thick leather jacket or my arm would have been trashed) They have to go back in one week for their booster shots which has me worried.
They're eating, and I can tell they're moving around. I've placed toys strategically in the basement and they've moved come morning.
Does anyone have any similar experience with something like this? I realize that ALL cats have their own personalities. I just hope that one day I can have some lap cats again.