So my gf and I adopted two siblings that are very bonded. They are 5 months old and were found at a construction site at 7-8 weeks old. We only had them since Wednesday but are unsure on the proper way to socializing them as the internet has some mixed statements on it. The adoption place said to grab them and force them on our lap to pet them. They hate this and try to run if they can't run they hiss and bite very hard. We only did this since earlier today since we thought just ignoring them and letting them be while in the room would be the best bet since they are in our office room and we work from home so we mostly spend that day in there. They would then walk around sometimes play in front of us but at a distance. They always sneak by us and try to avoid us when playing. The girl will play with a laser pointer but she will walk away if she gets too close to us. We try to have them come closer to us with treats but they want nothing to do with the treat unless it's on the floor away from us. If we get up when they are playing or roaming they run to their hiding spots. Even when we aren't in the room and they are siting around they usually run to their hiding spots once they hear us. They only let us pet them softly on the face when they are sleeping. The girl tends to be more relaxed about it but she won't come near us or let us pet her in her hiding spot only when she's sleeping with her brother.
We're unsure on the proper way to having them trust us or socialize us as we both grew up with cats before but these two are rather a new experience that we assumed is because of their feral upbringing. Would like to also add that we bought relaxivet on friday and it's been in the room since, which helped them sleep because they were very scared the first two days and weren't eating until night time.
We're unsure on the proper way to having them trust us or socialize us as we both grew up with cats before but these two are rather a new experience that we assumed is because of their feral upbringing. Would like to also add that we bought relaxivet on friday and it's been in the room since, which helped them sleep because they were very scared the first two days and weren't eating until night time.