I brought a 4-5 month old spayed female in last week. She has been in the bathroom since. It's quite cosy in there. There are some boxes, a cat tree, two large plants a hamper and a large thai cushion and a small window which is where the ventialtor fan is but it lets in a fair bit of daylight during the day. And it's fairly roomy for a bathroom.
So here is where i am at with her:
The female will let me touch her while she is eating but not otherwise.
She will play with me with string or a ball and if i drag the string over my legs she will climb right over them and all the way up to my hip if necessary.
She will also sniff my toes when they are stretched out in front of me.
And sniff me when she thinks i'm not looking.
She will also come within a foot of me to investigate something but if i make too much eye contact she will give me the POP NICH HISS routine and then skulk away for a bit before returning...
When i open the door if she is near by she will also do the POP NICH HISS and occasionally attack my leg but it's never a bite just a claw grab.
And she occasionally does the double POP HISSSSSSS with ears flatened but that's usually when i do something unexpected like get up too quickly or sit down too quickly.
Now i guess my question is for you guys who have more experience with feral kittens. Is this a good place to be right now? Does this seem like a cat who could be socialised?? I'm not sure. I don't feel like i've made THAT much progress ... BUT having said that, the one thing that i have realised is that i don't have any prior experience to use as a bench mark so i'll have to depend on some expert advice from your guys
Also... just how much time should i spend with her? I notice that on days when i go in a lot by evening she is pretty relaxed with me and then in the morning she sort of gets back to being a bit stiff...
So here is where i am at with her:
The female will let me touch her while she is eating but not otherwise.
She will play with me with string or a ball and if i drag the string over my legs she will climb right over them and all the way up to my hip if necessary.
She will also sniff my toes when they are stretched out in front of me.
And sniff me when she thinks i'm not looking.
She will also come within a foot of me to investigate something but if i make too much eye contact she will give me the POP NICH HISS routine and then skulk away for a bit before returning...
When i open the door if she is near by she will also do the POP NICH HISS and occasionally attack my leg but it's never a bite just a claw grab.
And she occasionally does the double POP HISSSSSSS with ears flatened but that's usually when i do something unexpected like get up too quickly or sit down too quickly.
Now i guess my question is for you guys who have more experience with feral kittens. Is this a good place to be right now? Does this seem like a cat who could be socialised?? I'm not sure. I don't feel like i've made THAT much progress ... BUT having said that, the one thing that i have realised is that i don't have any prior experience to use as a bench mark so i'll have to depend on some expert advice from your guys
Also... just how much time should i spend with her? I notice that on days when i go in a lot by evening she is pretty relaxed with me and then in the morning she sort of gets back to being a bit stiff...