It is always amazing to me how quickly “feral” kittens turn around when you provide them safety, feedings on a schedule and a quiet environment. This morning when I went in to feed- all five of them were clustered around the wire watching me dish out the food. When I opened the nesting box door, I only got hissed at once and then they dove into the canned food. Five kittens can eat a LOT of canned food.
They are using their litterpans which I was glad to see. I am going to wait a few days before trying to clean them up a bit- I still just want them to settle down and not feel threatened.
I talked to a friend of mine who works at a local shelter and if I don’t find a home for Huggles by Sunday, I will take her over to Heartland and let them find a home. I don’t imagine with her loving personality that she will be in their cages more than 24 hours and I need the room for the new kittens to be able to run around and really start to socialize them and work with them in unconstrained spaces.
I’m so glad the kittens are starting to settle in! I hope they accept human attention sooner than later.
Yes, kittens seem ready to trust easily, given food and affection. I am fostering a nine month old and he sucks up whatever soft-food I put in front of him. growing youngsters need plenty of nutrition. It’s lucky these ones have you looking after them.