Originally Posted by
Jan in VA
Be sure to create or allow places where the kitten can get up high......
Steps up to a place to look out the window
A perch about mid-chest or shoulder height (yours!) where she can nap or watch the world go by
A place to scratch on and even a partially enclosed, partially hidden or well out of the way 'safe' place.
"Seed" them with a tiny cat treat or two to draw her interest. And then allow her to explore on her own without your involvement.
Jan in VA
Yes, these are excellent suggestions......I have astray calico that was "free" for about 6 weeks, then decided to follow me home..she was 6 weeks old at the time.....pretty much did as mentioned above..and now two yrs later she is my lap cat....but every now and again she gets this look in her eye and looks toward the ceiling! And still will occasionally find a "new" hidey-hole somewhere in the house..sometimes takes a few hours to find her.....looks out the windows on her perches provided and actually talks to whatever she is seeing out there......