Sicy said:
Aww I was going to ask you how they are doing Meggie
They're doing okay, but still settling in. Jasmine was still losing quite a bit of blood, so we had to take her to the vet a couple of weeks ago, and the vet said it was probably due to roundworms. She gave her an antibiotic injection and we gave her (and Biscuit) the first round of worming medicine, and she was completely better for about a week, but there has been a tiny bit of blood again in the past few days.
The vet said it could be due to stress since they've just started exploring the rest of the house this past week, but it could also still be worms since the first round of medicine would just kill off one stage. She seems fine, otherwise.
They're both still really skittish, which worries me.
They follow me around the house at a distance and just sit and stare at me from hiding places, but if I acknowledge them at all, they bolt. When I go into the bathroom and shut the door, they paw at the door until I open it, then just sit there and watch me.
Biscuit will play a little bit with a feather on a stick, but Jasmine will hardly play at all. I very rarely see her curled up; she always looks really wary. I don't really know how to encourage them to relax and not be so scared.
We're going to Sam's parents' in London until Thursday (my friend is coming in to feed the cats while we're gone), so maybe having a few days to themselves will make them more comfortable in the house. I've had to put sheets over the arms of the sofa and chair, though, because they don't understand the concept of jumping and use their claws to climb up onto the arms (I don't have the heart to tell them off because they aren't sharpening their claws, just climbing, and I don't want them to think they aren't allowed on the sofa).
I don't care if they're not lap cats, but I want them to be happy and healthy.