We still haven’t bonded much. I’ve figured out that if she is very relaxed she will let me pet her for a little bit but whenever she is out and about, if she comes near me and I try to touch her she runs away. Like she’ll jump onto my bed and I’ll let her smell my hand first and touch her once and she bolts. Belle loves getting treats and food out of my hand, but if I have none, I always let her smell my hand but she always shakes her head in disgust and runs away? When I brush her she gets very scared and I’ll spend like 20 minutes petting her and calming her down afterwards and I think she likes it because she purrs (teeth grinding) but I’m worried that she has been flooded. I recently learned what that term was in a different pet group and it made me wonder if I’ve been doing that with her and Beau. Whenever I go into their play pen Beau come up to me and Belle sits wherever she is and when I approach her and let her sniff my hand she does the “disgust” thing and or hides in her tunnel. I touch her in there saying that she’s silly only for a few seconds and then try to get her to play with a toy in there by holding it in front of her. She will either nudge it away or chew on it and then come out a little later. When I need to clean their play pen I remove it and really only touch them in there to get them out of it or when they are relaxed and sleepy, or to calm them down if they are scared. Do they need more hiding spots? They are both around 3 yo and I’ve had them for 2 years and they are ofc neutered.
by EvilBrynn