Can a traumatized kitten learn to trust humans again?
My neighbors have two cats that they don’t really pay much attention to. They spend all day and night outside roaming the woods surrounding our neighborhood. When the cats aren’t exploring, they’re hanging out on my porch. Because of that I’ve formed sort of a friendship with one of them. I give it rubs and cuddles and fresh water, and it gives me unlimited kitty cuteness. The other one though is really shy and scared. He naps on my porch and drinks the water, but it always seems sad and afraid when humans are around. I asked my neighbor about him and she said as a kitten he was abandoned in a gutter and never got over the trauma. I want this cat to have a good quality of life, and I want it to be happy. Is there a way I can help him trust humans again? Or is it too late because of his sad early life?