lost kittens

Question
my landlord caught 2 stray kittens and had they spayed. She asked me to watch over them for a few days until they got better. I placed them in one of my spare bedrooms, put down food and water. It is now day 3 and I have not seen or heard them and I am getting nervous! They have not touched the food/water and I've searched every inch of space in that room. How am I going to find them.

Answer
Joann,

It sounds to me like this kittens are very fearful, they may be lacking in the socialization department. My recommendation would be to use tuna, time and patience if you'd like to see them. Canned tuna packed in water makes a great bribe food. If you go into the room where these babies are, bring a dish of tuna and crosswords, a novel or whatever you prefer to occupy your time then sit down quietly, put the plateful of tuna onto the floor several feet away from you and studiously ignore the kittens in most cases they will eventually come out. It's best if you initially ignore the kittens allowing them to eat their special treat and cautiously check you out. Over the course of several days (in some cases much longer) if your consistent with this routine and you bring the tuna closer to you each day (only an inch or so at most) the kittens will eventually become comfortable enough to check you out. You can also put a couple of homeopathic remedies into their fresh bowl of water each morning. The first remedy is  called Bach's Rescue Remedy which is a blend of flower essences designed to calm and reassure, 7-10 drops daily should do the trick. The last remedy would be Mimulus which is specifically geared towards treating fears that have been identified (in this case a fear of people) and the same dose works well. Use these remedies until the kittens start calming down some and being a little more social. You can generally find these remedies online, in health food stores, naturopathic pharmacies or in some mainstream pharmacies in the aisle where the nutritional supplements and vitamins are found. If you have any further questions, concerns or you'd like me to clarify anything in this answer, please feel free to contact me again and I will do my best to help you out.