Sorry to hear of your predicament.
I'm not sure if it'll work at this point. Do you have a safe room for the cats? When I got Cap'n Jack from the streets, he was also very skittish. Something as simple putting on a coat would send him running. However, he's gotten better with time. He has a safe room that he used to run to if he was scared.
Sometimes a smaller area such as a mainfloor bathroom will help calm a cat down. We had Jack in a bathroom for the 1st month b4 I got him fixed, then we moved him to an enclosed dining room for another week or two b4 giving him full house access.
I'm not sure if it'll work at this point. Do you have a safe room for the cats? When I got Cap'n Jack from the streets, he was also very skittish. Something as simple putting on a coat would send him running. However, he's gotten better with time. He has a safe room that he used to run to if he was scared.
Sometimes a smaller area such as a mainfloor bathroom will help calm a cat down. We had Jack in a bathroom for the 1st month b4 I got him fixed, then we moved him to an enclosed dining room for another week or two b4 giving him full house access.