Hello there! I'm new to this forum, so if this question has been asked before, I apologize.
About a year ago, I adopted this beautiful little girl, Kairi, a semi-feral tabby. Her mother was feral and volunteers cornered their little family for shots and made sure the mom was fixed before sending her back out (I don't think they could make her comfortable around people). Her kittens were adopted out and that's how I came to find my girl.
Getting her out of her shell hasn't exactly been easy, but she tries very hard to trust people and she makes some amazing efforts. But lately she has started doing something new. Every night at bedtime, I close her and my other cat into the bedroom with me. They have access to food/water and litter box. Some nights, I will hear Kairi dragging something around on the floor. At first, I thought it was just one of her toys. But in the morning, I found that she had dragged my shirt to cover her food. She does this now about once or twice a week, and it's when the food bowl is either full or half full. If it's close to empty, she'll jump on my stomach until I wake up If she can't find something to cover the bowl with, she'll scratch the wall behind them.
Is this common with semi-feral cats? Is there something I can do to help her? I feel like such a horrible mom, I just don't know how she's feeling right now, so I don't know how I can help.
About a year ago, I adopted this beautiful little girl, Kairi, a semi-feral tabby. Her mother was feral and volunteers cornered their little family for shots and made sure the mom was fixed before sending her back out (I don't think they could make her comfortable around people). Her kittens were adopted out and that's how I came to find my girl.
Getting her out of her shell hasn't exactly been easy, but she tries very hard to trust people and she makes some amazing efforts. But lately she has started doing something new. Every night at bedtime, I close her and my other cat into the bedroom with me. They have access to food/water and litter box. Some nights, I will hear Kairi dragging something around on the floor. At first, I thought it was just one of her toys. But in the morning, I found that she had dragged my shirt to cover her food. She does this now about once or twice a week, and it's when the food bowl is either full or half full. If it's close to empty, she'll jump on my stomach until I wake up If she can't find something to cover the bowl with, she'll scratch the wall behind them.
Is this common with semi-feral cats? Is there something I can do to help her? I feel like such a horrible mom, I just don't know how she's feeling right now, so I don't know how I can help.