Recently my girlfriend adopted a 2 year old male stray we had been feeding and named him Dexter. Dexter has been with us for about a week now and is adjusting to his new life indoors. He is currently isolated from our other two resident cats and is recovering from being neutered last Friday.
When he was still outdoors and we were feeding him another stray/feral would sometimes come eat food we left out for Dexter. Dexter was definitely someone pet at some point as he is super friendly and trusting. This other cat runs at the slightest sound but we have continued to leave food out for her. This morning we were spending some time with Dexter when this other cat was outside the window of Dexters room. They began meowing and blinking to each other. I now feel like I separated the two. I don't know if they are siblings or friends as Dexter was a stray but this cat might be a feral. Do stray and ferals become friends? Could two siblings living outside develop different attitudes towards humans? We absolutely can't take another cat in right now or else I would take this other cat in too. They have some similar colors, and I think this cat is a female. We can continue to feed her but other than that I'm not sure how to help and I feel guilty if we did separate these two. Any advice would be appreciated.
When he was still outdoors and we were feeding him another stray/feral would sometimes come eat food we left out for Dexter. Dexter was definitely someone pet at some point as he is super friendly and trusting. This other cat runs at the slightest sound but we have continued to leave food out for her. This morning we were spending some time with Dexter when this other cat was outside the window of Dexters room. They began meowing and blinking to each other. I now feel like I separated the two. I don't know if they are siblings or friends as Dexter was a stray but this cat might be a feral. Do stray and ferals become friends? Could two siblings living outside develop different attitudes towards humans? We absolutely can't take another cat in right now or else I would take this other cat in too. They have some similar colors, and I think this cat is a female. We can continue to feed her but other than that I'm not sure how to help and I feel guilty if we did separate these two. Any advice would be appreciated.