I recently adopted a 1 y/o female from a loving mother who had to give her away. Well, the cat is getting really comfortable with me except for a few things. She will only let me pet her with my feet. When I do, she purrs and loves it even letting me rub her belly. Then, I'll slowly lower my hands and sometimes she will sniff them, most times she will try to claw/swipe them and then start to back away and murr/lightly growl (saying a "hey..don't do that"). But she will come right back in a few moments for my feet again for more loving attention. I have a feeling this could be caused due to the last owner playing with her using her hands. It could be something else, I'm not really sure why.
Also, she is afraid to jump on my bed or lap to cuddle with me, but I can tell she wants to (she sleeps close to my bed and observes me at night...giving me a look of wanting love). She finally only explored my bed after I took another cat on it and petted the other cat to show this is a place for love. Her checking out the bed and smelling where the other cat was also shows her curiosity of the other cat, who she hisses at when I try introducing eachother.
She seems to be a mildly timid cat, very intelligent observing the scene before she lets it happen. I'm just wondering what I can do so she isn't afraid of my hands, I'm going to have to take her to the vet, and it would be hard to get her into a carrier with only my feet.
Also, she is afraid to jump on my bed or lap to cuddle with me, but I can tell she wants to (she sleeps close to my bed and observes me at night...giving me a look of wanting love). She finally only explored my bed after I took another cat on it and petted the other cat to show this is a place for love. Her checking out the bed and smelling where the other cat was also shows her curiosity of the other cat, who she hisses at when I try introducing eachother.
She seems to be a mildly timid cat, very intelligent observing the scene before she lets it happen. I'm just wondering what I can do so she isn't afraid of my hands, I'm going to have to take her to the vet, and it would be hard to get her into a carrier with only my feet.