Tonight my kitty has been meowing!! In fact, waking us all up meowing. She is hungry and scared. First, I waited to see if she would stop, I didn't know what to do. Is she meowing because I've waited too long to give her a lot of social attention? Is she meowing because she is acclimated to her environment and feeling more comfortable? Out of shock stage?
Then I went in and said hello. She stopped meowing when I went in. It looked like she had locked herself out of the cat carrier she had been hiding in, so I fixed it for her so it would stay open and talked to her. Then went back to sleep. A few hours later I heard more meowing, I listened, then I heard drinking (yay). A few hours later more meowing, I went in (she's made a mess of her little cage), everything is moved around a bit and she is sitting in the litter box again. I renewed her water, she hasn't eaten the dry food yet, so I gave her some smelly fancy feast.
A quick search on the internet showed me that she is probably not a feral because she is meowing. This made me happy, but sad. Glad that the chance of socialization is higher, sad that someone abandoned her and she might be craving human contact.
QUESTION: What do I do when she meows at night?
**I'll let you know in the morning if she ate the fancy feast. Tomorrow is vet and socialization day #1. I think she is ready for the socialization piece.
** I hear her meowing again, as I write this.
Then I went in and said hello. She stopped meowing when I went in. It looked like she had locked herself out of the cat carrier she had been hiding in, so I fixed it for her so it would stay open and talked to her. Then went back to sleep. A few hours later I heard more meowing, I listened, then I heard drinking (yay). A few hours later more meowing, I went in (she's made a mess of her little cage), everything is moved around a bit and she is sitting in the litter box again. I renewed her water, she hasn't eaten the dry food yet, so I gave her some smelly fancy feast.
A quick search on the internet showed me that she is probably not a feral because she is meowing. This made me happy, but sad. Glad that the chance of socialization is higher, sad that someone abandoned her and she might be craving human contact.
QUESTION: What do I do when she meows at night?
**I'll let you know in the morning if she ate the fancy feast. Tomorrow is vet and socialization day #1. I think she is ready for the socialization piece.
** I hear her meowing again, as I write this.