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"Mary" wrote in message . com...
"Arthur Mnev" wrote [a bunch of stuff about a "submissive" cat. Arthur. History, please. Where was she born, how long have you had her, etc. etc. etc. Mary, thanks for the reply. I'm Arthur's fiancee. My older cat, Princess, who is going through this situation, is a very emotional (shy and scarred most of the times) cat. She's about 5 years old (if not older). I adopted her from a lady who claimed to work for the local Maine Coon rescue about 4 years ago (she's nowhere to be reached like 99.9% of the times). At that time, the lady told us that Princess was 1 year old. She has always been a very shy and scarred cat. There was nothing we could do to bring out her cat's personalities. I had never asked for Princess' history as I had always been a dog person prior to adopting Princess. Initially, Arthur was getting along with Princess, and in return, Princess adored him. That was until last year when we adopted Miyako. Last year, a friend of ours gave us a kitten -Miyako- a pure breed Maine Coon, whose parents' won a lot of championships in Japan. Princess resented Miya at the beginning. She would hide on top of the cabinets, hissing at everybody who tried to approach her. She was extremely upset at Arthur, and was showing him all kinds of attitude (this was the first time ever I heard her hissing at anybody). But as time goes by, both Princess and Miya get along better. They still don't sleep together unless we're present. But they play together. I don't exactly know what happened to Princess. The "situation" started after Princess came back from the grooming saloon. When I picked her up, I didn't realized that the groomer had cut (some of )her left whiskers !!! I was extremely upset, fearing that this would hurt Princess. Friends told us to not worry as whiskers would grow back. After dropping Princess off at Arthur's place that weekend (she and Miya have been staying at Arthur's place temporarily), the "situation" started. Then it stopped for 3 weeks. Everytime I visit, I'd make sure that I'd pay more attention to Princess than to Miya (Miya's just more easygoing, happy-go-lucky kinda gal). Princess displays no problems whenever I'm around. Last weekend was the first time that I didn't stop by in 2 months (other weekends when I didn't stop by, Princess managed to be fine), and the "situation" started for the second round. Both Arthur and I have gone back and forth to find things that can potentially make Princess feels threatened. We came up with nothing. There isn't anything new in the house, no new perfume, no new food, no new litter. Princess has always been a very neat cat. She even sits properly (with both front paws alligned at all times). Any help is greatly appreciated. I know that Arthur's patience is running a bit low due to all kinds of stress (work related, etc). Princess had proven to be challenging, but we do love her dearly. We adopted Miya, hoping that the lil cat would bring out Princess' personalities (not the other way around). But this doesn't seem to help either. Thank you for your help, Theressa |
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"Mary" wrote in message . com...
"Arthur Mnev" wrote [a bunch of stuff about a "submissive" cat. Arthur. History, please. Where was she born, how long have you had her, etc. etc. etc. Mary, thanks for the reply. I'm Arthur's fiancee. My older cat, Princess, who is going through this situation, is a very emotional (shy and scarred most of the times) cat. She's about 5 years old (if not older). I adopted her from a lady who claimed to work for the local Maine Coon rescue about 4 years ago (she's nowhere to be reached like 99.9% of the times). At that time, the lady told us that Princess was 1 year old. She has always been a very shy and scarred cat. There was nothing we could do to bring out her cat's personalities. I had never asked for Princess' history as I had always been a dog person prior to adopting Princess. Initially, Arthur was getting along with Princess, and in return, Princess adored him. That was until last year when we adopted Miyako. Last year, a friend of ours gave us a kitten -Miyako- a pure breed Maine Coon, whose parents' won a lot of championships in Japan. Princess resented Miya at the beginning. She would hide on top of the cabinets, hissing at everybody who tried to approach her. She was extremely upset at Arthur, and was showing him all kinds of attitude (this was the first time ever I heard her hissing at anybody). But as time goes by, both Princess and Miya get along better. They still don't sleep together unless we're present. But they play together. I don't exactly know what happened to Princess. The "situation" started after Princess came back from the grooming saloon. When I picked her up, I didn't realized that the groomer had cut (some of )her left whiskers !!! I was extremely upset, fearing that this would hurt Princess. Friends told us to not worry as whiskers would grow back. After dropping Princess off at Arthur's place that weekend (she and Miya have been staying at Arthur's place temporarily), the "situation" started. Then it stopped for 3 weeks. Everytime I visit, I'd make sure that I'd pay more attention to Princess than to Miya (Miya's just more easygoing, happy-go-lucky kinda gal). Princess displays no problems whenever I'm around. Last weekend was the first time that I didn't stop by in 2 months (other weekends when I didn't stop by, Princess managed to be fine), and the "situation" started for the second round. Both Arthur and I have gone back and forth to find things that can potentially make Princess feels threatened. We came up with nothing. There isn't anything new in the house, no new perfume, no new food, no new litter. Princess has always been a very neat cat. She even sits properly (with both front paws alligned at all times). Any help is greatly appreciated. I know that Arthur's patience is running a bit low due to all kinds of stress (work related, etc). Princess had proven to be challenging, but we do love her dearly. We adopted Miya, hoping that the lil cat would bring out Princess' personalities (not the other way around). But this doesn't seem to help either. Thank you for your help, Theressa |
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