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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I
took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. I don't treat any of them any different to the other. Has anyone else noticed similar to this ? -- Count Baldoni |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:46:11 GMT from Baldoni :
I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. Cats are highly territorial, and they are so conservative as to make Dick Cheney look like a flaming liberal. (Translation: they don't like change.) Lou Lou is feeling threatened by the new addition. Make sure to lavish lots of extra attention on him whenever the new cat is in the room, and he will probably accept the new cat in time. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/ |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:43:08 -0500, Stan Brown wrote:
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:46:11 GMT from Baldoni : I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. Cats are highly territorial, and they are so conservative as to make Dick Cheney look like a flaming liberal. (Translation: they don't like change.) I once had a cat leave me because I switched catfood brands. Kitty vanished and a week later I got a call from the people I used to rent a room from, that my cat had shown up on their door step. He walked 2 miles and crosed either a highway or a 7 lane blvd to get there. I never bought cheap catfood from 7-11 in an emergency again. Lou Lou is feeling threatened by the new addition. Make sure to lavish lots of extra attention on him whenever the new cat is in the room, and he will probably accept the new cat in time. |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
"Baldoni" wrote in message ... I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. I don't treat any of them any different to the other. Has anyone else noticed similar to this ? -- Count Baldoni Cats most certainly get jealous - they don't have green eyes for nothing :~) Although you need to welcome - and bond with - the new cat, you must still put LouLou first in everything. She is your top cat (or alpha female, if you prefer) and will not appreciate being overlooked. Always put LouLou's dinner down first .. then Kitty 2 .. then New Cat. This will reinforce the feline pecking order and, hopefully, reassure LouLou and your other furry friend. Make to time to groom and pet LouLou (or whatever favourite routine she enjoys) and praise her whenever she seems to accept New Cat. Whatever else you do, don't allow New Cat to do something you've always barred LouLou and Kitty 2 from doing. Spider |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
I have a kitty psychologist book somewhere here in my house (I know
*groans* LOL) and I will probably have to dig it out now to prove my point... But cats are extremely emotional creatures. Cats, like dogs, can become very jealous of a new room mate. Be sure to lavish your two older cats with lots of love and praise and that should help them feel less threatened by the newcomer... Just agreeing with those who wrote before me and re-enforcing what they said I guess :-) Good luck :-) |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
"Baldoni" wrote in message ... I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. I don't treat any of them any different to the other. Has anyone else noticed similar to this ? -- Count Baldoni Oh, yes. All of my cats are territorial to some degree, and especially when I get another cat. They suspect that I got her because I am unhappy with them for some reason, and they vie for my favors and hiss at the newbie......but eventually, they get over this and come to accept the newest member of the family......Time heals all wounds...... |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
Spider pretended :
"Baldoni" wrote in message ... I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. I don't treat any of them any different to the other. Has anyone else noticed similar to this ? -- Count Baldoni Cats most certainly get jealous - they don't have green eyes for nothing :~) Although you need to welcome - and bond with - the new cat, you must still put LouLou first in everything. She is your top cat (or alpha female, if you prefer) and will not appreciate being overlooked. Always put LouLou's dinner down first .. then Kitty 2 .. then New Cat. This will reinforce the feline pecking order and, hopefully, reassure LouLou and your other furry friend. Make to time to groom and pet LouLou (or whatever favourite routine she enjoys) and praise her whenever she seems to accept New Cat. Whatever else you do, don't allow New Cat to do something you've always barred LouLou and Kitty 2 from doing. Spider He stole her bed but she likes to stretch out on the back of the sofa behind me. I don't think I make more of a fuss of him she just meows and comes over if I am smoothing him. -- Count Baldoni |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:51:35 -0800 (PST), mc
wrote: I have a kitty psychologist book somewhere here in my house (I know *groans* LOL) and I will probably have to dig it out now to prove my point... But cats are extremely emotional creatures. Cats, like dogs, can become very jealous of a new room mate. Be sure to lavish your two older cats with lots of love and praise and that should help them feel less threatened by the newcomer... Just agreeing with those who wrote before me and re-enforcing what they said I guess :-) Good luck :-) I don't even need the book. I've had Marlo for just about a year now and Espy still glares at me when I pet her. And I mean a real intense glare. The funny thing is, he doesn't even like being petted and gets upset when I pet Marlo. As I write in so many posts to this group, cats are weird. |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
"A. Baldoni" wrote in message ... Spider pretended : "Baldoni" wrote in message ... I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. I don't treat any of them any different to the other. Has anyone else noticed similar to this ? -- Count Baldoni Cats most certainly get jealous - they don't have green eyes for nothing :~) Although you need to welcome - and bond with - the new cat, you must still put LouLou first in everything. She is your top cat (or alpha female, if you prefer) and will not appreciate being overlooked. Always put LouLou's dinner down first .. then Kitty 2 .. then New Cat. This will reinforce the feline pecking order and, hopefully, reassure LouLou and your other furry friend. Make to time to groom and pet LouLou (or whatever favourite routine she enjoys) and praise her whenever she seems to accept New Cat. Whatever else you do, don't allow New Cat to do something you've always barred LouLou and Kitty 2 from doing. Spider He stole her bed but she likes to stretch out on the back of the sofa behind me. I don't think I make more of a fuss of him she just meows and comes over if I am smoothing him. -- Count Baldoni Maybe if she just meows (not meanly, nor spits), she is simply telling you she wants to be stroked, too. Perhaps she's saying "you used to stroke me like that". Include her, if she'll let you, and stroke both cats at once. It may even help to 'annoint' her with the scent of New Cat, and visa versa. I wonder if you offer treats during this bonding period? If you do, give LouLou (and Kitty 2 if she's there) a treat first, then K2, then New Cat. This will reinforce the feline heirarchy. It is a pity New Cat stole LouLou's bed ... but it may be useful ... When this happened, did LouLou hiss/spit/growl/attempt to defend her bed? If she didn't, it may be a sign that she (willingly?) gave it up. If this is the case, she may be more relaxed about New Cat than you suspected. However, if New Cat spat at her, then she may have felt threatened into abandoning it. I suspect that, as someone suggested earlier, she is more worried about losing you or some portion of her time with you. You obviously care about her and will make sure she is frequently reassured. Hope all goes well. Spider |
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Will a cat get jealous of another cat ?
Spider was thinking very hard :
"A. Baldoni" wrote in message ... Spider pretended : "Baldoni" wrote in message ... I always thought they didn't as they seem to do their own thing. I took in a new young cat and now have 3. I have noticed the oldest of my cats Lou Lou come running over and making a noise if I make a fuss of the new cat or if he comes and sits by me. I don't treat any of them any different to the other. Has anyone else noticed similar to this ? -- Count Baldoni Cats most certainly get jealous - they don't have green eyes for nothing :~) Although you need to welcome - and bond with - the new cat, you must still put LouLou first in everything. She is your top cat (or alpha female, if you prefer) and will not appreciate being overlooked. Always put LouLou's dinner down first .. then Kitty 2 .. then New Cat. This will reinforce the feline pecking order and, hopefully, reassure LouLou and your other furry friend. Make to time to groom and pet LouLou (or whatever favourite routine she enjoys) and praise her whenever she seems to accept New Cat. Whatever else you do, don't allow New Cat to do something you've always barred LouLou and Kitty 2 from doing. Spider He stole her bed but she likes to stretch out on the back of the sofa behind me. I don't think I make more of a fuss of him she just meows and comes over if I am smoothing him. -- Count Baldoni Maybe if she just meows (not meanly, nor spits), she is simply telling you she wants to be stroked, too. Perhaps she's saying "you used to stroke me like that". Include her, if she'll let you, and stroke both cats at once. It may even help to 'annoint' her with the scent of New Cat, and visa versa. I wonder if you offer treats during this bonding period? If you do, give LouLou (and Kitty 2 if she's there) a treat first, then K2, then New Cat. This will reinforce the feline heirarchy. It is a pity New Cat stole LouLou's bed ... but it may be useful ... When this happened, did LouLou hiss/spit/growl/attempt to defend her bed? If she didn't, it may be a sign that she (willingly?) gave it up. If this is the case, she may be more relaxed about New Cat than you suspected. However, if New Cat spat at her, then she may have felt threatened into abandoning it. I suspect that, as someone suggested earlier, she is more worried about losing you or some portion of her time with you. You obviously care about her and will make sure she is frequently reassured. Hope all goes well. Spider She never made much fuss about it and she can still go there when he is not around. He would not turf her out anyway it is just that he seems to have hijacked it and spends longer in it. It is in a high position on top of the fridge. He must like the high ground, Lou Lou always got up on the fridge and I used to leave food for her up there as well. -- Count Baldoni |
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