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What To Do With My Cat?
My 4 year old (neutered) male dsh baby has been with me since he was 2 months
old. He had a companion - until August...my other cat (18 year old spayed dsh female) passed away. I adopted a 5 year old (spayed) dsh female 6-7 weeks ago. Resident cat has never allowed new cat to remain in one place..he chases her. So, I kept new cat in bedroom and resident cat in the rest of the house. I allowed them to mingle - supervised - for small periods of time throughout the day/night. When resident cat became too much of a bully, new cat hid behind the bookcase. A pipe broke in my kitchen, forcing removal of parts of the wall, kitchen cabinets,etc. Now that everything has been removed from the kitchen and plaster is to dry (and eventually wall is to be painted, etc.) my resident cat is not able to have access to the remaineder of apartment. Both cats need to be in the bedroom. There's the problem. Even if I cage new cat, resident cat goes around the cage for hours bothering new cat. I put a sheet over the cage, but it's not serving as protection. I exhausted all options for foster situations and was looking to board new cat....I hate to do it. There's one cat facility where they board cats in "mini-rooms", not cages and let cats out to play. Any other ideas will be welcome. I was looking to rent a second apartment (in my building) for a month - if possible - and let new kitty stay there. No luck so far. I'm in Queens, NY. Any ideas will be welcome! Thanks. |
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You should find a new home for the second cat. Forcing her to live the
way she has, being antagonized by your cat or completely separated for the rest of her life is cruel. You are going to have to swallow your pride and admit that you made very poor decisions regarding this adoption. Don't make the cat suffer for your ignorance. Find her a good home in a one cat household where she won't be attacked and isolated. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Any ideas will be welcome! Thanks
There is medication for the bully cat to help him relax, plus Feliway. I'd also try to play with the bully a lot to tire him out. Then I'd let the bully smell the blankie of the new cat to get used to his smell. I'd brush them both with the same brush. Also try to reward bully cat whenever he is near the new cat and being nice. In your limited space, try to make an area just for the bully cat, and one for the other cat. Give them each their own scratchy tree, pillow and litter box, so maybe they will feel like they have their own territories. Worse comes to worse, it might be an idea to start looking around for a good home for the new cat. I have to place one of my nice cats because my bully cat was not to nice to him. I waited til I found a great new place for him. |
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Luvskats00 wrote:
My 4 year old (neutered) male dsh baby has been with me since he was 2 months old. He had a companion - until August...my other cat (18 year old spayed dsh female) passed away. I adopted a 5 year old (spayed) dsh female 6-7 weeks ago. Resident cat has never allowed new cat to remain in one place..he chases her. So, I kept new cat in bedroom and resident cat in the rest of the house. I allowed them to mingle - supervised - for small periods of time throughout the day/night. When resident cat became too much of a bully, new cat hid behind the bookcase. A pipe broke in my kitchen, forcing removal of parts of the wall, kitchen cabinets,etc. Now that everything has been removed from the kitchen and plaster is to dry (and eventually wall is to be painted, etc.) my resident cat is not able to have access to the remaineder of apartment. Both cats need to be in the bedroom. There's the problem. Even if I cage new cat, resident cat goes around the cage for hours bothering new cat. I put a sheet over the cage, but it's not serving as protection. I exhausted all options for foster situations and was looking to board new cat....I hate to do it. There's one cat facility where they board cats in "mini-rooms", not cages and let cats out to play. Any other ideas will be welcome. I was looking to rent a second apartment (in my building) for a month - if possible - and let new kitty stay there. No luck so far. I'm in Queens, NY. Any ideas will be welcome! Thanks. (My 2cents-worth and apologys if I offend) I'd give the 'resident' a good 'clip' and a good-telliing-off (have the cat see the hurt in *your* eyes). By 'a good clip', I mean a physical contact that will demand the creatures attention and wont be taken as 'praise'. |
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