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Cat Hostile to Friend After Neuter. Why?
Hi All,
I'm having more cat trouble lately. :-) Fortunately, most of it has turned out well. Anyway, Some weeks ago we took in a young feral cat, Froggy. He settled in well and has begun responding to affection and allowing our touch. :-) But from the moment he joined us, he and my neutered male, Squidly, have been fast friends. I mean, totally inseparable. Always playing or sleeping together in a tangle. It's wonderful to watch. Squidly grooms the little one just like a mother and they roll around on the floor for hours playing.Here they a http://www.wtv-zone.com/nutfish/cats/squidfrog1.jpg Anyway, yesterday came Froggy's day for neutering. We brought the little guy home last night and let him out. Squidly HISSED at him! Just refused to have anything to do with him. In fact he actually seems to be afraid of him a little. He hisses and growls whenever the young one gets near him. It's heartbreaking, because Froggy's in a little pain and groggy, and he wants to sleep with his buddy and be comforted. You can actually see the confusion on his face. It's the weirdest thing. We thought it was maybe the strange smells from the vet, but here it is the next day and still he hisses and snarls whenever Froggy tries to approach him. I realize that time is probably the only cure for this, if any, but I'm very curious about why this happened and if there's anything I can do to help restore a lovely friendship. Thanks for any insights. :-) Robyn -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. |
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Not uncommon. Take a towel and rub both of them down with the same one
several times a day. It can take a few days for things to get back to normal. This should help. Karen "Robyn" wrote in message . .. Hi All, I'm having more cat trouble lately. :-) Fortunately, most of it has turned out well. Anyway, Some weeks ago we took in a young feral cat, Froggy. He settled in well and has begun responding to affection and allowing our touch. :-) But from the moment he joined us, he and my neutered male, Squidly, have been fast friends. I mean, totally inseparable. Always playing or sleeping together in a tangle. It's wonderful to watch. Squidly grooms the little one just like a mother and they roll around on the floor for hours playing.Here they a http://www.wtv-zone.com/nutfish/cats/squidfrog1.jpg Anyway, yesterday came Froggy's day for neutering. We brought the little guy home last night and let him out. Squidly HISSED at him! Just refused to have anything to do with him. In fact he actually seems to be afraid of him a little. He hisses and growls whenever the young one gets near him. It's heartbreaking, because Froggy's in a little pain and groggy, and he wants to sleep with his buddy and be comforted. You can actually see the confusion on his face. It's the weirdest thing. We thought it was maybe the strange smells from the vet, but here it is the next day and still he hisses and snarls whenever Froggy tries to approach him. I realize that time is probably the only cure for this, if any, but I'm very curious about why this happened and if there's anything I can do to help restore a lovely friendship. Thanks for any insights. :-) Robyn -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. |
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Not uncommon. Take a towel and rub both of them down with the same one
several times a day. It can take a few days for things to get back to normal. This should help. Karen "Robyn" wrote in message . .. Hi All, I'm having more cat trouble lately. :-) Fortunately, most of it has turned out well. Anyway, Some weeks ago we took in a young feral cat, Froggy. He settled in well and has begun responding to affection and allowing our touch. :-) But from the moment he joined us, he and my neutered male, Squidly, have been fast friends. I mean, totally inseparable. Always playing or sleeping together in a tangle. It's wonderful to watch. Squidly grooms the little one just like a mother and they roll around on the floor for hours playing.Here they a http://www.wtv-zone.com/nutfish/cats/squidfrog1.jpg Anyway, yesterday came Froggy's day for neutering. We brought the little guy home last night and let him out. Squidly HISSED at him! Just refused to have anything to do with him. In fact he actually seems to be afraid of him a little. He hisses and growls whenever the young one gets near him. It's heartbreaking, because Froggy's in a little pain and groggy, and he wants to sleep with his buddy and be comforted. You can actually see the confusion on his face. It's the weirdest thing. We thought it was maybe the strange smells from the vet, but here it is the next day and still he hisses and snarls whenever Froggy tries to approach him. I realize that time is probably the only cure for this, if any, but I'm very curious about why this happened and if there's anything I can do to help restore a lovely friendship. Thanks for any insights. :-) Robyn -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. |
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Karen wrote: Not uncommon. Take a towel and rub both of them down with the same one several times a day. It can take a few days for things to get back to normal. This should help. Karen Thanks Karen, I'll give it a try. :-) So it's a smell thing, then? The other cats didn't react at all, just Squidly. Poor guy sure is needy today. I can't do anything without almost falling over him. He runs in front of me and flings himself to the ground, wailing pitifully until I pick him up. (yes all my cats are spoiled.) Maybe he thinks I'm going to send him to the vet, too? :-) Anyway, thanks. Hopefully they'll get back to being friends and tearing the house up again in a day or so. :-) Take care, Robyn -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. "Robyn" wrote in message . .. Hi All, I'm having more cat trouble lately. :-) Fortunately, most of it has turned out well. Anyway, Some weeks ago we took in a young feral cat, Froggy. He settled in well and has begun responding to affection and allowing our touch. :-) But from the moment he joined us, he and my neutered male, Squidly, have been fast friends. I mean, totally inseparable. Always playing or sleeping together in a tangle. It's wonderful to watch. Squidly grooms the little one just like a mother and they roll around on the floor for hours playing.Here they a http://www.wtv-zone.com/nutfish/cats/squidfrog1.jpg Anyway, yesterday came Froggy's day for neutering. We brought the little guy home last night and let him out. Squidly HISSED at him! Just refused to have anything to do with him. In fact he actually seems to be afraid of him a little. He hisses and growls whenever the young one gets near him. It's heartbreaking, because Froggy's in a little pain and groggy, and he wants to sleep with his buddy and be comforted. You can actually see the confusion on his face. It's the weirdest thing. We thought it was maybe the strange smells from the vet, but here it is the next day and still he hisses and snarls whenever Froggy tries to approach him. I realize that time is probably the only cure for this, if any, but I'm very curious about why this happened and if there's anything I can do to help restore a lovely friendship. Thanks for any insights. :-) Robyn -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. |
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Karen wrote: Not uncommon. Take a towel and rub both of them down with the same one several times a day. It can take a few days for things to get back to normal. This should help. Karen Thanks Karen, I'll give it a try. :-) So it's a smell thing, then? The other cats didn't react at all, just Squidly. Poor guy sure is needy today. I can't do anything without almost falling over him. He runs in front of me and flings himself to the ground, wailing pitifully until I pick him up. (yes all my cats are spoiled.) Maybe he thinks I'm going to send him to the vet, too? :-) Anyway, thanks. Hopefully they'll get back to being friends and tearing the house up again in a day or so. :-) Take care, Robyn -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. "Robyn" wrote in message . .. Hi All, I'm having more cat trouble lately. :-) Fortunately, most of it has turned out well. Anyway, Some weeks ago we took in a young feral cat, Froggy. He settled in well and has begun responding to affection and allowing our touch. :-) But from the moment he joined us, he and my neutered male, Squidly, have been fast friends. I mean, totally inseparable. Always playing or sleeping together in a tangle. It's wonderful to watch. Squidly grooms the little one just like a mother and they roll around on the floor for hours playing.Here they a http://www.wtv-zone.com/nutfish/cats/squidfrog1.jpg Anyway, yesterday came Froggy's day for neutering. We brought the little guy home last night and let him out. Squidly HISSED at him! Just refused to have anything to do with him. In fact he actually seems to be afraid of him a little. He hisses and growls whenever the young one gets near him. It's heartbreaking, because Froggy's in a little pain and groggy, and he wants to sleep with his buddy and be comforted. You can actually see the confusion on his face. It's the weirdest thing. We thought it was maybe the strange smells from the vet, but here it is the next day and still he hisses and snarls whenever Froggy tries to approach him. I realize that time is probably the only cure for this, if any, but I'm very curious about why this happened and if there's anything I can do to help restore a lovely friendship. Thanks for any insights. :-) Robyn -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. |
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Thanks Karen, I'll give it a try. :-) So it's a smell thing, then? The
other cats didn't react at all, just Squidly. Poor guy sure is needy today. I can't do anything without almost falling over him. He runs in front of me and flings himself to the ground, wailing pitifully until I pick him up. (yes all my cats are spoiled.) Maybe he thinks I'm going to send him to the vet, too? :-) Anyway, thanks. Hopefully they'll get back to being friends and tearing the house up again in a day or so. :-) I think it is a smell thing. Every time Benny goes to the vet, I have to go through this routine with Tucker. He doesn't even have to *see* the other cat, just a whiff sends him in a hissing fit after he comes back. I usually leave them alone and things return to normal in about 3 days. Rene |
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Thanks Karen, I'll give it a try. :-) So it's a smell thing, then? The
other cats didn't react at all, just Squidly. Poor guy sure is needy today. I can't do anything without almost falling over him. He runs in front of me and flings himself to the ground, wailing pitifully until I pick him up. (yes all my cats are spoiled.) Maybe he thinks I'm going to send him to the vet, too? :-) Anyway, thanks. Hopefully they'll get back to being friends and tearing the house up again in a day or so. :-) I think it is a smell thing. Every time Benny goes to the vet, I have to go through this routine with Tucker. He doesn't even have to *see* the other cat, just a whiff sends him in a hissing fit after he comes back. I usually leave them alone and things return to normal in about 3 days. Rene |
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 02:41:22 GMT, Laura R.
dijo: That's normal, and it probably *is* smell from the vet's office. It doesn't wear off in a day. :-) You might help things along by wiping the newly-denadded guy down with a damp washcloth. I don't know why no one else mentioned this, because it seems obvious to me. I recall as a child being forced to bathe twice a week. And that was plenty to keep me smelling sweet. But when puberty hit, man did I stink! Daily showers were not enough. Now, what you've done to your cat is to remove the major source of testosterone. Why is it suprising that he smells different? -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. |
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 02:41:22 GMT, Laura R.
dijo: That's normal, and it probably *is* smell from the vet's office. It doesn't wear off in a day. :-) You might help things along by wiping the newly-denadded guy down with a damp washcloth. I don't know why no one else mentioned this, because it seems obvious to me. I recall as a child being forced to bathe twice a week. And that was plenty to keep me smelling sweet. But when puberty hit, man did I stink! Daily showers were not enough. Now, what you've done to your cat is to remove the major source of testosterone. Why is it suprising that he smells different? -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. |
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Marek Williams wrote: On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 02:41:22 GMT, Laura R. dijo: That's normal, and it probably *is* smell from the vet's office. It doesn't wear off in a day. :-) You might help things along by wiping the newly-denadded guy down with a damp washcloth. I don't know why no one else mentioned this, because it seems obvious to me. I recall as a child being forced to bathe twice a week. And that was plenty to keep me smelling sweet. But when puberty hit, man did I stink! Daily showers were not enough. Now, what you've done to your cat is to remove the major source of testosterone. Why is it suprising that he smells different? Not surprising at all, and you have a good point. But I don't think the hormones subside all at once... And even so, Froggy's own siblings saw no difference in him, nor did my other two cats, just his good friend Squidly. That's the surprising part, the reaction of just one cat. We had some improvement this morning, BTW. The two had a very brief game of Tag. First, Squidly tore through the room with Froggy after him, then Froggy streaked back the other way with Squidly hot on his heels. It ended right there, but it's more than I've seen yet. :-) And on a different note, we found Froggy in bed with us last night. He's still a little wild, so this is a milestone. :-) Robyn :-) -- To avoid grizzlies, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game advises hikers to wear noisy little bells on clothes and carry pepper spray. Also watch for signs of activity: Black bear scat is smaller and contains berries; grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper. |
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