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What Should I 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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I am by no means an expert in this, but it would appear to me that your older
cat will just not tolerate the new one. In my opinion, it is the older cats's home, and the new one is an intruder. So, I would get rid of the new one. There are some rescue organizations that will take it and find a good home for it. I would then get a younger cat, perhaps a kitten. The older cat would probably tolerate the kitten better, and in fact, it may be the kitten who is chasing the older one. Just my opinion. I feel for you and know you are trying to do what is right. Just remember, that the older cat has his territory, and respect that he may be rightfully miffed that it has been invaded. |
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I am by no means an expert in this, but it would appear to me that your older
cat will just not tolerate the new one. In my opinion, it is the older cats's home, and the new one is an intruder. So, I would get rid of the new one. There are some rescue organizations that will take it and find a good home for it. I would then get a younger cat, perhaps a kitten. The older cat would probably tolerate the kitten better, and in fact, it may be the kitten who is chasing the older one. Just my opinion. I feel for you and know you are trying to do what is right. Just remember, that the older cat has his territory, and respect that he may be rightfully miffed that it has been invaded. |
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Have you tried putting your older cat in the cage for some of the
time? Have you tried sitting down with both cats beside you so they can get used to the idea of being close? My 4 y.o. resident cat has never been caged (except when neutered years ago). New(er) cat had been caged for 6 weeks before she came to me. She's also not very active. Resident cat is very active (and twice the size of new(er) cat). I spent 5 hours cleaning today and taped large hefty bags so that resident cat can't get to the new plaster. I scurbbed the floor, window sill, and counters with antibacterial cleaner so cat could perch. I wrapped up all appliances (can opener, etc). |
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Have you tried putting your older cat in the cage for some of the
time? Have you tried sitting down with both cats beside you so they can get used to the idea of being close? My 4 y.o. resident cat has never been caged (except when neutered years ago). New(er) cat had been caged for 6 weeks before she came to me. She's also not very active. Resident cat is very active (and twice the size of new(er) cat). I spent 5 hours cleaning today and taped large hefty bags so that resident cat can't get to the new plaster. I scurbbed the floor, window sill, and counters with antibacterial cleaner so cat could perch. I wrapped up all appliances (can opener, etc). |
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