If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Cat behavior question
I am writing this for a friend. I will try to forward the replies to her.
She has a 3 year old neutered male cat which was born to a feral mother. She brought the cat inside at 6 months and neutered him. He is average size, white with grey spots and a grey tabby tail, very pretty, shorter fur. He likes to sleep on the bottom of her bed and will lay next to her on the couch. He likes to sit and play with the dog. He's not a lap cat and isn't too fond of being picked up. The woman has two boys, 7 and 4. The cat now approaches them and is somewhat friendly. Soon after the cat was neutered he started escaping from the house and spraying the neighbors front door. Maybe a new male cat entered his territory? He would rip out the screens if a window was left open. He would slip out any door that was opened. He would always come home. The neighbor is complaining about the spraying. That is the main complaint. She said she can't keep him in the house as he escapes. He was given amitriptyline 10 mg once a day for two months to keep him from escaping. He was a zombie. She reduced the dosage to half and it had no effect. She needs some ideas about how to keep him from escaping and spraying the neighbors door. If she can't find a solution, she feels she may be forced to rehome him because of the complaints. She would like to keep him. Anyone with any suggestions? Does he need more attention and play time? Feliway? More secure window screens made out of thicker metal? Any suggestion no matter how wild would be greatly appreciated. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
She needs some ideas about how to keep him from escaping and spraying the
neighbors door. If she can't find a solution, she feels she may be forced to rehome him because of the complaints. She would like to keep him. Anyone with any suggestions? Does he need more attention and play time? Feliway? More secure window screens made out of thicker metal? Any suggestion no matter how wild would be greatly appreciated. Have another vet check to make sure he was properly neutered. There is obviously something or some one at the neighbors that he feels is invading his territory. Could an unneutered male cat be hanging around there? It sounds like he's got a real obsession about something at the neighbors. Until you find out what it is and eliminate it, there probably isn't much hope of keeping him away. http://www.madmousergraphics.com web design, print design, photography |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|