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Desperate for Advice on New Cat vs. Old Cat
I rescued a male tabby cat and he lives in my home with my two resident
females. I did everything by the book as to how to introduce them. Kept him in the room for weeks, slow introductions. When they finally did meet the male violently attacked my older female. Weeks later he attacked my younger female. Weeks went by again when they were seperated and I put him into our master bedroom, not knowing my younger female was in there. Well he found her and attacked her, I broke it up, she ran, he chased her and attacked. This went on several times. She would run and he was relentless attacking her. I'm at witts end with the male cat. He is seperated and lives upstairs rotating thru the bedrooms. My females run and hide if they hear him meow or even the jingle of his collar. I'm very distressed as I've grown attatched over the months to the male cat. However, I can't allow my resident cats to live in fear and get beat up on. I've tried cages, petting him while petting a resident cat in the same room, rubbing the cats' scents on towels, etc, feliway--you name it. REgardless, he tries to attack them every time. All cats are neutered. It's been 5 months that this been going on. I feel really guilty making the male cat live in the bedrooms but don't seem to have a choice. Any suggestions? Anyone with a similiar situation that ended happily? I'm considering drugs for the male cat or a cat behavioralist--any comments on these? Any advice you can give would be so appreciated--you have no clue how this situation worries me. |
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Have you tried putting him in a cage where the other cats can see him? I
found that the humiliation of being caged in front of free roaming friends has helped. Other than that, Im out of suggestions. It is strange that the newcomer is attacking the resident cats. Usually its the other way around. I suppose it is possible you left him in his room long enough for him to establish that it is his territory. I would highly recommend a behaviorist if you can find one. Good luck and keep us updated! Id like to hear about a good outcome. "bchapp3182" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I rescued a male tabby cat and he lives in my home with my two resident females. I did everything by the book as to how to introduce them. Kept him in the room for weeks, slow introductions. When they finally did meet the male violently attacked my older female. Weeks later he attacked my younger female. Weeks went by again when they were seperated and I put him into our master bedroom, not knowing my younger female was in there. Well he found her and attacked her, I broke it up, she ran, he chased her and attacked. This went on several times. She would run and he was relentless attacking her. I'm at witts end with the male cat. He is seperated and lives upstairs rotating thru the bedrooms. My females run and hide if they hear him meow or even the jingle of his collar. I'm very distressed as I've grown attatched over the months to the male cat. However, I can't allow my resident cats to live in fear and get beat up on. I've tried cages, petting him while petting a resident cat in the same room, rubbing the cats' scents on towels, etc, feliway--you name it. REgardless, he tries to attack them every time. All cats are neutered. It's been 5 months that this been going on. I feel really guilty making the male cat live in the bedrooms but don't seem to have a choice. Any suggestions? Anyone with a similiar situation that ended happily? I'm considering drugs for the male cat or a cat behavioralist--any comments on these? Any advice you can give would be so appreciated--you have no clue how this situation worries me. |
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Have you tried putting him in a cage where the other cats can see him? I
found that the humiliation of being caged in front of free roaming friends has helped. Other than that, Im out of suggestions. It is strange that the newcomer is attacking the resident cats. Usually its the other way around. I suppose it is possible you left him in his room long enough for him to establish that it is his territory. I would highly recommend a behaviorist if you can find one. Good luck and keep us updated! Id like to hear about a good outcome. "bchapp3182" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I rescued a male tabby cat and he lives in my home with my two resident females. I did everything by the book as to how to introduce them. Kept him in the room for weeks, slow introductions. When they finally did meet the male violently attacked my older female. Weeks later he attacked my younger female. Weeks went by again when they were seperated and I put him into our master bedroom, not knowing my younger female was in there. Well he found her and attacked her, I broke it up, she ran, he chased her and attacked. This went on several times. She would run and he was relentless attacking her. I'm at witts end with the male cat. He is seperated and lives upstairs rotating thru the bedrooms. My females run and hide if they hear him meow or even the jingle of his collar. I'm very distressed as I've grown attatched over the months to the male cat. However, I can't allow my resident cats to live in fear and get beat up on. I've tried cages, petting him while petting a resident cat in the same room, rubbing the cats' scents on towels, etc, feliway--you name it. REgardless, he tries to attack them every time. All cats are neutered. It's been 5 months that this been going on. I feel really guilty making the male cat live in the bedrooms but don't seem to have a choice. Any suggestions? Anyone with a similiar situation that ended happily? I'm considering drugs for the male cat or a cat behavioralist--any comments on these? Any advice you can give would be so appreciated--you have no clue how this situation worries me. |
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If you can't find a behaviorist near you, you can consider consulting with
Dr. Nicholas Dodman and his staff at Tufts. They offer a service called PETFAX. Here's some info on Dr. Dodman: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/facpages/dodman_n.html S. "~*Connie*~" wrote in message ... Have you tried putting him in a cage where the other cats can see him? I found that the humiliation of being caged in front of free roaming friends has helped. Other than that, Im out of suggestions. It is strange that the newcomer is attacking the resident cats. Usually its the other way around. I suppose it is possible you left him in his room long enough for him to establish that it is his territory. I would highly recommend a behaviorist if you can find one. Good luck and keep us updated! Id like to hear about a good outcome. "bchapp3182" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I rescued a male tabby cat and he lives in my home with my two resident females. I did everything by the book as to how to introduce them. Kept him in the room for weeks, slow introductions. When they finally did meet the male violently attacked my older female. Weeks later he attacked my younger female. Weeks went by again when they were seperated and I put him into our master bedroom, not knowing my younger female was in there. Well he found her and attacked her, I broke it up, she ran, he chased her and attacked. This went on several times. She would run and he was relentless attacking her. I'm at witts end with the male cat. He is seperated and lives upstairs rotating thru the bedrooms. My females run and hide if they hear him meow or even the jingle of his collar. I'm very distressed as I've grown attatched over the months to the male cat. However, I can't allow my resident cats to live in fear and get beat up on. I've tried cages, petting him while petting a resident cat in the same room, rubbing the cats' scents on towels, etc, feliway--you name it. REgardless, he tries to attack them every time. All cats are neutered. It's been 5 months that this been going on. I feel really guilty making the male cat live in the bedrooms but don't seem to have a choice. Any suggestions? Anyone with a similiar situation that ended happily? I'm considering drugs for the male cat or a cat behavioralist--any comments on these? Any advice you can give would be so appreciated--you have no clue how this situation worries me. |
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If you can't find a behaviorist near you, you can consider consulting with
Dr. Nicholas Dodman and his staff at Tufts. They offer a service called PETFAX. Here's some info on Dr. Dodman: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/facpages/dodman_n.html S. "~*Connie*~" wrote in message ... Have you tried putting him in a cage where the other cats can see him? I found that the humiliation of being caged in front of free roaming friends has helped. Other than that, Im out of suggestions. It is strange that the newcomer is attacking the resident cats. Usually its the other way around. I suppose it is possible you left him in his room long enough for him to establish that it is his territory. I would highly recommend a behaviorist if you can find one. Good luck and keep us updated! Id like to hear about a good outcome. "bchapp3182" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I rescued a male tabby cat and he lives in my home with my two resident females. I did everything by the book as to how to introduce them. Kept him in the room for weeks, slow introductions. When they finally did meet the male violently attacked my older female. Weeks later he attacked my younger female. Weeks went by again when they were seperated and I put him into our master bedroom, not knowing my younger female was in there. Well he found her and attacked her, I broke it up, she ran, he chased her and attacked. This went on several times. She would run and he was relentless attacking her. I'm at witts end with the male cat. He is seperated and lives upstairs rotating thru the bedrooms. My females run and hide if they hear him meow or even the jingle of his collar. I'm very distressed as I've grown attatched over the months to the male cat. However, I can't allow my resident cats to live in fear and get beat up on. I've tried cages, petting him while petting a resident cat in the same room, rubbing the cats' scents on towels, etc, feliway--you name it. REgardless, he tries to attack them every time. All cats are neutered. It's been 5 months that this been going on. I feel really guilty making the male cat live in the bedrooms but don't seem to have a choice. Any suggestions? Anyone with a similiar situation that ended happily? I'm considering drugs for the male cat or a cat behavioralist--any comments on these? Any advice you can give would be so appreciated--you have no clue how this situation worries me. |
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First, is everyone altered. If not, especially the male, getting them
altered MAY fix the problem. However, I work in a rescue group and once in a while we run across a cat we find has to be the only one. Sometimes they get along with dogs, but not other cats. Joe "bchapp3182" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I rescued a male tabby cat and he lives in my home with my two resident females. I did everything by the book as to how to introduce them. Kept him in the room for weeks, slow introductions. When they finally did meet the male violently attacked my older female. Weeks later he attacked my younger female. Weeks went by again when they were seperated and I put him into our master bedroom, not knowing my younger female was in there. Well he found her and attacked her, I broke it up, she ran, he chased her and attacked. This went on several times. She would run and he was relentless attacking her. I'm at witts end with the male cat. He is seperated and lives upstairs rotating thru the bedrooms. My females run and hide if they hear him meow or even the jingle of his collar. I'm very distressed as I've grown attatched over the months to the male cat. However, I can't allow my resident cats to live in fear and get beat up on. I've tried cages, petting him while petting a resident cat in the same room, rubbing the cats' scents on towels, etc, feliway--you name it. REgardless, he tries to attack them every time. All cats are neutered. It's been 5 months that this been going on. I feel really guilty making the male cat live in the bedrooms but don't seem to have a choice. Any suggestions? Anyone with a similiar situation that ended happily? I'm considering drugs for the male cat or a cat behavioralist--any comments on these? Any advice you can give would be so appreciated--you have no clue how this situation worries me. |
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First, is everyone altered. If not, especially the male, getting them
altered MAY fix the problem. However, I work in a rescue group and once in a while we run across a cat we find has to be the only one. Sometimes they get along with dogs, but not other cats. Joe "bchapp3182" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I rescued a male tabby cat and he lives in my home with my two resident females. I did everything by the book as to how to introduce them. Kept him in the room for weeks, slow introductions. When they finally did meet the male violently attacked my older female. Weeks later he attacked my younger female. Weeks went by again when they were seperated and I put him into our master bedroom, not knowing my younger female was in there. Well he found her and attacked her, I broke it up, she ran, he chased her and attacked. This went on several times. She would run and he was relentless attacking her. I'm at witts end with the male cat. He is seperated and lives upstairs rotating thru the bedrooms. My females run and hide if they hear him meow or even the jingle of his collar. I'm very distressed as I've grown attatched over the months to the male cat. However, I can't allow my resident cats to live in fear and get beat up on. I've tried cages, petting him while petting a resident cat in the same room, rubbing the cats' scents on towels, etc, feliway--you name it. REgardless, he tries to attack them every time. All cats are neutered. It's been 5 months that this been going on. I feel really guilty making the male cat live in the bedrooms but don't seem to have a choice. Any suggestions? Anyone with a similiar situation that ended happily? I'm considering drugs for the male cat or a cat behavioralist--any comments on these? Any advice you can give would be so appreciated--you have no clue how this situation worries me. |
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Thanks for the responses. All cats are fixed. I have tried putting him in
a cage but the resident cats run and hide out of fear and the male cat just starts crying after about 20 min. Perhaps I'll look into the cat behavioralist. Thanks. |
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Thanks for the responses. All cats are fixed. I have tried putting him in
a cage but the resident cats run and hide out of fear and the male cat just starts crying after about 20 min. Perhaps I'll look into the cat behavioralist. Thanks. |
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