HELP! We need advice!!! :(

We have a 7yr. old male cat and a 2yr. old female cat. They are both nuetered
and are indoor/outdoor, but mostly indoor. We adopted a female kitten. The 2
yr. female had a complete personality change. She only comes in the house to
eat and pee on the rug!!!! She hisses, growls and swats at everyone. When she
is outside she is affectionate. We love her and are very upset by this change
in her. She never bit, growled or hissed prior to the arrival of the new
kitten. She was extremely lovable and affectionate. We don't want to have her
as an outdoor cat due to jeopardizing her safety. However, we can't have this
behavior continue. We want her lovable personality back. This has been going on
for 3 1/2 months.We just don't know what to do! Any suggestions would greatly
be appreciated. Please advise. Thank you! JRB

A friend of mine just had the same sort of problem. He has a 3 yr old male
cat ( neutered ) and got a female kitten ( only a few weeks old ).
Everything went fine for a few weeks then the older cat suddenly got really
aggressive. Advice from his vet was that this was a common behaviour
development for some cats when introduced to a kitten. He was told that the
situation would probably improve when the kitten was neutered and he was
given medication for the aggresive cat in the meantime. Still waiting to see
how it develops and if the problem can be resolved.

John

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"JroseB57" wrote in message
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We have a 7yr. old male cat and a 2yr. old female cat. They are both
nuetered
and are indoor/outdoor, but mostly indoor. We adopted a female kitten. The
2
yr. female had a complete personality change. She only comes in the house
to
eat and pee on the rug!!!! She hisses, growls and swats at everyone. When
she
is outside she is affectionate. We love her and are very upset by this
change
in her. She never bit, growled or hissed prior to the arrival of the new
kitten. She was extremely lovable and affectionate. We don't want to have
her
as an outdoor cat due to jeopardizing her safety. However, we can't have
this
behavior continue. We want her lovable personality back. This has been
going on
for 3 1/2 months.We just don't know what to do! Any suggestions would
greatly
be appreciated. Please advise. Thank you! JRB

A friend of mine just had the same sort of problem. He has a 3 yr old male
cat ( neutered ) and got a female kitten ( only a few weeks old ).
Everything went fine for a few weeks then the older cat suddenly got really
aggressive. Advice from his vet was that this was a common behaviour
development for some cats when introduced to a kitten. He was told that the
situation would probably improve when the kitten was neutered and he was
given medication for the aggresive cat in the meantime. Still waiting to see
how it develops and if the problem can be resolved.

John

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We have a 7yr. old male cat and a 2yr. old female cat. They are both
nuetered
and are indoor/outdoor, but mostly indoor. We adopted a female kitten. The
2
yr. female had a complete personality change. She only comes in the house
to
eat and pee on the rug!!!! She hisses, growls and swats at everyone. When
she
is outside she is affectionate. We love her and are very upset by this
change
in her. She never bit, growled or hissed prior to the arrival of the new
kitten. She was extremely lovable and affectionate. We don't want to have
her
as an outdoor cat due to jeopardizing her safety. However, we can't have
this
behavior continue. We want her lovable personality back. This has been
going on
for 3 1/2 months.We just don't know what to do! Any suggestions would
greatly
be appreciated. Please advise. Thank you! JRB

We just had the kitten in my daughter's room. We really didn't do anything as
an introduction that I can remember.

We just had the kitten in my daughter's room. We really didn't do anything as
an introduction that I can remember.

From: (JroseB57)
Date: 8/30/03 11:2


We just had the kitten in my daughter's room. We really didn't do anything as
an introduction that I can remember.

That's why you're having a problem. The kitten should have been slowly and
properly introduced. You could try to re-introduce them using this method.
Try this:
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=in...l=en&ie=IS O-
8859-1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang _en&as_ft=i&as_file
type=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch =&safe=images

Lauren
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See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: (JroseB57)
Date: 8/30/03 11:2


We just had the kitten in my daughter's room. We really didn't do anything as
an introduction that I can remember.

That's why you're having a problem. The kitten should have been slowly and
properly introduced. You could try to re-introduce them using this method.
Try this:
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=in...l=en&ie=IS O-
8859-1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang _en&as_ft=i&as_file
type=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch =&safe=images

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
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From: (JroseB57)
Date: 8/30/03 11:2


We just had the kitten in my daughter's room. We really didn't do
anything as
an introduction that I can remember.

That's why you're having a problem. The kitten should have been slowly
and
properly introduced. You could try to re-introduce them using this
method.
Try this:
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=in...l=en&ie=IS O-
8859-1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang _en&as_ft=i&as_file
type=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch =&safe=images

Lauren
________

Good reference, Lauren. Here's a "TinyURL" link to the same site -- it may
be easier to use than the long URL:
http://tinyurl.com/lssh

MaryL

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
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From: (JroseB57)
Date: 8/30/03 11:2


We just had the kitten in my daughter's room. We really didn't do
anything as
an introduction that I can remember.

That's why you're having a problem. The kitten should have been slowly
and
properly introduced. You could try to re-introduce them using this
method.
Try this:
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=in...l=en&ie=IS O-
8859-1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang _en&as_ft=i&as_file
type=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch =&safe=images

Lauren
________

Good reference, Lauren. Here's a "TinyURL" link to the same site -- it may
be easier to use than the long URL:
http://tinyurl.com/lssh

MaryL

From: "MaryL"

You could try to re-introduce them using this
method.
Try this:
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=in...l=en&ie=IS O-
8859-1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang _en&as_ft=i&as_file
type=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch =&safe=images

Lauren
________

Good reference, Lauren. Here's a "TinyURL" link to the same site -- it may
be easier to use than the long URL:
http://tinyurl.com/lssh

MaryL

That's a handy website, Mary. Thanks

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm