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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2008Hunter and Sammy - Help!
Hunter is at the S.N.A.P clinic getting his "snip" - they're going to call me between 2 and 4 today to let me know how he did and when to come pick him up. Again, purrs for his uneventful surgery would be greatly appreciated. Sammy is going to be a problem. *NOT* because she is so big and could bully Hunter but because she is such a big *WUSS*! She has been very, very edgy since hunter has been in the house, even though she hasn't seen him (I'm sure she can still smell and hear him). She won't eat because she's afraid to stay upstairs (I had to sit down next to her this morning to even get her to take a few bites - the whole while she kept stopping to look around nervously). I don't want her to get sick from nerves as she did when we tried to home Tayla, but I am determined that sweet little Hunter will have a home with us (actually Tayla would have too if she hadn't been so dangerously aggressive with the (then) 10 week old boys). It's going to be 2 more months before Sammy will even be able to see Hunter, then more time being separated by screen or cage. However, I want to start taking care of her nerves *now* before she has a chance to make herself sick. I'm thinking of getting something for her nerves from the vet this weekend. Has anyone here had problems with a nervous cat? What medications have you used, if any? How long should I keep her on medication after Hunter has been successfully integrated?  SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters here: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > Has anyone here had problems with a nervous cat? What medications have you > used, if any? How long should I keep her on medication after Hunter has > been successfully integrated? I have no direct experience with this issue, but I do recall that others have advocated Feliway as being helpful with issues like these. Do you have Feliway diffusers in place? Dan >> Has anyone here had problems with a nervous cat? What medications have you >> used, if any? How long should I keep her on medication after Hunter has [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Dan I'd be leery of Feliway. While they calmed Lizzy's aggressiveness, they freaked out Weeble - he kept looking for that "other cat" that he couldn't see/hear, but could smell! Took him six months to get back to "normal" after we removed then diffusers completely from the house. And Lizzie has now calmed her aggressiveness on her own. She's Queen Elizabeth now :) >^..^< This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep >> Has anyone here had problems with a nervous cat? What medications have >> you [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Dan I haven't yet - since it's *SO* expensive that will be a last resort. My vet recommended Homeopet Anxiety (an OTC medication). It's only $17 so I'm going to give that a try (unless someone here has had an adverse experience with it). Hugs, CatNipped > Hunter is at the S.N.A.P clinic getting his "snip" - they're going to > call me between 2 and 4 today to let me know how he did and when to [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > have you used, if any? How long should I keep her on medication > after Hunter has been successfully integrated? Purrs that all goes well, CatNipped! kili > Hunter is at the S.N.A.P clinic getting his "snip" - they're going to call > me between 2 and 4 today to let me know how he did and when to come pick him [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > used, if any? How long should I keep her on medication after Hunter has > been successfully integrated? Just sending out purrs, since I've never had one on meds. I do have a couple of very neurotic cats, though. They're only neurotic part of the time, so I don't worry about it too much. (Arthur, Wolfie and Merlyn are the Neurotic Three). Have you tried introductions yet (very, very SLOW introductions, of course)? I wish I was of more help, but I hope things get worked out okay. Ginger-lyn Nocturne didn't take the move well at all. It took her six months to stop hanging out in the closet most of the time and she pees the floor. We tried Feliway and it helped a little, and we had to throw out our cat bed and make sure nothing else soft (clothes, rugs, pillows) ever got onto the floor. We need to hang them up or keep them on the furniture at all times...rugs are useless. Finally she started just peeing by the door, and when no-mark spray, tinfoil and stickytape all failed, we just put a litter box in her pee spot. I don't really know what to say other than introduce them very slowly, use Feliway or one of those others (maybe try the spray?) and realize Sammy may need a lot of time and encouragement to adjust . Make sure she gets the lions' share of attention. We didn't medicate Nox. When we moved the cat post closer to the closet during Yule to put the tree up, she started to hang out on it so we left it in the dining room. She now sleeps on the couch too if I have my decorator pillows in the corners for her to poly on. We had to accommodate her with the litter box too and...she meatloafs on the dining room table. I don't like a cat on the table, but if I put her on the floor, Smokey runs up and starts harassing her. I've noticed that if one of the kittens is on HER cat tree, she loafs on the table to stay up out of Smokey's reach. It seems the lesser of two evils to let her sit on the table. Purrs, Fil > > Has anyone here had problems with a nervous cat? What medications have you > > used, if any? How long should I keep her on medication after Hunter has > > been successfully integrated? > Nocturne didn't take the move well at all. It took her six months to > stop hanging out in the closet most of the time and she pees the [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Fil {{{{{{{{{{Nocturne}}}}}}}}}} Moves are especially hard on older cats. Purring that she'll soon feel comfortable in her new home. Hugs, CatNipped *sigh* Smokey doesn't give two craps as long as it's got a roof and other appropriate anti-Outside measures. We think that when we move next, we'll make sure Nocturne goes first and gets to be unquestioned lord and master for a while before we move everyone else in. I wish Smokey would stop being such an arsehole to her, that seems to be the worst of it--he just cant' resist getting in her face, and she flips out every time. --Fil > {{{{{{{{{{Nocturne}}}}}}}}}} Moves are especially hard on older cats. > Purring that she'll soon feel comfortable in her new home. > *sigh* Smokey doesn't give two craps as long as it's got a roof and > other appropriate anti-Outside measures. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > --Fil I don't think cats can help it. I think it's a predator's nature to attack a (perceived) weaker predator. Just evolution at work. Once she snaps out of her funk, however, he's better look out - payback's a bitch! ;> Hugs, CatNipped >> {{{{{{{{{{Nocturne}}}}}}}}}} Moves are especially hard on older cats. >> Purring that she'll soon feel comfortable in her new home. >> Hunter is at the S.N.A.P clinic getting his "snip" - they're going to >> call me between 2 and 4 today to let me know how he did and when to come [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Ginger-lyn He's still in a room all by himself behind a solid door. He's going to stay there until we get his second FIV and FeLV test 7 weeks from now. After that we'll put up the door that has the cut-out bottom half that's screened so they can see and smell each other for a while. We're also going to use the large dog kennel we had to buy when Archer broke his leg so that Hunter can hang out with us in the great room without being able to engage anybody physically. So far (fingers crossed) the Homeopet Anxiety drops seem to be working on Sammy. Hugs, CatNipped > Hunter is at the S.N.A.P clinic getting his "snip" - they're going to > call me between 2 and 4 today to let me know how he did and when to come [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > you used, if any? How long should I keep her on medication after Hunter > has been successfully integrated? Hopefully she will be better when his hormone levels drop. Jo >> Hunter is at the S.N.A.P clinic getting his "snip" - they're going to >> call me between 2 and 4 today to let me know how he did and when to come [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Jo I hadn't thought of that! Maybe between that, the Homeopet Anxiety drops, and his very laid-back nature (what is it about orinj-stripey boy cats that make them so mellow??!) she'll be OK during the sloooooooow introduction. Hugs, CatNipped |
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