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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2003HELP! 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 > 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 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > for 3 1/2 months.We just don't know what to do! Any suggestions would greatly > be appreciated. Please advise. Thank you! JRB What did you do to introduce her to the new kitten (who, from her perspective, invaded her territory)? This would be helpful information in answering.  Signaturehttp://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ 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@aol.com (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=introducing%2Bcats&num=100&hl=en&ie=ISO- 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 > >From: jroseb57@aol.com (JroseB57) > >Date: 8/30/03 11:2 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 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" stancole1@yahoo.com >You could try to re-introduce them using this >method. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >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 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 -- Remove P's and BEANZ from PjoppyP@blueBEANZyonder.co.uk to reply > 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 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 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 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 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > for 3 1/2 months.We just don't know what to do! Any suggestions would greatly > be appreciated. Please advise. Thank you! JRB This is exactly what I've been talking about, JRB. A new member of the pride is not being accepted into the pack by the alpha-female. I'm afraid that one or the other will have to go. These types of things never seem to work themselves our for the better. It'll always be fighting. You're the owner. It's your call. IBen >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > IBen Please ignore IBen. This poster is about the most ignorant poster I've ever seen. Karen |
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