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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2005New cat
We finally got rid of Nika's fungus and have just brought a new kitten into the house. Our vet (who gave us the cat and a great deal on the eventual neuter operation) told us that with two cats we won't need cable. You can just watch them. So far all that's happening is the kitten won't come out of the traveling case (we have food, water and litter in there for him). Nika hisses at him when he thinks about it, and she's bigger than he is (but not for long, I'm afraid). I think they'll be playing in a few days though. The hostility is very mild compared to what I've seen in other cats. We haven't named the male yet. We were considering Caruso (Nika is from a music person as well) because he was so loud on the way home from the vet, but he hasn't made a sound since. Fascinating. > We finally got rid of Nika's fungus and have just brought a new kitten into > the house. Our vet (who gave us the cat and a great deal on the eventual [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > but he hasn't made a sound since. > Fascinating. >>. It would be best to put the kitten in its own room or seperate him from Nika. It must be overwhelming for him to be in strange place and have a hostile cat hissing at him and Nika must wonder who this stranger intruding on her territory is. Alison > We finally got rid of Nika's fungus and have just brought a new kitten into > the house. Our vet (who gave us the cat and a great deal on the eventual [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > but he hasn't made a sound since. > Fascinating. They're often loud on car trips, only to become quiet once they realize the trip is over! If the kitten won't come out of the carrier, he's most likely feeling insecure - anxious about his new environment. He may venture out soon, but since Nikka is hissing at him, it may be advantageous to give the kitten a place of his own, w/ all of the needed creature comforts - & frequent visits by his humans - for a few days (maybe even a couple of weeks, depending on how things progress)at first. The bathroom (with the toilet lid kept down & nothing dangerous in the waste basket), a spare bedroom, where ever... Cathy On Tue 28 Jun 2005 04:35:55p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:11c3d5bbgvt1p07@corp.supernews.com): > We finally got rid of Nika's fungus and have just brought a new > kitten into the house. Congrats! On both accounts. Ringworm, if that is what the fungus was, can be soooo hard to get rid of. For a friend of mine who adopted 2 kittens who were infected, it literally took MONTHS because they kept spreading it back and forth to each other, even with all the precautions. Our vet (who gave us the cat and a great > deal on the eventual neuter operation) told us that with two > cats we won't need cable. You can just watch them. True! LOL > So far all that's happening is the kitten won't come out of the > traveling case (we have food, water and litter in there for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > vet, but he hasn't made a sound since. > Fascinating. I adopted 2 kittens last November, and they were sequestered for the first month in their own room, and even after they came out to play with my other two, they spent the day while I was at work in "their" room. I think having so much new space and a new kitty or two, who may resent his presence at first, is just too intimidating. What I did was put up a screen door on the "kitten room" so everyone could see each other if they wanted, but couldn't get too close. Even this was done weeks after the kittens' arrival. Just give it a little time and it sounds like they'll be buds before you know it. :)  SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields I've watched them interact all day now. They'll be fine. Caruso (the new male kitten) isn't really scared of Nika, and Nika apparently has no intention of hurting Caruso. It makes sense. We looked for friendly laid back cats, and we appear to be getting what we asked for. Nika's a year old; Caruso is about 5-6 weeks (according to the vet). I'd forgotten how potent the odor of kitten poop is. OUCH. > We finally got rid of Nika's fungus and have just brought a new kitten > into the house. Our vet (who gave us the cat and a great deal on the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > but he hasn't made a sound since. > Fascinating. I'd forgotten how potent the odor of kitten poop is. OUCH. Don't remind me!!!!! How does something so small produce that much smell? Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Watching two cats get acquainted is very interesting, I must say. They have been together for two days now, and they are beginning to chase each other (well, Nika chases Caruso (the kitten) mostly), but Nika still will not allow Caruso any contact with her. I know they are progressing faster than some cats would be and I'm happy. It is very amusing, to say the least. I think it was T. S. Elliot who claimed he had learned a great deal about human nature by owning two cats. I'll be interested to see if the male (Caruso) interacts with my wife and I the same way or if there is any gender based behavior, as there clearly is with Nika who is female. Peace. > We finally got rid of Nika's fungus and have just brought a new kitten > into the house. Our vet (who gave us the cat and a great deal on the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > but he hasn't made a sound since. > Fascinating. On Thu 30 Jun 2005 02:16:52a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:11c73iiamq73pc2@corp.supernews.com): > Watching two cats get acquainted is very interesting, I must > say. They have been together for two days now, and they are > beginning to chase each other (well, Nika chases Caruso (the > kitten) mostly), but Nika still will not allow Caruso any > contact with her. Of course not; it's beneath her to frolic with the baby. LOL I know they are progressing faster than some > cats would be and I'm happy. It is very amusing, to say the > least. I think it was T. S. Elliot who claimed he had learned a > great deal about human nature by owning two cats. > I'll be interested to see if the male (Caruso) interacts with my > wife and I the same way or if there is any gender based > behavior, as there clearly is with Nika who is female. I have a mixed bunch - 2 males, 2 females - and at least here, there doesn't seem to be a difference in how affectionate they are, although before these 2 females I've always had male cats, and any female cat I knew seemed more aloof. With these 4, they're all very affectionate. Sounds like you're making progress! SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields > Of course not; it's beneath her to frolic with the baby. LOL That's exactly what it looks like. The problem is compounded by the fact that Caruso (the baby) can't concentrate on anything long enough to get any real play with Nika started. She'll initiate some kind of play and the baby will wander off to chew on the phone book. Nika then walks off in a huff, to put it in human terms. |
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