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My kitties won't get along :(
Hi all, 29/crazy cat lady. Kitties are all female, 8y.o.(Luna)is spayed, ~2y.o. (Siren) is not spayed, and almost-4-months-old (Addie) is not spayed.
So, I adopted Luna when she was 10 weeks old and have raised her as an only cat, and effectively my child. She now walks around growling and hissing at anything that comes near her, me included. That's not to say I don't still love on her and give her kisses and face-cuddles and pets... she just complains more.
I rescued Siren in June, and admittedly didn't get to do much of a slow intro with her and Luna. Luna found out about her very suddenly, and sequestered herself to the bedroom closet for a couple weeks...
Fast forward 10 days or so and I discovered Siren was pregnant. Kept the kittens until they were about 9-10 weeks old, and gave away everyone except Addie.
So, conditions under which Siren and Luna met weren't great. Siren is getting spayed tomorrow, which I'm hoping will help with her territorial-ness... Last time I tried to clip Luna's claws, though, Siren heard Luna getting mean and ran into the room and chased Luna away from me, and then seemed to be checking me for damage...
Luna HAS made progress - while she walks around hissing and growling at anything and anyone around her, she's no longer living in the bedroom. She even shares a bowl of dry food with the other cats, and is back to chilling on the couch pillows.
I guess - to those with catty (ha) horror stories - is there hope that these guys might at least get along?
I will not declaw anyone, so that isn't an option, and I really don't want to have to think about rehoming anyone... I picked Luna off the internet, but Siren picked me off the streets in Detroit, and Addie attached herself to me... it's not right.
Thoughts? Recommendations? Words of encouragement? Anything. Thank you all. <3
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It's always best to have only one female. They can develop aggression and possession issues. However, I'm sure their behavior will improve once they're all spayed.
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Hi there. I recently saw a tv program on a couple who had their own cat. Grown daughter got one and had to switch her home while at college from one place that took cat to another that didn't. The parents got her cat and again, it was a sudden thing and their cat kept being attacked by daughters cat, drawing blood, chunks of fur. They caled in an animal expert. Even he had a hard time at first.
But they began to use those child proof gates for doorways and stairs on hallway with one cat ending up there, the other had its on spot. Yes its a territorial thing. The cats got fed in their own perspective areas where they could still see each other. The aggressive cat still growled for quite some time but eventually learned that he had his own territory. You need to establish their own territories until they get used to each other. If it doesnt work, you may need to call in a cat expert who can come visit your cats and see if they can figure out a way to get them to get along, at least co habitat in peace.
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What needs to happen is that they need to build trust. See, cats are usually independent to begin with. Try putting them in a territory neither of them have been to. Maybe a park. Without territorial anger, the cats may bond.
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