Agression from cat to new cat...please help!!!!

[Guest]

thanks for the comments...

my concern is that it has been 1.5 months and the behavior is now learned...will the isolation/blanket method still work? take longer? i will try it, though I will feel very bad for Persian sleeping in a bathroom when she is used to the bed...

kelly

[jason]

since you have noticed a learn behavior, it will simply take longer than it would of...but yes, the methods mention in the introduction posts on this board (mine at least) will most certainly work.

patience, discipline and consistency are all keys to making this work...dont expect alot of change within the first week or two...but stick with it nonetheless...post back when you need to, can help with specifics when needed.

good luck.

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[Guest]

Ok, tried isolating Persian in bathroom. She has a litter box in there but is not using it. (Same litter she is used to). And somehow she managed to make scratches and dents on inside of bathroom door even without front claws. ...(biting door? throwing toy mice at door? using back claws?)

Do I continue to leave her in there anyway?

Meanwhile, Himalayan is getting more and more needy, meowing all the time like a cat in heat (no he's not in heat unless some miracle) for no apparent reason, other than he wants attention. Sometimes I give in and baby him and give him (yet more) food, but lately I'm getting annoyed and just tell him to shut up or I ignore him...

I'm not as worried about Himaylan's whining as I am about dealing with their fighting and the isolation/blanket method not working yet...

Why can't my cats just be good and get along.

thanks
Kelly

[jason]

Ok, tried isolating Persian in bathroom. She has a litter box in there but is not using it. (Same litter she is used to). And somehow she managed to make scratches and dents on inside of bathroom door even without front claws. ...(biting door? throwing toy mice at door? using back claws?)

probably back claws...tug a towel under the door and perhaps affix it up on the door with some duck tape. the scratches might just be a side effect of getting them to eventually live together, you can always paint afterwards. i say this from expierence...i had to rescreen my 12x35 patio once becuase i was trying everything to keep their front claws on...but that is a different story .

also, be sure to keep fresh clean water and food in there if longer than 20 minutes.

Do I continue to leave her in there anyway?

i assume you mean time outs or isolation from resident cat and/or isolation from new cat....yes, if this is the only room you have for this. depending on the size of the room, i would consider short (maybe an hour or so) times in there...otherwise, they will be just fine in a bedroom.

since Himalayan is the resident (by order of only months i know) i would opt for her to be out and the other in. i would also strongly recommend a bedroom since this needs to be a room to keep her/him in and not just a time out.

Meanwhile, Himalayan is getting more and more needy, meowing all the time like a cat in heat (no he's not in heat unless some miracle) for no apparent reason, other than he wants attention. Sometimes I give in and baby him and give him (yet more) food, but lately I'm getting annoyed and just tell him to shut up or I ignore him...

first off, when was the last vet visit for both of them and was anything beyond normal health detected?

your annoyance with them is not going to help, they notice. if you have started using the techniques i mentioned from the time i first posted, that would be only 1.5 days at most...this is a long process, you cannot expect quick results....you are not going to be able to gauge progress in terms of days but instead weeks. it will get better and the improvements will be more drastic later on.

I'm not as worried about Himaylan's whining as I am about dealing with their fighting and the isolation/blanket method not working yet...

Why can't my cats just be good and get along.

i can relate to the frustration, the yelling and scratching they do doesnt help i know. i grit my teeth a bit when i hear of cats just "jumping into the mix" with no problems at all...although i know its best for them if they do that.

hopefully you read the other posts i uncluded links to, just stick with it and be sure no health issues are entering in...stress has a way of creating varied health complications.

kelly, i know your looking for a quick fix but there is none....there is a fix, its just not quick.