so a bit of background . we got apollo about 2 yrs ago when he was just about 1 . we had already had a dog 4 about a year before that , and apollo and the dog got on well , although generally didn’t interact much . apollo hasn’t met a lot of other cats , but he’s generally very friendly , sweet , and curious , and loves attention , pets , and cuddles .
we moved 2 our current house (about 30 min away from our previous one , moved 2 be closer 2 grandma) about a year and a half ago . the previous owners had an outdoor cat , and asked if she could stay at the house , because she was older (around 10) and had been there all her life . we said sure because we already had one cat 2 take care of , so she became our artemis .
within a month , artemis had become a mostly indoor cat (i’ve explained the dangers of letting cats outside 2 my parents , but they’re slow 2 change) . apart from me , she never goes around any human (or animal) at all , she’s very shy and a little skittish . the first couple times she encountered apollo , he would swipe at her . not aggressively , the way some cats swipe at things they’re curious about . she would react very aggressively (in a scared way) hissing and often attacking him (her previous owners unfortunately declawed her , so she can’t seriously injure apollo .
it’s been almost 2 years , and even tho he never swipes anymore , just comes up and sniffs her , artemis still seems very scared and aggressive around him . is there any way i (the only human she trusts) and show her that apollo isn’t dangerous and won’t harm her , or is it best 2 just keep them apart ? she still attacks him pretty viciously when he gets close , and it kinda worries me that someday he’ll attack back and hurt her (he hasn’t so far and he’s not an aggressive cat) . also , is this a territory thing with her having lived at this house 4 so long ?
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