So, I have three cats. Hobbes, Alyss, and Maple, in order of age. I moved off for college to get my Masters in 2017 and they all came with me. Before this, they all got along! Not 'best friends' get along but they could be around and chill.
Well, when I moved, the other two started picking on Alyss. Chasing her, swatting at her, getting in her space - it got to where they were bothering Alyss in the litterbox. Alyss started holding it in too much and got severe kidney stones and had to have surgery.
At this point, it's 2019, I'm about to move out to my new job. My MIL (the sweetest lady ever) offered to take Alyss in and let her heal alone with no stress. I took her up on that, we moved, and we tried to move Alyss back in.
It was a no go. Fighting started up again and we had to remove Alyss from the apartment. She stayed with my MIL for an entire year. She loves the baby, she's the sweetest kitty ever, so hard not to fall in love.
Fast forward to today.
We have a bigger apartment. Alyss could have her own room for reintroduction, so we set it up with her cat tree, pillows and blankets, litterbox, water and food, the nines. She even has a sliding door leading to our balcony. It's very nice, she loves it.
But she's kind of refusing to be reintroduced.
My oldest, Hobbes, seems chill with her. She growls, but he kind of doesnt care, he just wants treats and pets. So they can now be in the same room.
Maple cannot.
Every time Alyss sees Maple, she growls and hisses immediately. And Maple, I love her to death, but she's kind of a dumbass. So when Alyss runs, Maple thinks it's playtime and chases. Alyss cannot be in the same room as her at all, or she hides. Ive separated them, given them a few days, let them sniff each other's rooms, feed them by each other (which worked until Hobbes got greedy and stole Alyss's treats). Nothing is making Alyss and Maple get along better.
Maple got in there when I wasn't looking and Alyss freaked out. I put her to bed and this morning I woke up to a pee puddle and poop nuggets ALL OVER her room. She's stressed and I don't want it to affect her health, but...
I don't want to give my cat away. She got me through my depression when I was getting my bachelor's. She's sweet and cuddly and smart and just the prettiest baby you could ever hope for. She's a wonderful cat, and I've had her for almost a decade. I don't want to give her up, but I'm at my ends rope. Is there anything I can do to help them get along? I don't need them to be best buds, I just need them to be tolerable towards each other..
And yes. We do play with Maple. She's just a ball of energy that never left her kitten phase despite being almost 7 years old.
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