We adopted two kittens last October a male and female domestic shorthair. In June we rescued two (male ) kittens from the dump . We kept the new kittens serarated either in different rooms or a pet crate and introduced them slowly, we also fed them separately. Our year old male cat LOVES the kittens, bathing them and playing with them and letting them sleep with, and sometimes on, him. The female HATES them. At first she would just hiss and spit and swat at them and they would run away. But now that they are 4 months old she is starting to stalk and hunt them and she pounces on them and attacks - both clawing and biting. She has clawed their faces several times and our house is a war zone. We can not put up with this much longer. We have tried squirting her with a water bottle and keeping her confined but she is not happy being confined and howls and then as soon as you let her out she hunts down the kittens. Please help. Any suggestions appreciated.
2006-10-01 09:24:39 · 11 answers · asked by AHS23440 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
try keeping them separated if you cant keep them a part try get them closer maybe put them in 2 separate cages beside each other give them treats when there near each other to show it gets reworded when its good
good luck with getting them to like each other
2006-10-01 09:31:04 · answer #1 · answered by hamsterluver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try flower essences with her. You can go to www.spiritessence.com and under cat behavior you will find "Bully Remedy". That might be just the ticket.
The essences are easy to use. You just shake the bottle well and put three or four drops on the cat's fur between her ears, treating her three or four times a day. You should see her come round to being less aggressive toward the kittens and calming down in general.
Absolutely cannot harm your cat in any way and can be very effective in changing negative behavior. A bottle is $16.95, mailed to you without shipping or handling charges. Since this has been going on for a while I would use the whole bottle up to treat her.
2006-10-01 16:43:58 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I'm not going to say that I'm correct and everyone else is wrong, because only the cat who's being aggressive knows exactly what her problem is.
It could be that since she's a female, she does not like the kittens because they're not hers. Females of all animals that I know of get mad when they meet a baby that isn't theirs, sometimes they'll even kill another baby if it isn't in their litter/batch/whatever.
I don't know what you should do, I'm just guessing about what could be wrong. Hopefully it helps.
Good luck, hope you solve your problem!
2006-10-01 16:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by Isabel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she just wants to play with the other cats, or she could be wanting her own space without little kittens bothering her.
2006-10-01 16:45:30 · answer #4 · answered by Carolyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the reason might be because the female is rpobably not used to kittens and feels that they are invading her teritory. She might also feel jealous because they get more attention than she does. Or maybe somthing else is bothering her and she takes it out on them.
2006-10-01 16:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by mizz_hottie_101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put her in a pet crate and let her out in the same room as the kittens and let her watch them for awhile maybe then she will see they arent there to intimidate her and do this at least once a day for a week or so and then see what happens once you let her out
2006-10-01 16:29:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is just reaching sexuall maturity. She is defending whats hers. Once she gets in the groove of things she will be ok to you. But she will tell the other cats her place BIG TIME!! Just understand the world of cats. hey you like cats too. Here is my screen name. loveurlife93@yahoo.com Take care.
2006-10-01 16:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by loveurlife93 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your feisty feline is letting them know who's boss. let the fights continue but break it up if it gets too bad. my female got very pissy when i brought home a new addition she still don't like the cat but they tolerate each other. and i use the term tolerate very loosely!
2006-10-02 01:56:52 · answer #8 · answered by petlover5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have 3 indoor cats as well.Soon as the kittens get bigger she will mellow out.Right now its a territory issue.
2006-10-01 16:27:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the answers I read here are very good, but please don't get any of your cats declawed. It is a form of cruelty and is very painful for the cat as well as more dangerous for it later.
2006-10-01 17:02:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋