I have two cats, B is a nine year old female that has been with me since she was a year old. K is almost four and has been with me since she was a few weeks old. Both are spayed. This might be long so please bear with me.
I adopted B when she was a year, she was found as a kitten outside after a huge storm. She's always been a bit skiddish and feisty, she got our attention when she pawed and meowed at us through the crate she was in. She's been a fine cat, she usually just likes to be left alone except for playtime and feeding. We've really not had many issues with her.
K was rescued when her mom died and I was quilt tripped into taking her in, I had to bottle feed her for a few weeks, I basically raised her up. She had a bother and sister, but I could only take her. She is full tilt just about all the time. She was kept in a room away from the other cat and my dog, she was introduced slowly to each through the door, then the open door.
Things at first went fine, tense but I thought K understood to let B just be but that isn't the case and nearly four years on it's just devolved into B staying in a crate ( it's open huge dog crate ) or under the bed. B hisses at K anytime they are near each other, however they will eat together and play along side each other, not together but in the same room, It's tough to play with them but I try to make it work. K sleeps on top of the dog crate. It's just all out war in our house at times. K will hiss at us, the dog, she'll also attack us, we have scratches and bites all over, she'll stalk us and lunge at us.
I have no idea what to do anymore. K is spraying everywhere. My house is ruined and I'm going to have to replace dry wall and carpeting. They have toys, there is a huge cat tree, we play with them three times a time for twenty minutes or more, we switch up the play, sometimes it's a flying bird feather toy and sometimes it's just a stick and string they seem to love. K never seems to wear out, she is always just wanting to play, she very much wants to play with B and B isn't having any of it. They are not happy, it's stressful for us and them and I'm at a lost to what to do. I know I've done things wrong a long the way and I'm working on fixing them, I just don't know how.
I adopted B when she was a year, she was found as a kitten outside after a huge storm. She's always been a bit skiddish and feisty, she got our attention when she pawed and meowed at us through the crate she was in. She's been a fine cat, she usually just likes to be left alone except for playtime and feeding. We've really not had many issues with her.
K was rescued when her mom died and I was quilt tripped into taking her in, I had to bottle feed her for a few weeks, I basically raised her up. She had a bother and sister, but I could only take her. She is full tilt just about all the time. She was kept in a room away from the other cat and my dog, she was introduced slowly to each through the door, then the open door.
Things at first went fine, tense but I thought K understood to let B just be but that isn't the case and nearly four years on it's just devolved into B staying in a crate ( it's open huge dog crate ) or under the bed. B hisses at K anytime they are near each other, however they will eat together and play along side each other, not together but in the same room, It's tough to play with them but I try to make it work. K sleeps on top of the dog crate. It's just all out war in our house at times. K will hiss at us, the dog, she'll also attack us, we have scratches and bites all over, she'll stalk us and lunge at us.
I have no idea what to do anymore. K is spraying everywhere. My house is ruined and I'm going to have to replace dry wall and carpeting. They have toys, there is a huge cat tree, we play with them three times a time for twenty minutes or more, we switch up the play, sometimes it's a flying bird feather toy and sometimes it's just a stick and string they seem to love. K never seems to wear out, she is always just wanting to play, she very much wants to play with B and B isn't having any of it. They are not happy, it's stressful for us and them and I'm at a lost to what to do. I know I've done things wrong a long the way and I'm working on fixing them, I just don't know how.