She is probably not mad no, but cats are like humans sometimes they want to be alone. kittens need our protection and seek reassurance as they become older they want a bit more space. they still love you as much as before but they like their alone time. What happens if you ignore her for a few...
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Don't worry she still loves you. You probably did not to do anything. She is just a teenage girl. You said it yourself you felt like she used to think of you as mother, well now that she is a teen and like any teen she is more interested into making new friendship than spending time with...
She look pretty adorable on that photo. Having another black cat named Luna I have to admit I am especially appreciative of her :)
Secondly you sound exhausted and that probably makes everything harder for you. I truly hope you don't think that she is a "little peace of shit" but that you are...
It sounds like their was an incident at that time (maybe because the 7 year old did not recognize him) and that leads him to see your 7 year old cat as a menace hence the attacks. Separating them seems the only way to fix it right now (and it is doable!!). Do you live in a 1 or 2 bedroom appartment?
Can you separate them for a short while? When did it started ?
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I would personally reintroduce them. I...
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I am sorry to hear this. Does this happens when you stroke her? Two things come to mind: it is very common that cats after being stroked over and over again get overstimulated: then they will ask you to stop it by moving their tail (and other signals) and if you don't stop they will bite you...
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I am sorry to hear this. I a few ideas:
1. Give tons of places to go up for your 7 year old cat. Height build confidence in cats
2. Do you know what triggers the agression of the youngest ? Does he hiss and growl ? If not it might be play from his side but your cat might not understand it
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Does your basement have a window she can look out from? If no I would personally not leave her there, she could get bored and it can be a bit claustrophobic for them if they don't have windows. Personally but this is personal I would kitten proof my home and let her roam free: I would feel that...
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She might simply be bored and get you to go out of bed. What do you usually do?
As soon as she does it I would put her out the room and close the door. The idea is to let her know that biting you means no sleeping with you. I would also procure her with cat toys that she can wrestle and...
Hey I don't have any thing especially smart to say but I wanted to let you know that I am with you and send you good vibes. You are in a very tough situation, one that could happen to many of us and that non of us wish to be in (we actually all dread it). I would just add two things :
1. I am...
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I have a 1 year old cat, we live in the US. I have a family emergency that will require me to be in France for over a month, the problem is that I have doubts about what will be the best for my cat. She already went to France and back when she was 6 month old (to france )and 8 month old...
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Cats tend to be more active in the morning and in the evening like at around dawn and around sunset. It's totally normal that she wants to interract you at this time as you are also up, when your husband wakes up she is already in nap time so is not trying to play with him. I would not...
The key is patience and doing it slowly. Just let the harness close to her toys for a few days, then putting it on while giving her treats ect.. You stop when his is unconfortable and you rewared her patience. That way he will associate the harness with good things. However ultimately it is...
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I have been thinking for a while of fostering. I am going through a breakup and a move so I want to wait until my resident cat settles down in her new home and is confident before doing it. But I was thinking about starting to foster in the spring. It has been a while I want to do it for so...