I felt the exact same way with my kitten when I first got him. I wanted a kitten who'd sleep with me in my bed, cuddle with me, sit on my lap, let me pick him up, pet him etc. And he was none of those, hates being picked up, tolerates being petted then goes away, won't go on my lap, isn't well...
Have you ever witnessed it yourself? Do they poop there all the time, or sometimes? It's odd they never pee there and only poo. My kitten sometimes starts fights right when one tries to go into the litterbox or tries to dig right after. Is the litterbox covered? I recommend not having a covered...
So I have two cats, Pepper the non-orphaned cat for about 5-6 months now, and Snow the orphaned, bottle baby, for about a month now. Pepper is about 10 months now and Snow is about 6 months. I'll try to make this short and concise as possible!
At first, I thought this was normal cat behaviour...
So I let them see each other and it went really really well! It was very rough but they're definitely playing since they both go at each other. It's not just Pepper dominating/chasing like it was with Skylar. I even let them out of the safe room, with my supervision and they constantly chase...
If you can get a motion detecting sprinkler or something, that can work to deter the feral cat. And yes, aggression and other problems like outside of litter pee can be caused by a feral cat or any cat outside of the house.
I've seen play and cat fights, and it looks like a cross of both at times. So that's why I'm asking :lol: But I'll just stop intervening, I feel like I'm making it worse.
That really does help! I guess I'll let them 'go at it' for now, untill I hear hissing/screaming? It just seems like relentless fighting but guess that'll pass..
I don't know if waiting that long is necessary? If you see the video, Pepper is REALLY small for his age. If I wait till 6 months Snow will end up larger than Pepper most likely :lol:
He doesn't scratch anyone, and he's stopped biting as well. So he's not too much to handle outside of the escape...
That is eerily similar. I don't see how it's play if I see Snow bite on Pepper's face and stretch it out though. Am I missing something? I get they play rough, but if they're injuring each other, shouldn't it mean that it's not play? If that's their future, that'd be rough. :( Thanks for the...
Forgot to mention, not as important, but if anyone feels bad that Snow really wants out of his room. Both cats get free roam of the house but, they take turns. One cat one day, the next the other, and we have a 7 people household, so both cats get visits from everyone throughout the day to keep...
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So I have two kittens, Pepper (8 month old) and Snow (3 months and a half approx). I'm just going to go in a bit of background history for the two before I get to their introduction (if you don't want to hear it, you can skip the italicized part).
I've had Pepper for about 3 months now...