Hi cat-companions,
I am truly desperate. It seems my resident 5-year-old female cat is trying to kill my 9-month old male kitten. They are both neutered. The resident cat is very big while the kitten is particularly small.
It's not the first time I am introducing a new cat to the resident cat. I've introduced a junior female cat three years ago and the resident cat really liked her. She sadly passed away from FIP a few months ago.
But the resident cat hates the kitten. The resident cat doesn't make a sound when she approaches or hunts him - she just attacks. The kitten hisses and growls but the resident cat seems unmoved. She's normally not an aggressive cat, at best she gets moody sometimes and takes a swing at the third male cat (he doesn't have an issue with the kitten). She's generally very shy towards people and very submissive when she's being taken out of her normal environment (e.g. vet).
But the resident cat hunts the kitten down, attacks him so badly, I am seriously worried she will kill him. He peed himself twice (he got out of his room faster than I could catch him). This morning the kitten escaped his room and the cat attacked him so badly, She jumped on him once she caught up to him and really buried her teeth in him. I had serious problems getting her off of him. There was lots of his fur everywhere.
I keep them in separate rooms and alternate who can be in the main living room with me and everyone else. But I don't think that's a permanent solution. I have Feliway and pet remedy, I tried to put up a tall baby gate (but the resident cat can easily jump over it)
Can anyone recommend a really, really good cat behaviourist who does virtual consultations (I live in Ireland) and will be able to help? That's the only idea I have.
Thank you for reading
I am truly desperate. It seems my resident 5-year-old female cat is trying to kill my 9-month old male kitten. They are both neutered. The resident cat is very big while the kitten is particularly small.
It's not the first time I am introducing a new cat to the resident cat. I've introduced a junior female cat three years ago and the resident cat really liked her. She sadly passed away from FIP a few months ago.
But the resident cat hates the kitten. The resident cat doesn't make a sound when she approaches or hunts him - she just attacks. The kitten hisses and growls but the resident cat seems unmoved. She's normally not an aggressive cat, at best she gets moody sometimes and takes a swing at the third male cat (he doesn't have an issue with the kitten). She's generally very shy towards people and very submissive when she's being taken out of her normal environment (e.g. vet).
But the resident cat hunts the kitten down, attacks him so badly, I am seriously worried she will kill him. He peed himself twice (he got out of his room faster than I could catch him). This morning the kitten escaped his room and the cat attacked him so badly, She jumped on him once she caught up to him and really buried her teeth in him. I had serious problems getting her off of him. There was lots of his fur everywhere.
I keep them in separate rooms and alternate who can be in the main living room with me and everyone else. But I don't think that's a permanent solution. I have Feliway and pet remedy, I tried to put up a tall baby gate (but the resident cat can easily jump over it)
Can anyone recommend a really, really good cat behaviourist who does virtual consultations (I live in Ireland) and will be able to help? That's the only idea I have.
Thank you for reading