About three weeks ago, I brought in a stray cat who was giving birth to kittens in my backyard. She was just birthing them in a trail and seemed to be leave by them behind as she was going. I heard one kitten just screaming cos it was all alone and mom just left her there.
I also have a chow chow who was posing a threat to these tiny newborns and mom so I decided to bring them all in (mom included of course) to provide a safer home for them for the time being. I am already planning on giving them up for adoption when they reach at least 8 weeks.
My main concern right now is I currently have 3 Chihuahuas in the house with me so I have had to keep mom and the kittens in my bathroom for now, but she will constantly scratch and bang at the door whenever I leave the bathroom. I am keeping my dogs separate from mom and kittens as I don't know how either will react if they meet.
I have never owned a cat, let alone a stray cat so I'm not familiar with their behaviors, so anyone with advice please don't hesitate to let me know. I have been trying to ignore these scratching behaviors and only revisiting her in the bathroom when I hear silence but she is starting to.damage the door and I don't know what else to do.
She does appear to give up after some time but scratching will typically persist for about 10 minutes after I leave. I bought her a scratch pad both vertical and horizontal, a little cubbie thing for her to get in and hide. She has plenty of food and water and a litter box as well. She was behaving really well in the beginning but has since started banging and scratching a lot. I bought one of the pheromone sprays to calm her but it doesn't seem to work very well. I also do let her out for increments of the day but have kept her confined to my bedroom, hallway and bathroom. She does not get free roam of the house as my parents are not too keen on me keeping a cat in the house. She is confined in the bathroom at night.
How do I get her to stop scratching, banging, and meowing everytime I leave?
I also have a chow chow who was posing a threat to these tiny newborns and mom so I decided to bring them all in (mom included of course) to provide a safer home for them for the time being. I am already planning on giving them up for adoption when they reach at least 8 weeks.
My main concern right now is I currently have 3 Chihuahuas in the house with me so I have had to keep mom and the kittens in my bathroom for now, but she will constantly scratch and bang at the door whenever I leave the bathroom. I am keeping my dogs separate from mom and kittens as I don't know how either will react if they meet.
I have never owned a cat, let alone a stray cat so I'm not familiar with their behaviors, so anyone with advice please don't hesitate to let me know. I have been trying to ignore these scratching behaviors and only revisiting her in the bathroom when I hear silence but she is starting to.damage the door and I don't know what else to do.
She does appear to give up after some time but scratching will typically persist for about 10 minutes after I leave. I bought her a scratch pad both vertical and horizontal, a little cubbie thing for her to get in and hide. She has plenty of food and water and a litter box as well. She was behaving really well in the beginning but has since started banging and scratching a lot. I bought one of the pheromone sprays to calm her but it doesn't seem to work very well. I also do let her out for increments of the day but have kept her confined to my bedroom, hallway and bathroom. She does not get free roam of the house as my parents are not too keen on me keeping a cat in the house. She is confined in the bathroom at night.
How do I get her to stop scratching, banging, and meowing everytime I leave?
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