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Hi All,
I have been taking care of a Semi-feral ( Lovey) cat for a few months. He is very sweet and loving, he allows me to pet him and he would come into the house. About 6 weeks ago, he showed up with some wounds on his neck, after a week of trying to clean it, I found a mobile vet who came to the house to treat him. He had several bits which were infected. The vet cleaned him all up and gave him a shot of antibiotics. He has already been neutered and is up to date on his shots. The vet gave him a clean bill of health, no fleas, FIV neg, neg for worms, ect.
I decided to take him in to let him heal and hope to keep him as an indoor cat. It's been 5 weeks since he has been treated by the vet. The wounds are all healed. Hi have been keeping him in our extra bathroom and have put up a wall of baby gates so he can venture out of the bathroom and have some more room to move and also begin introducing him to my other two female kitties.
I have begun letting him out with my girls and for the most part he is doing well. But he does have some aggression issues with my cats. He loves to play and I try to play with him often to get his energy out. Whenever I see him about to attach one of my girls, I spray him with water, and he retreats. He also seems to have some aggression when it's time for meals if he is out and about in the house.
I was wondering if anyone has any strategies to help them all get along and if i can get his aggression under control. Any advise will be greatly appreciated.
Also, some background on my two kitties. My oldest kittie is a pure bread Ragdoll, she is going to be 5 in Dec. She is very curious about Lovey and wants to be near him. She wants to investigate his space of the house when he is out in the living room. However, he gets very angry when she goes over into his space. My other kittie is also a semi-feral that I took in, however I got her at an earlier age she was about 7 months old. She is now 4 and she wants nothing to do with this new cat. She hisses at him whenever he goes near her.
I have been taking care of a Semi-feral ( Lovey) cat for a few months. He is very sweet and loving, he allows me to pet him and he would come into the house. About 6 weeks ago, he showed up with some wounds on his neck, after a week of trying to clean it, I found a mobile vet who came to the house to treat him. He had several bits which were infected. The vet cleaned him all up and gave him a shot of antibiotics. He has already been neutered and is up to date on his shots. The vet gave him a clean bill of health, no fleas, FIV neg, neg for worms, ect.
I decided to take him in to let him heal and hope to keep him as an indoor cat. It's been 5 weeks since he has been treated by the vet. The wounds are all healed. Hi have been keeping him in our extra bathroom and have put up a wall of baby gates so he can venture out of the bathroom and have some more room to move and also begin introducing him to my other two female kitties.
I have begun letting him out with my girls and for the most part he is doing well. But he does have some aggression issues with my cats. He loves to play and I try to play with him often to get his energy out. Whenever I see him about to attach one of my girls, I spray him with water, and he retreats. He also seems to have some aggression when it's time for meals if he is out and about in the house.
I was wondering if anyone has any strategies to help them all get along and if i can get his aggression under control. Any advise will be greatly appreciated.
Also, some background on my two kitties. My oldest kittie is a pure bread Ragdoll, she is going to be 5 in Dec. She is very curious about Lovey and wants to be near him. She wants to investigate his space of the house when he is out in the living room. However, he gets very angry when she goes over into his space. My other kittie is also a semi-feral that I took in, however I got her at an earlier age she was about 7 months old. She is now 4 and she wants nothing to do with this new cat. She hisses at him whenever he goes near her.
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