I just recently adopted a deaf cat. To my surprise, she vocalizes like any normal cat, but sometimes her vocalizations are exaggerated. She'll sound upset when she's really just saying hello; that sort of thing. As such, my first cat is nervous around her.
The first week, she would hiss and snarl at my first cat if he so much as glanced at her. Then after she got acclimated, she was okay with him unless he got too close. Now she hisses or snarls only if they bump into each other. They're both adult cats. She doesn't seem to care about being the dominant one. She just doesn't like him.
It's only been one week though, so hopefully they will eventually be fine with each other. I feel bad though because my male doesn't need to be so afraid of her. Sometimes she'll meow loudly in her sleep and send my boy running off. Half the time when she's vocalizing in a mean tone, it's not directed at him or meant to be mean, but he still perceives it as a warning.
I feel bad watching him meow at her questioningly when she doesn't even know he's there. Actually, he meows at her a lot but she doesn't know if she's not looking at him.
I wish I could "explain" to him the situation. Will he eventually figure it out, or is he always going to think she's a meanie?
I adopted her to be his companion. He seemed happy at first to have a new cat, but now he's distraught that she doesn't like him. He'll go do wail his "Why don't you like me?" song, which I'm guessing is for her.
The first week, she would hiss and snarl at my first cat if he so much as glanced at her. Then after she got acclimated, she was okay with him unless he got too close. Now she hisses or snarls only if they bump into each other. They're both adult cats. She doesn't seem to care about being the dominant one. She just doesn't like him.
It's only been one week though, so hopefully they will eventually be fine with each other. I feel bad though because my male doesn't need to be so afraid of her. Sometimes she'll meow loudly in her sleep and send my boy running off. Half the time when she's vocalizing in a mean tone, it's not directed at him or meant to be mean, but he still perceives it as a warning.
I feel bad watching him meow at her questioningly when she doesn't even know he's there. Actually, he meows at her a lot but she doesn't know if she's not looking at him.
I wish I could "explain" to him the situation. Will he eventually figure it out, or is he always going to think she's a meanie?
I adopted her to be his companion. He seemed happy at first to have a new cat, but now he's distraught that she doesn't like him. He'll go do wail his "Why don't you like me?" song, which I'm guessing is for her.