Ok, so we picked up a new kitten and we are currently working on the "slow and steady" method as much as possible. I will go into the bathroom to visit Frau periodically throughout the day. She's friendly, jumps up and sits in my lap, rubs herself all over me, lets me pet her on her head/back/chest (though not stomach yet), etc.
MK will not go NEAR the blanket and when he does, its not pretty. So, after speaking with a friend of mine who works with and is good with animals, I'm trying a slightly different angle. I am bringing Frau out of the bathroom when MK is not in the bedroom. That way, she can get used to his scent and he smells her when he comes back into the room.
Frau is a totally different cat outside of the bathroom. She's a biter (though it seems borderling playful) and won't let me pet her, kind of growls at me when I get near her, etc. She's swatted at me a couple of times as well.
Why would she be one way in one situation and totally different in another? It made me wonder. Maybe she was feral when she was picked up? And, perhaps, she'd been in the shelter long enough to learn to use the litter box, and be used to humans when she was in a confined area. That might make sense since the bathroom, although larger, probably seems like being confined in the shelter.
Would that even be a possibility? I have an appointment to spay her on Tuesday along with her Rabies shot. Will that help calm her down? She is almost 6 months, so maybe this is part of the whole "heat" thing? I've never experienced a female cat before.
Sorry for being clueless. It seems that, like the human children in my experience, males are far more straightforward and easier to figure out.
MK will not go NEAR the blanket and when he does, its not pretty. So, after speaking with a friend of mine who works with and is good with animals, I'm trying a slightly different angle. I am bringing Frau out of the bathroom when MK is not in the bedroom. That way, she can get used to his scent and he smells her when he comes back into the room.
Frau is a totally different cat outside of the bathroom. She's a biter (though it seems borderling playful) and won't let me pet her, kind of growls at me when I get near her, etc. She's swatted at me a couple of times as well.
Why would she be one way in one situation and totally different in another? It made me wonder. Maybe she was feral when she was picked up? And, perhaps, she'd been in the shelter long enough to learn to use the litter box, and be used to humans when she was in a confined area. That might make sense since the bathroom, although larger, probably seems like being confined in the shelter.
Would that even be a possibility? I have an appointment to spay her on Tuesday along with her Rabies shot. Will that help calm her down? She is almost 6 months, so maybe this is part of the whole "heat" thing? I've never experienced a female cat before.
Sorry for being clueless. It seems that, like the human children in my experience, males are far more straightforward and easier to figure out.