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Hello,
My two male cats are neutered, both kinda healthy. The new cat just adopted, is Tux, he came from a cat cafe. He's used to new cats, shy, but here he's made himself at home. His only health problem is a problem with his gums so he needs all 4 back teeth pulled.
Our resident cat Bear, is a maine coon, he has Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure, and anxiety. He's on meds and doing well, although the anxiety meds were just started yesterday, Prozac.
Bear can be quite aggressive with my cat in particular, since the first day they met. He was 6 months old, she was 4 years. The other females he corners, sometimes with his ears back, or he chases until they are huddled on the ground screaming. They don't fight but they scream. His ears are back, tail whipping wildly, and when you intervene he very slowly walks away giving them a side eye, but this only happens maybe twice a year. However, with my cat, it's whenever he sees her, and part of it is her reaction to him.
We lost my other cat in March, and I mentioned I was thinking of adopting, my dad immediately adopted Tux.
Tux pretty much ignores everyone, only going on the defensive when something happens. Bear however, is on the offensive. I tried to do slow introductions, but my dad ruined it, immediately taking Tux out of his room and letting him loose saying cats fight, they'll work it out, no matter how many things I show him otherwise.
Tux loves exploring the house and Bear usually follows in a slightly crouched slow chase. If Tux's back is turned, Bear begins to Trott and tries to attack, I usually intervene. However, sometimes when Bear goes after Tux, his tail is wildly flicking, pupils dilated, and ears straight up, whiskers front as well. He also growls and yowls, and if you try to physically remove him, he tries to bite, which is rare.
Tux, has learned to jump over the multiple pet gates in the room and open the door. We have something rigged to keep him in at night, but he cries all night.
When Bear starts in on Tux, I try to distract him, there's a 50/50 chance it works. When he looks away at me or walks away, I praise him. When he doesn't I just keep on trying.
Is there anyway to help them get along even though my dad tries to ruin it?
P.S. I'm going to try and attach videos, Bear is the brown and white one.
My two male cats are neutered, both kinda healthy. The new cat just adopted, is Tux, he came from a cat cafe. He's used to new cats, shy, but here he's made himself at home. His only health problem is a problem with his gums so he needs all 4 back teeth pulled.
Our resident cat Bear, is a maine coon, he has Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure, and anxiety. He's on meds and doing well, although the anxiety meds were just started yesterday, Prozac.
Bear can be quite aggressive with my cat in particular, since the first day they met. He was 6 months old, she was 4 years. The other females he corners, sometimes with his ears back, or he chases until they are huddled on the ground screaming. They don't fight but they scream. His ears are back, tail whipping wildly, and when you intervene he very slowly walks away giving them a side eye, but this only happens maybe twice a year. However, with my cat, it's whenever he sees her, and part of it is her reaction to him.
We lost my other cat in March, and I mentioned I was thinking of adopting, my dad immediately adopted Tux.
Tux pretty much ignores everyone, only going on the defensive when something happens. Bear however, is on the offensive. I tried to do slow introductions, but my dad ruined it, immediately taking Tux out of his room and letting him loose saying cats fight, they'll work it out, no matter how many things I show him otherwise.
Tux loves exploring the house and Bear usually follows in a slightly crouched slow chase. If Tux's back is turned, Bear begins to Trott and tries to attack, I usually intervene. However, sometimes when Bear goes after Tux, his tail is wildly flicking, pupils dilated, and ears straight up, whiskers front as well. He also growls and yowls, and if you try to physically remove him, he tries to bite, which is rare.
Tux, has learned to jump over the multiple pet gates in the room and open the door. We have something rigged to keep him in at night, but he cries all night.
When Bear starts in on Tux, I try to distract him, there's a 50/50 chance it works. When he looks away at me or walks away, I praise him. When he doesn't I just keep on trying.
Is there anyway to help them get along even though my dad tries to ruin it?
P.S. I'm going to try and attach videos, Bear is the brown and white one.