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Hi, I just signed up to ask a question about one of my cats' behavior and if there is anything I can do with the limited resources and space I have before it escalates and causes the other 3 cats to stop using the litterboxes.
I have 3 persian cats, Mila, the mom and her two kids Casper and Kala
Mom is in the middle
On June 20th we found a 3 week old stray kitten in a pretty rough shape, it had persistent diarrhea, its bum was infected and the poor thing reeked of dog.
That's lil Spaska on her very first day
The grown ups weren't too keen on accepting her at first, but eventually they stopped caring/minding her, they're not too crazy about her but they don't mind her. She quickly recovered and has grown to be a gorgeous almost 2 month old kitten
It took a lot of care, dedication and love and I couldn't be happier with how she turned out.
Granted she is very hyper and not the type to cuddle and stuff but that's perfectly fine, she has her own personality. Should be 2 months on June the first according to our vet.
Problem is some 5 days ago she started following the adult cats to the litterboxes, as soon as she hears them go if she isn't asleep she runs up to them, then gets up on the litterbox and tries to sniff their butts....that really bothers Mila, the mom, so much so that she started holding it in and not going as often as she normally would.
Other than that, the cats don't mind being around her, they eat together, Casper often plays with her with toys and stuff, so it's not a bad situation overall at all.
Mila is comfortable enough to sleep while Spaska is frantically playing beside her, even turns her back on the kitten without fear. If Spaska starts bothering her she hisses at her or gently swipes at her and that's it.
I live in a very small apartment with little room to separate the cats, I do my best to keep Spaska away when I know its the adults time to go, but she is a livewire and I more often than not miss the opportunity to hold onto her Casper is the least bothered by this and Mila, the mom definitely finds it the most bothersome.
Adding yet another litterbox would prove difficult because of the small space plus Spaska would do the same anyway.
I live in Europe, in a country called Macedonia so we don't seem to have all them fancy accessories and stuff here such as pheromone dispensers and the like and ordering one online would take a month and a half to two for it to arrive, if it even arrives.
We don't have animal/cat behaviorists either
I hope this is just a phase, I know kittens like watching adults while they do their business, but Spaska gets too up close and personal which bothers the cats.
We can't even imagine rehoming her, she is as much part of the family as everyone else, but if this starts causing problems for the older cats we might have to and I'd hate that
Mila is 7.5 years old
Casper and Kala are 5.5 they were born December 9th 2015
All 3 are fixed and Spaska will be as soon as the vets say it's ok
Here some vets are fine spaying a kitten as young as 4 months old, but many believe cats should be spayed after their first heat which I strongly disagree with and my vet just happens to be one of those, however compared to other vets she is incredible so I wouldn't want to aruge with her over it again. Still we're going to fix her as soon as possible too.
I have 3 persian cats, Mila, the mom and her two kids Casper and Kala
Mom is in the middle
On June 20th we found a 3 week old stray kitten in a pretty rough shape, it had persistent diarrhea, its bum was infected and the poor thing reeked of dog.
That's lil Spaska on her very first day
The grown ups weren't too keen on accepting her at first, but eventually they stopped caring/minding her, they're not too crazy about her but they don't mind her. She quickly recovered and has grown to be a gorgeous almost 2 month old kitten
It took a lot of care, dedication and love and I couldn't be happier with how she turned out.
Granted she is very hyper and not the type to cuddle and stuff but that's perfectly fine, she has her own personality. Should be 2 months on June the first according to our vet.
Problem is some 5 days ago she started following the adult cats to the litterboxes, as soon as she hears them go if she isn't asleep she runs up to them, then gets up on the litterbox and tries to sniff their butts....that really bothers Mila, the mom, so much so that she started holding it in and not going as often as she normally would.
Other than that, the cats don't mind being around her, they eat together, Casper often plays with her with toys and stuff, so it's not a bad situation overall at all.
Mila is comfortable enough to sleep while Spaska is frantically playing beside her, even turns her back on the kitten without fear. If Spaska starts bothering her she hisses at her or gently swipes at her and that's it.
I live in a very small apartment with little room to separate the cats, I do my best to keep Spaska away when I know its the adults time to go, but she is a livewire and I more often than not miss the opportunity to hold onto her Casper is the least bothered by this and Mila, the mom definitely finds it the most bothersome.
Adding yet another litterbox would prove difficult because of the small space plus Spaska would do the same anyway.
I live in Europe, in a country called Macedonia so we don't seem to have all them fancy accessories and stuff here such as pheromone dispensers and the like and ordering one online would take a month and a half to two for it to arrive, if it even arrives.
We don't have animal/cat behaviorists either
I hope this is just a phase, I know kittens like watching adults while they do their business, but Spaska gets too up close and personal which bothers the cats.
We can't even imagine rehoming her, she is as much part of the family as everyone else, but if this starts causing problems for the older cats we might have to and I'd hate that
Mila is 7.5 years old
Casper and Kala are 5.5 they were born December 9th 2015
All 3 are fixed and Spaska will be as soon as the vets say it's ok
Here some vets are fine spaying a kitten as young as 4 months old, but many believe cats should be spayed after their first heat which I strongly disagree with and my vet just happens to be one of those, however compared to other vets she is incredible so I wouldn't want to aruge with her over it again. Still we're going to fix her as soon as possible too.