Hi, I decided to join the site in order to ask for advice, I haven't been able to sleep peacefully for over a week now and I'm tired, grumpy, and most of all, desperate! I need to explain the whole situation so sorry in advance for the long post.
I've 2 female cats, Ariel's my oldest, she's 1.5 years old (she was rescued from the streets and I adopted her), and the youngest, Kiara, is 4 months old, (she's half bengal, half savannah, my mom's cats daughter) and I also have a 4 yo rescued dog, Cande (also a girl). Ariel and Cande have always get along very well, I adopted them within a week so they were both new to the house and they supported each other, plus Ariel was 2 months old so she got used to Cande really quickly.
I brought Kiara home a month ago, and it took me a week to finish the introduction process, at first Kiara was alone in a room with her food (away from the door) and litter box, then I placed Ariel's and Kiara's food in front of the door so they could smell each other while eating, and then I'll hold Kiara, and my roomie Ariel, and finally they were on the loose but I was there watching them, & I knew everything was going to be ok when I saw Ariel grooming her, they play a lot, chase each other, hide in boxes, cuddle up together, etc... BUT now Ariel is behaving weirdly towards me, she won't let me pet her a lot, she won't sleep with me if Kiara is on the bed too, or she will but next to my feet, not close to me like she used to, and she DEMANDS treats (I gave her treats when she was nice to Kiara, but I don't give her treats when she demands them, she knows where they are so she goes and sits on top of the drawer and meows, and tries to open the drawer) and she's been whining at night like she's in heat (she's spayed) I leave my door open so she can come inside and she does but she meows and gets out, comes back inside, meows and leaves again, ALL NIGHT LONG, and if I close my door she stands outside my door and whines until I open the door, and when I open the door she leaves. She hates getting her nails trimmed, but I got her some special treats that I only give her when I cut her nails and she was doing very well, she complained but she didn't scratch or bit me anymore, but this past Thursday that I cut her nails she didn't care when she saw the bag, she bit and scratched my hand badly.
What can I do? Should I give her more time? It's been a month already, and I pay equal attention to both, I even try to pay more attention to her so she won't feel replaced, but this is getting out of control, I need to sleep, I need my cat to stop demanding for treats, and bitting and scratching me, and most of all, I miss my beautiful sweet kitty
Please help!
I've 2 female cats, Ariel's my oldest, she's 1.5 years old (she was rescued from the streets and I adopted her), and the youngest, Kiara, is 4 months old, (she's half bengal, half savannah, my mom's cats daughter) and I also have a 4 yo rescued dog, Cande (also a girl). Ariel and Cande have always get along very well, I adopted them within a week so they were both new to the house and they supported each other, plus Ariel was 2 months old so she got used to Cande really quickly.
I brought Kiara home a month ago, and it took me a week to finish the introduction process, at first Kiara was alone in a room with her food (away from the door) and litter box, then I placed Ariel's and Kiara's food in front of the door so they could smell each other while eating, and then I'll hold Kiara, and my roomie Ariel, and finally they were on the loose but I was there watching them, & I knew everything was going to be ok when I saw Ariel grooming her, they play a lot, chase each other, hide in boxes, cuddle up together, etc... BUT now Ariel is behaving weirdly towards me, she won't let me pet her a lot, she won't sleep with me if Kiara is on the bed too, or she will but next to my feet, not close to me like she used to, and she DEMANDS treats (I gave her treats when she was nice to Kiara, but I don't give her treats when she demands them, she knows where they are so she goes and sits on top of the drawer and meows, and tries to open the drawer) and she's been whining at night like she's in heat (she's spayed) I leave my door open so she can come inside and she does but she meows and gets out, comes back inside, meows and leaves again, ALL NIGHT LONG, and if I close my door she stands outside my door and whines until I open the door, and when I open the door she leaves. She hates getting her nails trimmed, but I got her some special treats that I only give her when I cut her nails and she was doing very well, she complained but she didn't scratch or bit me anymore, but this past Thursday that I cut her nails she didn't care when she saw the bag, she bit and scratched my hand badly.
What can I do? Should I give her more time? It's been a month already, and I pay equal attention to both, I even try to pay more attention to her so she won't feel replaced, but this is getting out of control, I need to sleep, I need my cat to stop demanding for treats, and bitting and scratching me, and most of all, I miss my beautiful sweet kitty
Please help!
