Okay...here is the problem...Little Miss had 3 kittens about 3½ weeks ago. Everything had settled down, and was going fine. Samantha left them alone, Smudge was interested, and the only time she got close was when one of the kittens managed to escape the box and was rolling away. She ran to him, which got Missy's attention and then she realized she had a little escape artist.
I recently switched litterboxes, and gave Samantha the lower to the ground litterbox, and also changed her back to the fresh step litter as opposed to the arm and hammer multi cat litter. That seems to have solved the urinating on the carpet issue. I also moved the litterbox to a better position where she can see everything going on around her. Smudge has a terrible habit of ambushing in the litterbox. I placed the larger litterbox with the multi-cat litter in the other bathroom, where Smudge and Missy both like to go.
Apparently, Smudge really likes being Goddess of the Ambush. Saturday morning, my husband and I and my brother-in-law awoke to the sounds of a terrible fight. Jeremy got up to check on things and came back to bed, and I assumed everything was fine. Smudge was on the couch with my brother in law, tucked with him, and looking very satisfied. Missy was in the box with her babies...seeing as how the room was still dark, I didnt see the damage. When I got up, I realized that Smudge had not only ripped the tip of Missy's right ear, but she gashed her nose, and there was blood on Missy's head! I was horrified! I have seen Missy swat Smudge in the face for no reason, but for the most part, they are okay together. I called my vet, and they said that as long as it didnt look infected (the ear that is) that it would probably heal fine. And I know Smudge did it because Jeremy saw them dart in separate directions. And there was a huge amount of litter on the floor, indicating a cat had probably been tossed out of it by another cat.
I cleaned her ear and put some neosporin on it, I didnt know what else to do.
Other than a few swats here and there, it has never gotten to the point of drawing blood. I am really bothered by this. Anyone else have these problems??? Any suggestions? When I first adopted Smudge the big litterbox was solely hers and now she has to share.But there is a third litterbox. Do you think its territorial? Or maybe it was Smudge playing...and it got out of control?? Her and Missy are both about the same age, and they are both petite. But she actually drew blood! I knew I should have named her Milificent.
Or Jezebel.
I recently switched litterboxes, and gave Samantha the lower to the ground litterbox, and also changed her back to the fresh step litter as opposed to the arm and hammer multi cat litter. That seems to have solved the urinating on the carpet issue. I also moved the litterbox to a better position where she can see everything going on around her. Smudge has a terrible habit of ambushing in the litterbox. I placed the larger litterbox with the multi-cat litter in the other bathroom, where Smudge and Missy both like to go.
Apparently, Smudge really likes being Goddess of the Ambush. Saturday morning, my husband and I and my brother-in-law awoke to the sounds of a terrible fight. Jeremy got up to check on things and came back to bed, and I assumed everything was fine. Smudge was on the couch with my brother in law, tucked with him, and looking very satisfied. Missy was in the box with her babies...seeing as how the room was still dark, I didnt see the damage. When I got up, I realized that Smudge had not only ripped the tip of Missy's right ear, but she gashed her nose, and there was blood on Missy's head! I was horrified! I have seen Missy swat Smudge in the face for no reason, but for the most part, they are okay together. I called my vet, and they said that as long as it didnt look infected (the ear that is) that it would probably heal fine. And I know Smudge did it because Jeremy saw them dart in separate directions. And there was a huge amount of litter on the floor, indicating a cat had probably been tossed out of it by another cat.
I cleaned her ear and put some neosporin on it, I didnt know what else to do.
