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Hi Friends!
I have never used a forum before but am at my wit's end. Four months ago, we introduced a new kitten to our 10-year-old Bengals. She was a four-month-old, and for my daughter who had just lost her cat of 12 years. The three had been a happy pack. My neutered male took to her wonderfully, and they made fast friends. My spayed female, however, after three months, almost four of slow introductions, switching territories, using friendly pheromones, and every trick I can find online and from my vet, is STILL viciously attacking her whenever they are together. My older female (N) attacks the kitten (M), relentlessly chasing her around. Then I separate them and put N in another room or take M to my daughter's room for a while. It is wearing us all out, and I am terrified it is going to create a timid cat out of my spunky little kitten for enduring these repeated attacks and feeling like she is constantly being stalked. I can certainly start the introduction process over, but it feels pointless. Even during that process, N was always aggressive and never moved past it. I guess I rushed the situation thinking it would work out since I had done all the things. Any suggestions are helpful!
Thanks
Angela
I have never used a forum before but am at my wit's end. Four months ago, we introduced a new kitten to our 10-year-old Bengals. She was a four-month-old, and for my daughter who had just lost her cat of 12 years. The three had been a happy pack. My neutered male took to her wonderfully, and they made fast friends. My spayed female, however, after three months, almost four of slow introductions, switching territories, using friendly pheromones, and every trick I can find online and from my vet, is STILL viciously attacking her whenever they are together. My older female (N) attacks the kitten (M), relentlessly chasing her around. Then I separate them and put N in another room or take M to my daughter's room for a while. It is wearing us all out, and I am terrified it is going to create a timid cat out of my spunky little kitten for enduring these repeated attacks and feeling like she is constantly being stalked. I can certainly start the introduction process over, but it feels pointless. Even during that process, N was always aggressive and never moved past it. I guess I rushed the situation thinking it would work out since I had done all the things. Any suggestions are helpful!
Thanks
Angela