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Hi. So I have a 3yr old altered male that I have had with me since he was wee tiny. I felt like he has recently been showing signs of only kitty syndrome. Wanting my attention 24/7 and when I don’t give it he nips, jumps at me and half the time uses claws. So last week I went to a rescue and brought home a 4month old baby girl (altered). She was isolated for several days. I switched blankets and toys etc through those days to introduce their scents. My guy only hissed and growled one time when I brought her in and put her in the bathroom. He did not see her but of course knew she was there. I think once he heard her tiny meows he might have noticed she wasn’t a threat or a bigger cat. I’ve done very slow showings of each other with a barrier in between.as well as exploring each others space without seeing one another. the past couple of days I have done introductions with me holding her while he comes up and sniffs, she never appears to be scared because she is cuddled up in my arms. Today I have let them have sporadic mingling time with each other. No barriers but I made sure to play with the wand for the first little bit so he knew he wasn’t in danger or she wasn’t scared.
they did great honestly for the first time. I let her out again and it seems like he is watching and viewing her almost like he does his toys. Watches from a corner or cover and has pounced a few times. He is swatting but from what I can tell no claws and it’s really not that hard of a swat. She is very submissive and has plopped down and shown her belly several times. However there was a chase where she went under the coffee table and there was also him pinning her down and then both meowing loud. No hissing or growling during that time, I did clap my hands and say hey and they stopped. But it seemed like every time she ran he chased and even did his arched jumping towards (hopefully you can picture what I mean by that).
They are in their separate rooms now and have seemed to settle but she just keeps crying at the door (normal I suppose).
Anyways, is the chasing, pinning on her belly and the jumping towards her normal behavior from an established cat??
Also, today he was able to get to her food in the bathroom I didn’t realize she didn’t finish it and went I walked up to him (trying to sniff/eat it) he hissed at me. Do/will cats resource guard??
Thanks in advance
they did great honestly for the first time. I let her out again and it seems like he is watching and viewing her almost like he does his toys. Watches from a corner or cover and has pounced a few times. He is swatting but from what I can tell no claws and it’s really not that hard of a swat. She is very submissive and has plopped down and shown her belly several times. However there was a chase where she went under the coffee table and there was also him pinning her down and then both meowing loud. No hissing or growling during that time, I did clap my hands and say hey and they stopped. But it seemed like every time she ran he chased and even did his arched jumping towards (hopefully you can picture what I mean by that).
They are in their separate rooms now and have seemed to settle but she just keeps crying at the door (normal I suppose).
Anyways, is the chasing, pinning on her belly and the jumping towards her normal behavior from an established cat??
Also, today he was able to get to her food in the bathroom I didn’t realize she didn’t finish it and went I walked up to him (trying to sniff/eat it) he hissed at me. Do/will cats resource guard??
Thanks in advance