Hey Gang,
I'm new this forum and have read through the FAQ regarding my kitty's behavior. I'm not sure I found what I was looking for though.
My story follows.
My wife and I adopted a 4 week old feral kitty 5 years ago. She is great little cat and a hoot to play with but....
Our "Liza" was a demure and sedate until the arrival of the third Chihuahua. Our pet family is comprised of a chow-shepherd cross whom Liza adores. The first of three Chi's is an older fellow (Raxlee) and nothing phases him. The second of three is a young female Chi (Nina) who is/was content with the slow moving, easy going life style all of us were accustomed to until the number 3 Chi showed up. We adopted this little guy this past July 2006 and now the younger two Chi's now run around the house and play. As much as we enjoy them Liza on the other hand does not.
We believe the addition of "Zephyr" and the antics that spark him and Nina has upset our Liza. We believe her predator/prey instinct has been awakened. Liza has aggressively and purposely attacked both of the little one's. Liza has drawn blood on two occasions and we operated under the three strike rule and you are out. We have applied Soft Paws, we have installed Feliway (Cat Phermone?) electrical pots in our house to no avail. We certainly keep Liza closed off in a separate bedroom while we are at work but she wants to be around us when we return home. A co-worker has graciously tried to take Liza off our hands but that situation is not working out in that Liza has not left a particular "hiding" spot since the co-worker has brought her home (approximately 10 days ago). Liza growls and swipes at the co-worker. The co-worker acknowledges that Liza does come out to eat, drink, and go to the bathroom while the co-worker is not there. The co-worker has told me that this not going to work out and that I need to take Liza back.
My wife is very adamant that Liza can not come back into the house unless .......
I'm concerned from a child rearing point of view that if Liza returns to our house that she will think that she has "won" and will be even more nasty. Liza was broken and "fixed" (spayed) four years ago.
Any recommendations ole wise ones?
kevin
I'm new this forum and have read through the FAQ regarding my kitty's behavior. I'm not sure I found what I was looking for though.
My story follows.
My wife and I adopted a 4 week old feral kitty 5 years ago. She is great little cat and a hoot to play with but....
Our "Liza" was a demure and sedate until the arrival of the third Chihuahua. Our pet family is comprised of a chow-shepherd cross whom Liza adores. The first of three Chi's is an older fellow (Raxlee) and nothing phases him. The second of three is a young female Chi (Nina) who is/was content with the slow moving, easy going life style all of us were accustomed to until the number 3 Chi showed up. We adopted this little guy this past July 2006 and now the younger two Chi's now run around the house and play. As much as we enjoy them Liza on the other hand does not.
We believe the addition of "Zephyr" and the antics that spark him and Nina has upset our Liza. We believe her predator/prey instinct has been awakened. Liza has aggressively and purposely attacked both of the little one's. Liza has drawn blood on two occasions and we operated under the three strike rule and you are out. We have applied Soft Paws, we have installed Feliway (Cat Phermone?) electrical pots in our house to no avail. We certainly keep Liza closed off in a separate bedroom while we are at work but she wants to be around us when we return home. A co-worker has graciously tried to take Liza off our hands but that situation is not working out in that Liza has not left a particular "hiding" spot since the co-worker has brought her home (approximately 10 days ago). Liza growls and swipes at the co-worker. The co-worker acknowledges that Liza does come out to eat, drink, and go to the bathroom while the co-worker is not there. The co-worker has told me that this not going to work out and that I need to take Liza back.
My wife is very adamant that Liza can not come back into the house unless .......
I'm concerned from a child rearing point of view that if Liza returns to our house that she will think that she has "won" and will be even more nasty. Liza was broken and "fixed" (spayed) four years ago.
Any recommendations ole wise ones?
kevin