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Jade is an escape artist of the worst kind. She jumped out the door and got herself pregnant again. She has been disappearing for days at a time, im half tempted to put a gopro on her and see where she goes. Lol. I'm actually concerned about 2 things.
1) we have an intact male. He is a product of her previous litter. He is not the father of this litter ( not old enough). The last day or so we have noticed that he has become increasingly aggressive with her. Chasing her around the house and growling at her. He refuses to let her eat to the point that we have had to separate them or he will steal her food or just guard it so she gets scared and won't eat. It has made her very depressed, and my normally aloof and laid back cat is demanding more attention, but she is timid about it. Our theory so far on the timidness is the fact that while the male doesn't spray he scent marks everything and everyone. All the time. Every time we come back from somewhere he has to rub all over us to the point of us getting agitated with him because he demands every bit of our attention. He is worse then a female in heat and it is making her afraid of being around us bc we smell like him and she is afraid of him. What, if anything, can I do about the aggression? He refuses to go outside but she is a free range cat and won't stay inside for long, and when she is inside she hates being confined to a single room. He also hates being confined and will be super vocal if he is not in easy access to his people (makes going to the bathroom super fun) so keeping them in separate rooms while she is inside is almost impossible.
2. She had 8 kittens with her last litter. I know each litter gets bigger, and she looked like she was going to explode last time. I know it sounds stupid but I'm worried she will not physically be able to carry more kittens, nor does she have enough nipples for more?
1) we have an intact male. He is a product of her previous litter. He is not the father of this litter ( not old enough). The last day or so we have noticed that he has become increasingly aggressive with her. Chasing her around the house and growling at her. He refuses to let her eat to the point that we have had to separate them or he will steal her food or just guard it so she gets scared and won't eat. It has made her very depressed, and my normally aloof and laid back cat is demanding more attention, but she is timid about it. Our theory so far on the timidness is the fact that while the male doesn't spray he scent marks everything and everyone. All the time. Every time we come back from somewhere he has to rub all over us to the point of us getting agitated with him because he demands every bit of our attention. He is worse then a female in heat and it is making her afraid of being around us bc we smell like him and she is afraid of him. What, if anything, can I do about the aggression? He refuses to go outside but she is a free range cat and won't stay inside for long, and when she is inside she hates being confined to a single room. He also hates being confined and will be super vocal if he is not in easy access to his people (makes going to the bathroom super fun) so keeping them in separate rooms while she is inside is almost impossible.
2. She had 8 kittens with her last litter. I know each litter gets bigger, and she looked like she was going to explode last time. I know it sounds stupid but I'm worried she will not physically be able to carry more kittens, nor does she have enough nipples for more?
