A friend found Jack when he was appx 8 wks old-he'd obviously been on his own awhile. My husband and I have never owned cats before and at the time lived in an aprtment and we never had visitors. Jack was never around another cat and we raised him as a human. We spoke to him as a child and displined him like a child. He literally talks back to us. He is also very schedule oriented. When he was about 10mnths old we brought in another male about 4 months older than Jack hoping he would teach Jack to be a cat. At this point Jack was already showing his poor cat skills. Jack and Harley did not get along, Jack doesn't know what is right or wrong in the cat world, plays too rough etc. Jack pouted for the first 10 months Harley was with us. But seemed to get over it when he realized that Harley had no desire to rule the roost. About this time we opted to introduce a kitten, a female, Pepper. She and Harley were immediate friends, she and Jack were not. Pepper has been with us for almost 2 years and she and Harley continue to mesh well-Pepper is the head of the house and has been from the day she came home.
Jack however continues to be a problem. He hates anyone who comes to our house and gets upset when they are there. He is downright hateful. If u tell him no he meows back and will swat at you. He hates to be combed, he even hates when you comb the other cats and attacks. This is an issue because he is long haired with a double coat. He is so schedule oriented that's its almost too overwhelming to leave him. He hates other people. This too is becoming an issue-I'm due with our first baby in September. Some other child tendencies are that he gets in the bathtub of water-when u are in there also. He knows that if he takes the toilet paper before I sit down to pee that I won't sit down and pee and therefore breakfast or dinner will come sooner. He sits right in the railing of the steps and when he u walk down or up he swats u on the cheek. He sits in bed in the middle of the night and paws at the covers for u to lift them so he can go under.
I love him to death-but I need to know he's not going to swat the baby and I need to be able to groom him and I need him to deal with some schedule changes-bc regardless of me trying to keep it the same-the baby is going to change things.
Help?
Jacks mom Leslie
Jack however continues to be a problem. He hates anyone who comes to our house and gets upset when they are there. He is downright hateful. If u tell him no he meows back and will swat at you. He hates to be combed, he even hates when you comb the other cats and attacks. This is an issue because he is long haired with a double coat. He is so schedule oriented that's its almost too overwhelming to leave him. He hates other people. This too is becoming an issue-I'm due with our first baby in September. Some other child tendencies are that he gets in the bathtub of water-when u are in there also. He knows that if he takes the toilet paper before I sit down to pee that I won't sit down and pee and therefore breakfast or dinner will come sooner. He sits right in the railing of the steps and when he u walk down or up he swats u on the cheek. He sits in bed in the middle of the night and paws at the covers for u to lift them so he can go under.
I love him to death-but I need to know he's not going to swat the baby and I need to be able to groom him and I need him to deal with some schedule changes-bc regardless of me trying to keep it the same-the baby is going to change things.
Help?
Jacks mom Leslie
