I’m wondering if anyone might kindly offer me any words of expertise or comfort.
I have two cats. The older one ( female ) very placid, but the younger one is very aggressive towards her and it’s worsening over time. She’s nearly 10, and I don’t want her to suffer ( he’s 5 years old ).
He’s also spraying all over the house to an obsessive degree- all the time. It used to be now and again, but now it’s out of control. He’s attached to me, but not so much to others, not even my kids.
I have tried everything: he has been checked by a vet, prescribed calming plug-ins, I have bought sprays...there are no neighbouring cats or anything. He sprays right in front of people, quite obviously. It’s a territorial thing, I think.
I have sought advice from The Cat Protection League, and they say how get it could be that he is a cat who would prefer being in a home with no other cats. They say that people often choose to get rid of the older cat - but she’s too nervous and old to be easily rehomed. She’s even more attached to me.
Thing is, I’ve been in tears about it. I feel so guilty. I have never given up on an animal, but people say that he must be unsettled - as the other cat and the whole family is! It’s all getting out of control.
How do I stop the guilt? Am I doing the right thing? He sleeps on my bed at night and it’s as if he knows something is up : today he brought me a live mouse, which he’s never done before! I am so sad about all of this.
I have two cats. The older one ( female ) very placid, but the younger one is very aggressive towards her and it’s worsening over time. She’s nearly 10, and I don’t want her to suffer ( he’s 5 years old ).
He’s also spraying all over the house to an obsessive degree- all the time. It used to be now and again, but now it’s out of control. He’s attached to me, but not so much to others, not even my kids.
I have tried everything: he has been checked by a vet, prescribed calming plug-ins, I have bought sprays...there are no neighbouring cats or anything. He sprays right in front of people, quite obviously. It’s a territorial thing, I think.
I have sought advice from The Cat Protection League, and they say how get it could be that he is a cat who would prefer being in a home with no other cats. They say that people often choose to get rid of the older cat - but she’s too nervous and old to be easily rehomed. She’s even more attached to me.
Thing is, I’ve been in tears about it. I feel so guilty. I have never given up on an animal, but people say that he must be unsettled - as the other cat and the whole family is! It’s all getting out of control.
How do I stop the guilt? Am I doing the right thing? He sleeps on my bed at night and it’s as if he knows something is up : today he brought me a live mouse, which he’s never done before! I am so sad about all of this.