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Hello,
It's with a very heavy heart that I'm writing this. My family is at its wits' end and we are considering rehoming Mici now. Here is a bit of background on my family's kitties:
We adopted Mici and Matti as kittens about 11 years ago, they are Siamese mix siblings, both female. Matti was a bit unbalanced and had troubles, and Mici was an absolutely normal cat (keeps to herself, but sweet when she wants attention).
We introduced Amber, a Golden Retriever puppy, a year later. No problems there, she is best friends with everyone and regularly cuddles with the cats, and the cats are totally comfortable with her.
Then about 4 years ago we adopted Mourek, a beautiful little male Siamese mix kitten. They all integrated perfectly, it was as though they had always been together.
Sadly, Matti passed away from kidney problems 2 years ago. Mici and Mourek seemed relatively unaffected, I didn't notice any unusual behaviour.
Recently, Mourek and Mici started having arguments. First it was some normal, controllable hissy fits but then it escalated to full out fighting, with each drawing blood. It was really frightening because it was full out vicious fighting.
We separated the two, Mici is living in the master bedroom. After about a week we tried letting the two meet, but they reacted badly again. It's been about two months and every attempt to let them meet ends in a full fight. It doesn't seem fair to keep them living in hostility even through the door. Mici often has a worried face when we come in and Mourek sometimes watches the bedroom door. We have tried virtually everything, researching how to reintegrate fighting cats and spraying calming spray everywhere, feliway, calming treats, rubbing towels and blankets on each cat and letting them smell the blankets, etc.
So, we are thinking about rehoming Mici, as it is Mourek who goes after her. She is a normal, if slightly older, cat and we believe she will make a good pet for any family. We would NEVER give her to a shelter, we will keep her in the bedroom until we find a suitable household that we are sure about. Again, Mici is a very stable personality so we think it's quite possible for her to be happy as a single cat in a home where she can sit in the sunlight in peace without worrying about a little firecracker like Mourek.
We love Mici very much and only want the best for them all, so if anybody has any suggestions about reconciling them, please help! If not, we would appreciate any advice for rehoming.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this <3<3
It's with a very heavy heart that I'm writing this. My family is at its wits' end and we are considering rehoming Mici now. Here is a bit of background on my family's kitties:
We adopted Mici and Matti as kittens about 11 years ago, they are Siamese mix siblings, both female. Matti was a bit unbalanced and had troubles, and Mici was an absolutely normal cat (keeps to herself, but sweet when she wants attention).
We introduced Amber, a Golden Retriever puppy, a year later. No problems there, she is best friends with everyone and regularly cuddles with the cats, and the cats are totally comfortable with her.
Then about 4 years ago we adopted Mourek, a beautiful little male Siamese mix kitten. They all integrated perfectly, it was as though they had always been together.
Sadly, Matti passed away from kidney problems 2 years ago. Mici and Mourek seemed relatively unaffected, I didn't notice any unusual behaviour.
Recently, Mourek and Mici started having arguments. First it was some normal, controllable hissy fits but then it escalated to full out fighting, with each drawing blood. It was really frightening because it was full out vicious fighting.
We separated the two, Mici is living in the master bedroom. After about a week we tried letting the two meet, but they reacted badly again. It's been about two months and every attempt to let them meet ends in a full fight. It doesn't seem fair to keep them living in hostility even through the door. Mici often has a worried face when we come in and Mourek sometimes watches the bedroom door. We have tried virtually everything, researching how to reintegrate fighting cats and spraying calming spray everywhere, feliway, calming treats, rubbing towels and blankets on each cat and letting them smell the blankets, etc.
So, we are thinking about rehoming Mici, as it is Mourek who goes after her. She is a normal, if slightly older, cat and we believe she will make a good pet for any family. We would NEVER give her to a shelter, we will keep her in the bedroom until we find a suitable household that we are sure about. Again, Mici is a very stable personality so we think it's quite possible for her to be happy as a single cat in a home where she can sit in the sunlight in peace without worrying about a little firecracker like Mourek.
We love Mici very much and only want the best for them all, so if anybody has any suggestions about reconciling them, please help! If not, we would appreciate any advice for rehoming.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this <3<3