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Hello everyone,
Thanks in advance for listening to my situation. So I adopted a stray last year and she got pregnant a few months later -I live in the desert, didn't think there were any other Kitty's around! Anyway, she's fixed now and I rehomed all but two of the kittens, a male and a female. they are about 10 months old at this point and also fixed. But male is quite a bit bigger than the female, he's probably 8 lb and she's around 6. They don't fight and I'm not worried for her physical safety, but I am concerned about her happiness and stress level. He chases her, not every day that I seeu, bute frequently It usually ends with her on her back with her ears back, hissing, and him standing over her.
I have a small one-room house. There is a pitched roof where I've been able to place some boards that the kitties can access. It's a little bit of a kiddie jungle gym and also several boards together with a blanket where they can sleep. This is the female's safe place. The male sometimes will chase her across the boards but when she gets to the platform I've never seen him continue to pursue.
I believe she does show some signs of stress. Even though she's 10 months she sometimes still tries to nurse at her mom's belly, though of course the milk is long gone. Sometimes when she's in the upstairs area I noticed her laying there with her eyes open just staring. It doesn't look like a very relaxed state. And she spends quite a bit of time and that upstairs area. I was rubbing her belly today and she was purring contentedly but as soon as her brother walked up she jumped up and ran away.
so I think it's good that at least she does have a place where she can get away from her brother and not be harassed. But I would really like to do what I can to expand her sense of safety. They have plenty of toys and things to play with. They are semi outdoor meaning I only let them out during the day when I'm home and they stay close by my house. I always make sure that they are inside if I'm away from home - high desert lots of coyotes and birds of prey etcetera.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions on how to improve my little girl's quality of life. I'm glad she has a safe place but perhaps would be nice if it was closer, there were more safe places in the common area where she's not up in the ceiling alone. But I don't really know how to create that. I've been thinking about rehoming her as the good responsible thing to do. so maybe also some feedback of how miserable do you think she is and is it awful of me to keep her any longer?
Thanks again
Thanks in advance for listening to my situation. So I adopted a stray last year and she got pregnant a few months later -I live in the desert, didn't think there were any other Kitty's around! Anyway, she's fixed now and I rehomed all but two of the kittens, a male and a female. they are about 10 months old at this point and also fixed. But male is quite a bit bigger than the female, he's probably 8 lb and she's around 6. They don't fight and I'm not worried for her physical safety, but I am concerned about her happiness and stress level. He chases her, not every day that I seeu, bute frequently It usually ends with her on her back with her ears back, hissing, and him standing over her.
I have a small one-room house. There is a pitched roof where I've been able to place some boards that the kitties can access. It's a little bit of a kiddie jungle gym and also several boards together with a blanket where they can sleep. This is the female's safe place. The male sometimes will chase her across the boards but when she gets to the platform I've never seen him continue to pursue.
I believe she does show some signs of stress. Even though she's 10 months she sometimes still tries to nurse at her mom's belly, though of course the milk is long gone. Sometimes when she's in the upstairs area I noticed her laying there with her eyes open just staring. It doesn't look like a very relaxed state. And she spends quite a bit of time and that upstairs area. I was rubbing her belly today and she was purring contentedly but as soon as her brother walked up she jumped up and ran away.
so I think it's good that at least she does have a place where she can get away from her brother and not be harassed. But I would really like to do what I can to expand her sense of safety. They have plenty of toys and things to play with. They are semi outdoor meaning I only let them out during the day when I'm home and they stay close by my house. I always make sure that they are inside if I'm away from home - high desert lots of coyotes and birds of prey etcetera.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions on how to improve my little girl's quality of life. I'm glad she has a safe place but perhaps would be nice if it was closer, there were more safe places in the common area where she's not up in the ceiling alone. But I don't really know how to create that. I've been thinking about rehoming her as the good responsible thing to do. so maybe also some feedback of how miserable do you think she is and is it awful of me to keep her any longer?
Thanks again