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I got my new 2nd cat about 2 months ago now. Both cats are fixed so that’s not an issue. 1st cat is senior female (had her 2 yrs+) and my new cat is 5 yr old male. Our old cat died that my senior was bonded to, they also struggled getting along for months and he would attack her.
My new cat is bigger and stronger than her a bit more so than older cat who died. My new cat has attacked senior cat about 5-6 times and gave her an abscess on her back. She’s healed now.
We’ve tried everything but Prozac for him and we will feeding on opposite sides of door again even though it’s a big hassle. My bf doesn’t want to spend more money on cat furniture since we don’t know if our new cat will work out (we’ved already spent $500 on cat not including food). We refuse to pay 200-400$ for a cat behaviorist since it’s borderline a scam imo. Our senior doesn’t like cat furniture much at all so anything we got she wouldn’t use.
We’ve been keeping a harness on him most of the day as he acts crazy. He meows a lot, begs for food excessively, goes to the door in the room our senior is kept because she’s safe/feels safe in there.
Last time he bit her twice, had her by the neck. I think he wanted to kill her. I get depressed over this situation ever since I brought this new cat home. He is a “psycho” kitty. He is very sweet to humans, never hurt us. He’s very smart and learn to sit for treats. So he’s not the worst cat but he’s brought strife by trying to hurt my other cat.
Is there any advice outside of the obvious (rehoming or taking back to shelter) or something on Cat From Hell?
We are trying to get Prozac for him but there is an issue with ordering the meds. I feel attached to this cat. He was returned 2 times to shelter before we got him (red flag I know).
My senior hisses at him, he’s silent but will eventually stalk then attack her. Nothing seems to be improving without his harness on him to calm him. He still attacked her last time wearing his harness so it’s not safe. I feel like crap about this situation. I just wanted to get another cat and give a pet a home but now my other cat lives in our bedroom most of her days. She refused to leave the room even after he’s put up cuz it smells of him.
My new cat is bigger and stronger than her a bit more so than older cat who died. My new cat has attacked senior cat about 5-6 times and gave her an abscess on her back. She’s healed now.
We’ve tried everything but Prozac for him and we will feeding on opposite sides of door again even though it’s a big hassle. My bf doesn’t want to spend more money on cat furniture since we don’t know if our new cat will work out (we’ved already spent $500 on cat not including food). We refuse to pay 200-400$ for a cat behaviorist since it’s borderline a scam imo. Our senior doesn’t like cat furniture much at all so anything we got she wouldn’t use.
We’ve been keeping a harness on him most of the day as he acts crazy. He meows a lot, begs for food excessively, goes to the door in the room our senior is kept because she’s safe/feels safe in there.
Last time he bit her twice, had her by the neck. I think he wanted to kill her. I get depressed over this situation ever since I brought this new cat home. He is a “psycho” kitty. He is very sweet to humans, never hurt us. He’s very smart and learn to sit for treats. So he’s not the worst cat but he’s brought strife by trying to hurt my other cat.
Is there any advice outside of the obvious (rehoming or taking back to shelter) or something on Cat From Hell?
We are trying to get Prozac for him but there is an issue with ordering the meds. I feel attached to this cat. He was returned 2 times to shelter before we got him (red flag I know).
My senior hisses at him, he’s silent but will eventually stalk then attack her. Nothing seems to be improving without his harness on him to calm him. He still attacked her last time wearing his harness so it’s not safe. I feel like crap about this situation. I just wanted to get another cat and give a pet a home but now my other cat lives in our bedroom most of her days. She refused to leave the room even after he’s put up cuz it smells of him.
