I am in a quandry with my cats. Any opinions or thoughts woulld be greatly appreciated.
Pearl is very shy, and spends a lot of time in the closet. She is much more sociable than she used to be, but at 5 years old, I am afraid it is probably as good as it gets. She loves to get petted and combed, but will run away if the other cats come around.
Scooter is constantly trying to play with her, and then Pepper wants to play, too. I think they are just trying to play, I would hate to think they are purposely tormenting her.They chase her every time they see her come out of her closet. When I came home after my weekend trip, Pearl had peed and pooped under my buffet, so they must have had her cornered for quite some time, judging from the amount.
I have alway intervened and chased Scooter and Pepper away from Pearl, but today I tried letting them sort it out. I think maybe it was the wrong thing to do. Pearl is not going to change, and the others have each other, so they should leave her alone. I do not want the progress she has made to set back because she is unhappy.
I am going to try a Feliway, but any suggestions would be welcome.
Pearl is very shy, and spends a lot of time in the closet. She is much more sociable than she used to be, but at 5 years old, I am afraid it is probably as good as it gets. She loves to get petted and combed, but will run away if the other cats come around.
Scooter is constantly trying to play with her, and then Pepper wants to play, too. I think they are just trying to play, I would hate to think they are purposely tormenting her.They chase her every time they see her come out of her closet. When I came home after my weekend trip, Pearl had peed and pooped under my buffet, so they must have had her cornered for quite some time, judging from the amount.
I have alway intervened and chased Scooter and Pepper away from Pearl, but today I tried letting them sort it out. I think maybe it was the wrong thing to do. Pearl is not going to change, and the others have each other, so they should leave her alone. I do not want the progress she has made to set back because she is unhappy.
I am going to try a Feliway, but any suggestions would be welcome.