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Okay, history. I've had cats before, one adopted when he was two, and later two little ones adopted before they were old enough to be separated from their mother. This one, the current one is a gray bengal cat. He was originally my aunt's from kittenhood, and now I've adopted him because she's unable to care for him and didn't want to put him in a shelter. He's wicked smart, playful and cuddly. Before living with me, he was a one cat kitten for a while and then they added a second. He wanted to play with the second, but the calico wanted nothing to do with him. Now he's here with me, and my 85 lb dog. It took a while to get them trained not to try and chase each other, but they're doing well now. Anyway, that's the history. Here's my issue...
1) When we first brought him home, he was fine with his tree (his from my aunts house) and he was sequestered in my room while we trained the dog and him to get used to each other. Now however, he won't touch his tree, not with treats, not with cat nip... Nothing. I wonder if vacuuming it had something to do with it?
2) He's super snuggly. He'd sit and purr on my lap, or my chest and just love on me. Now, every so often when I'm petting him, and he's rubbing me and purring, he'll suddenly stop and pounce on me. Not a playful pounce... No, the kind where I have to get up and disinfect the scratches and punctures. I don't understand what's gotten into him.
1) When we first brought him home, he was fine with his tree (his from my aunts house) and he was sequestered in my room while we trained the dog and him to get used to each other. Now however, he won't touch his tree, not with treats, not with cat nip... Nothing. I wonder if vacuuming it had something to do with it?
2) He's super snuggly. He'd sit and purr on my lap, or my chest and just love on me. Now, every so often when I'm petting him, and he's rubbing me and purring, he'll suddenly stop and pounce on me. Not a playful pounce... No, the kind where I have to get up and disinfect the scratches and punctures. I don't understand what's gotten into him.