Re: o/t ideas please for my ex-foster cat

[catatonya]

Perhaps get a younger cat to be Scooter's playmate???

 

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Peggy Ankney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

We’re having similar problems with Montana and Scooter.  Scooter is our new adopted FeLV+ kitty, and before Scooter came to us, Montana pretty much slept on our bed at night, hung out with me while I was working, and generally was the boss of the place.  Years ago, when I adopted Karma, they fought (hissing and some batting) but eventually became civil enough to both sleep on the same bed at night (much to my husband’s dismay at times!).  But now that Scooter is here, Montana is making himself scarce, and I do worry about him.  He’s a big baby, and I don’t want him to feel unwelcome in his own house, but at the same time, Scooter needs us.  Part of the problem is that Scooter is so young and playful and shows no fear of the others, but they just don’t like him yet.  He’s not exactly working hard to gain friendship either - if Montana is sleeping in a chair, Scooter will approach the chair, Montana will growl a warning, Scooter will continue approaching, and eventually there’s hissing and batting.  (I am slightly worried about the hissing, but it’s mostly by Montana, who is negative, as I’ve yet to see Scooter hiss at either cat.)  So at times it’s less than peaceful and although it’s hard for me to see Montana avoiding being inside, and I miss him at night, I know that eventually they will all learn to get along. 

 

Maybe if Molly knows that other people who take in cats have to go through the same sometimes painful period of adjustment, she’ll be willing to give Katya another chance.  I hope so! 

 

-Peggy and JR