This is technically my mom's cat, Saturn. As the title says, I'm having trouble with a male neutered cat who will pursue any cat who runs from him. Seems like some kind of prey reflex, because he won't bother much with cats who simply avoid him. A swat here and there, but if it's a cat who runs, he won't let them off easy. Previously it had been happening so infrequently, we thought he was getting over it. Like once every 2-3 months. Til a couple days ago when he attacked another one of my mom's cats,Yoda, and left a minor scratch on his eye lid. He had poor Yoda cornered under a king bed where we couldn't reach them. He is on eye drops and while physically fine, he is pretty freaked out.
At the moment, we've been keeping Saturn in the spare bedroom and only letting him into other rooms of the house with tight supervision. We don't let him in the same room as Yoda. Obviously this is not sustainable long term. What are some ways we can try to fix this? I've heard or reintroducing them, but how long of a process is this? I'm wondering if I need to keep Saturn away from Yoda long enough that he forgets what he was afraid of. Problem is, Yoda is an abnormally anxious cat to begin with. Are those supplements for stress an option? I did buy a Feliway plugin some time ago that I haven't used yet, but which cat should I be trying to use it on? I'm worried if it'll be effective on Yoda as he mainly resides in a very big and open room.
Any suggestions are welcome. Just not sure what the best angle to tackle this issue is. We really don't want to rehome Saturn if we can help it. He's diabetic and I don't feel much confidence in the care that diabetics get in our area if I go by what my vet says about them not lasting long.
At the moment, we've been keeping Saturn in the spare bedroom and only letting him into other rooms of the house with tight supervision. We don't let him in the same room as Yoda. Obviously this is not sustainable long term. What are some ways we can try to fix this? I've heard or reintroducing them, but how long of a process is this? I'm wondering if I need to keep Saturn away from Yoda long enough that he forgets what he was afraid of. Problem is, Yoda is an abnormally anxious cat to begin with. Are those supplements for stress an option? I did buy a Feliway plugin some time ago that I haven't used yet, but which cat should I be trying to use it on? I'm worried if it'll be effective on Yoda as he mainly resides in a very big and open room.
Any suggestions are welcome. Just not sure what the best angle to tackle this issue is. We really don't want to rehome Saturn if we can help it. He's diabetic and I don't feel much confidence in the care that diabetics get in our area if I go by what my vet says about them not lasting long.