2 months ago I rescued a stray ginger from a construction site. Vet said he was about a month old when I picked him up. Gave him his jabs, got him litter trained, collar, bed, and named him Bourbon. Cute scrawny little thing has the classic Puss-in-Boots eyes and does his stands very well too. Our intention was to take care of him until he is old enough and strong enough to be left out of the house. He is now a healthy 3 month old ginger with a big appetite and is way way too playful.
The problem is, he wouldn't leave my 6yo British Shorthair alone. What we thought to be cat-playing which i tried to intervene when it gets too rowdy has become quite a scare for my big cat. I mean, Bourbon attacks hard! When he was smaller, Ashley still wins most of the battles and we thought that would put him in his place, but NO. Now Bourbon is bigger and much stronger, he overpowers my gentle Ashley most of the time. We tried to separate them but it made things worse coz now everytime Bourbon sees Ashley, he ATTACKS. Bourbon gets a timeout when he does that, but it's not working. Once he is back he attacks again. Ashley is obviously distressed and doesn't really want to come down when Bourbon is around downstairs out of his timeout corner. I dunno what I can do to stop this.
What can I do?
The problem is, he wouldn't leave my 6yo British Shorthair alone. What we thought to be cat-playing which i tried to intervene when it gets too rowdy has become quite a scare for my big cat. I mean, Bourbon attacks hard! When he was smaller, Ashley still wins most of the battles and we thought that would put him in his place, but NO. Now Bourbon is bigger and much stronger, he overpowers my gentle Ashley most of the time. We tried to separate them but it made things worse coz now everytime Bourbon sees Ashley, he ATTACKS. Bourbon gets a timeout when he does that, but it's not working. Once he is back he attacks again. Ashley is obviously distressed and doesn't really want to come down when Bourbon is around downstairs out of his timeout corner. I dunno what I can do to stop this.
What can I do?