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I know that some owners had good experiences with Prozac but I don’t want to go that far giving a healthy cat prescription drugs. In that case I’d rather find her a good home where she’s the only pet even if it’s going to make me sad. Better than have her on meds the rest of her life and risking...

I’m lucky to have a husband that doesn’t insist on giving them away.

Well, she accidentally bit my husband when he separated them and he had two puncture wounds that took over a week to heal. I can’t risk Tortie getting a neck bite like that and be traumatized forever…

I’m used to them playing rough but after Tortie came back from the vet it was different. She also never used to cry out loud or lose fur. It really looked and sounded aggressive. I’m sure it hurts and is not just rough play or dominance.

Well, I’m glad to read you’re still all living together! I feel very bad for my husband having to sleep on the couch. He only does it for me. I hope that slowly we will be able to progress to a state where they at least tolerate each other. They used to be so cuddly with each other it’s a shame.

Thanks for your positivity! Vanilla sounds weird but I’ll look into it!

I know it might seem crazy but I kind of want to give it a try. Leaving Piti with my in-laws and then bringing her back home to reintroduce. I have a suspicion that she thinks she’s the boss here and owns the territory. I want the shy cat to feel like she owns it.

I have abductee Feliway here but honestly, I don’t think it makes a difference. They are absolutely fine with each other at/through the gate. There has been improvement from where Piti was very agitated and pacing to now where they touch noses through the gate and seemingly paying no attention...

I guess I’ll just keep trying. It’s easier with more space. I hope you will get to a point where you have them at least tolerate each other. That would awesome.

The problem is we’ve been through ALL of that already. It’s been 6 months, neither one of them is ill or on medication. I even believe they recognized each other. It’s just one of them is very territorial and dominant now. The other one is shy. They’re fine at the pet gate but if Tortie would...

Did anybody here have success with letting one cat stay somewhere else for a longer period and then reintroduce them from scratch again? I really don’t want to give her away but I also don’t want Tortie to get injured.

I’m desperate. I’ve been trying to reintroduce my cats for nearly 6 months now. I can’t bear the thought of rehoming the aggressor but I don’t know what else to do. After six months she is still trying to go right after my other cat’s neck. I can’t believe this is still not working because of...

I’m in a similar situation. Every time my husband and I say it might be better to rehome the aggressor I get really depressed and feel guilty. I just can’t give away any of my pets. They’re like children. I’m too worried about what might happen to them. I wonder if Aislinn was able to...

Is there a way to contact the thread starter? I’m so curious how it or if it worked out. I’m in a similar situation and I am thinking to maybe give my aggressor cat to my in-laws for two weeks or do and try to reintroduce them. I really get depressed at the thought of having to rehome her. I...

I’m desperate. I’ve been trying to reintroduce my cats for nearly 6 months now. I can’t bear the thought of rehoming the aggressor but I don’t know what else to do. After six months she is still trying to go after my other cat’s neck. I can’t believe this is still not working because of one...