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    Daisy won't accept new kitten - tried everything but the attacks continue

    Animal Freak - If there is a way forward I suspect it could be the reinforcing good behavior technique.   As i said before, whilst the cats are being given treats Daisy doesn't attack Minnie.   But I have to find a way of making this continue once all the treats have gone.  
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    Daisy won't accept new kitten - tried everything but the attacks continue

    Thank you both for the replies. i am hoping that someone can give me a glimmer of hope or suggest something new, but frankly I'm feeling quite bleak about the situation.   Daisy (the aggressor) has her place secured in the house as she has been with me 6 years, but Minnie (the victim) is the...
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    Daisy won't accept new kitten - tried everything but the attacks continue

    I've read numerous threads here about this and tried lots of different things but I am still at square one. Daisy is six years old and in the past I have introduced 2 new adult male cats to the household without a problem.  In September I rescued a little female kitten called Minnie who was 12...
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    Calicivirus -is Interferon the correct treatment? and am I supposed to sacrifice my cat????

    Thank you for the positive reply Stephen.  Each time I go to the vet I come away feeling quite depressed, and information on the internet is quite mixed - some call it a terrible disease and talk about possible fatalities, and then others say it is nothing to worry about. Daisy's results have...
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    Calicivirus -is Interferon the correct treatment? and am I supposed to sacrifice my cat????

    Thanks for the reply I keep reading that it is highly contagious and the once infected, the cat is a permanent carrier of the virus and constantly sheds it.  I can't understand how your other cats have managed to stay virus free? Does this mean that if Daisy's results are negative for...
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    Calicivirus -is Interferon the correct treatment? and am I supposed to sacrifice my cat????

    Until two weeks ago I had never heard of calicivirus and now I am spiraling into confusion and dread. I had two healthy cats - Daisy and Teddy - and decided to adopt a third kitten from a shelter 3 weeks ago.  Both Daisy and Teddy are vaccinated against Calicivirus.   A couple of weeks later...
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