I just wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions.
I have 2 female cats. One is a faded- calico named, Bridgette. She is about 2 1/2 years old. She is anti social. The other is a 6 month old Bengal named, Lea. She is a typical Bengal. She is very high strung and affectionate. She is very vocal and runs around meow or howling very frequently, which is a Bengal trait. She is always trying to play with Bridgette even when Bridgette doesn’t want to play. My fiancé and I play with her constantly. If we don't play with her when she wants to play she will meow to get our attention or will bring us a toy. We also try to get Bridgette attention when she asks for it which isn't very often. We are always trying to get Lea to leave Bridgette alone but it doesn't work for long.
I have tried to train Lea with a clicker but she never took to it. She also loves water but doesn’t like getting wet. Anytime she hears the bath water she comes to keep us company. She is constantly going around the house meowing or howling, which is a Bengal trait.
We have been having a few problems with them. One is, since we have gotten Lea, Bridgette has started to spray when she is in heat. We have been trying to fix this problem by trying to relax Bridgette by giving her more attention or locking Lea up so that Bridgette could be left alone, thinking it could be stress. We always clean it up and steam vac the spot whenever she does it. She only does it once when she is in heat. They both aren't fixed yet. We are getting them both fixed soon. We are hoping that this will help some.
Bridgette has always been a nervous cat and throws up undigested food at times. She mostly does this if she feels stressed in any way. So we are thinking it is stress related.
Lastly, Lea keeps climbing up our screen to our belconette window and our leather computer chair and has already ruined them both. She is starting scratching the carpet as well. She scratches our one chair frequently, So we put a small vertical scratching post (that we used to stop Bridgette from ruining furniture, it worked for her) by the chair but she still does it. Lea won’t even use the post anymore. She used it a little when we first got her. Bridgette loves it and uses it all the time. So we are looking for something for Lea to scratch on and climb that is inexpensive.
Any advice on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have 2 female cats. One is a faded- calico named, Bridgette. She is about 2 1/2 years old. She is anti social. The other is a 6 month old Bengal named, Lea. She is a typical Bengal. She is very high strung and affectionate. She is very vocal and runs around meow or howling very frequently, which is a Bengal trait. She is always trying to play with Bridgette even when Bridgette doesn’t want to play. My fiancé and I play with her constantly. If we don't play with her when she wants to play she will meow to get our attention or will bring us a toy. We also try to get Bridgette attention when she asks for it which isn't very often. We are always trying to get Lea to leave Bridgette alone but it doesn't work for long.
We have been having a few problems with them. One is, since we have gotten Lea, Bridgette has started to spray when she is in heat. We have been trying to fix this problem by trying to relax Bridgette by giving her more attention or locking Lea up so that Bridgette could be left alone, thinking it could be stress. We always clean it up and steam vac the spot whenever she does it. She only does it once when she is in heat. They both aren't fixed yet. We are getting them both fixed soon. We are hoping that this will help some.
Bridgette has always been a nervous cat and throws up undigested food at times. She mostly does this if she feels stressed in any way. So we are thinking it is stress related.
Lastly, Lea keeps climbing up our screen to our belconette window and our leather computer chair and has already ruined them both. She is starting scratching the carpet as well. She scratches our one chair frequently, So we put a small vertical scratching post (that we used to stop Bridgette from ruining furniture, it worked for her) by the chair but she still does it. Lea won’t even use the post anymore. She used it a little when we first got her. Bridgette loves it and uses it all the time. So we are looking for something for Lea to scratch on and climb that is inexpensive.
Any advice on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
