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So, I just got a call from my friend who is taking care of Puppy(my 2 year old DSH). Situation is:
* Puppy is "special" and doesn't like to be alone for more than a few days.
* My friend has two cats, and one of those is also "special".
* The three cats have spent time together on short vacations.
* I am away for a month.
* My friends had to be gone for a week during that month, so we had our pet sitter come by every other day during that week.
* When our friend came back, they found their special kitty with puss coming from four bite wounds, presumably left by Puppy.
* The one normal kitty in the bunch gets along fine with the other two. It's just the special boys that spend all day growling.
So, I'm still away for 2.5 more weeks. Plan is:
* Pay for pet sitter to bring Puppy back to my place and visit him every day.
* Pay for the other cat's medical bills.
Questions are:
* Am I overlooking anything? I'm rather flustered with all this. I had no idea Pups would do anything like this. He lived with my girls for several months without any fighting.
* Will I ever be able to get a second cat? Puppy is fine with their other cat, and he was fine with both my girls. The girls are elderly and rather aggressive, the other cat is young and somewhat submissive. The cat he attacked is also special, is rather overweight (my friend thinks he couldn't get out of the way), older, and dominant. I was planning to get another kitty in a few months since he seems more chill when there's another cat/person home with him during the day, but now I'm not sure.
* Puppy is "special" and doesn't like to be alone for more than a few days.
* My friend has two cats, and one of those is also "special".
* The three cats have spent time together on short vacations.
* I am away for a month.
* My friends had to be gone for a week during that month, so we had our pet sitter come by every other day during that week.
* When our friend came back, they found their special kitty with puss coming from four bite wounds, presumably left by Puppy.
* The one normal kitty in the bunch gets along fine with the other two. It's just the special boys that spend all day growling.
So, I'm still away for 2.5 more weeks. Plan is:
* Pay for pet sitter to bring Puppy back to my place and visit him every day.
* Pay for the other cat's medical bills.
Questions are:
* Am I overlooking anything? I'm rather flustered with all this. I had no idea Pups would do anything like this. He lived with my girls for several months without any fighting.
* Will I ever be able to get a second cat? Puppy is fine with their other cat, and he was fine with both my girls. The girls are elderly and rather aggressive, the other cat is young and somewhat submissive. The cat he attacked is also special, is rather overweight (my friend thinks he couldn't get out of the way), older, and dominant. I was planning to get another kitty in a few months since he seems more chill when there's another cat/person home with him during the day, but now I'm not sure.
