Mollipop has the run of the house when we're both home, but while we're working, we're still putting her in the computer room.
She's getting aggressive now with the other cats, jumping on them, butt-biting, just generally picking on them. I think she just wants to play, but the other cats aren't playing with her. They've been putting up with a lot from that little girl. I try to stop her, tell her No, pick her up and put her with a toy or something. She has a one-track mind and goes right back to the cat. Whisper will hiss at her and bat at her, but Mollipop doesn't care. They've even gotten into some tussles, where Whisper has rolled her, but Molli keeps coming back for more. I figure that as long as nobody is getting hurt, it's OK, that maybe Whisper needs to put Mollipop in her place. Am I right?
Amber is playing with her regularly; in fact, this is probably the most we've seen of Amber in years as she's our schizo-kitty and likes her privacy. But she's out and about and we can tell that she's even looking for Mollipop to play with. They chase each other all through the house, which is good for both of them. When we get Da Bird out to play, they all play together, even Whisper and BooBoo will get in on the playtime.
Since Banshee died, we do not have an alpha cat. Nobody seems to have stepped-up. They all get along well and nobody seems to have taken on the role.
Now, Whisper and her son, BooBoo, get into the habit sometimes of finding a cat to "pick on". They'll gang up on whichever cat they've decided to pick on and corner them. The cat will start to scream and we'll stop it. It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen. They did it when Banshee was alive, so it's nothing new. And minutes later, after they've gone after a cat, we'll find one of them sleeping with the cat they've gone after. Other than that, everybody gets along very well.
I don't feel that it's fair to Mollipop to keep her in the computer room all day long and she's really starting to hate being cooped up. Yet, I don't feel safe leaving her unsupervised with the other cats either.
What should I be looking for when trying to determine if she's going to be OK with the other kids? I don't want them to hurt her....she's very sociable and friendly with everybody (she was in a vet's office, so she's used to all people and all kinds of animals, too). I don't want them to terrorize her to the point where she's afraid to show her face.
Am I making sense here?
Advice, please?
She's getting aggressive now with the other cats, jumping on them, butt-biting, just generally picking on them. I think she just wants to play, but the other cats aren't playing with her. They've been putting up with a lot from that little girl. I try to stop her, tell her No, pick her up and put her with a toy or something. She has a one-track mind and goes right back to the cat. Whisper will hiss at her and bat at her, but Mollipop doesn't care. They've even gotten into some tussles, where Whisper has rolled her, but Molli keeps coming back for more. I figure that as long as nobody is getting hurt, it's OK, that maybe Whisper needs to put Mollipop in her place. Am I right?
Amber is playing with her regularly; in fact, this is probably the most we've seen of Amber in years as she's our schizo-kitty and likes her privacy. But she's out and about and we can tell that she's even looking for Mollipop to play with. They chase each other all through the house, which is good for both of them. When we get Da Bird out to play, they all play together, even Whisper and BooBoo will get in on the playtime.
Since Banshee died, we do not have an alpha cat. Nobody seems to have stepped-up. They all get along well and nobody seems to have taken on the role.
Now, Whisper and her son, BooBoo, get into the habit sometimes of finding a cat to "pick on". They'll gang up on whichever cat they've decided to pick on and corner them. The cat will start to scream and we'll stop it. It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen. They did it when Banshee was alive, so it's nothing new. And minutes later, after they've gone after a cat, we'll find one of them sleeping with the cat they've gone after. Other than that, everybody gets along very well.
I don't feel that it's fair to Mollipop to keep her in the computer room all day long and she's really starting to hate being cooped up. Yet, I don't feel safe leaving her unsupervised with the other cats either.
What should I be looking for when trying to determine if she's going to be OK with the other kids? I don't want them to hurt her....she's very sociable and friendly with everybody (she was in a vet's office, so she's used to all people and all kinds of animals, too). I don't want them to terrorize her to the point where she's afraid to show her face.
Am I making sense here?
Advice, please?
