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post #1 of 9
4/19/10 at 7:26am
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well i got Apollo yesterday. Sirus is being a jerk as usual with any critter i bring in the house. It could be a 150lb dog and sirus would try to intimidate it and attack it.

what should i do? there is no fighting no fur flying just alot of hissing and yowling. Apollos neutered and sirus is not.

Gemma's leaving today-she literally attacks my smaller kids and got my son in his eye(had to take him to doctor and do eye drops let me tell you putting eye drops in a 1 years olds eye..NOT easy) so she is going to my fiance's dads house where there's no small children other than that she is a good cat.

Now back to apollo. he is great with the kids so far and with my pup. Sirus and him well its just the yowling hissing. everytime apollo comes near me sirus goes into attack mode-i've had sirus since he was 5 1/2 weeks old and he's now a year.
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post #2 of 9
4/19/10 at 8:22am
Sirius is not being a "jerk", he is behaving normally. Cats are very territorial, and non neutered males are especially so. Why isn't he neutered?

Get Sirius neutered, now. If you had asked, I would have said to not bring in any more cats until it is done.

Introducing and integrating cats takes time. Generally speaking the cats should be separated for a couple of weeks, and just allowed to get to know each other through a screen of some sort, while smells are exchanged, and eventually supervised introductions are done.
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post #3 of 9
4/19/10 at 9:18am
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Originally Posted by otto View Post
Sirius is not being a "jerk", he is behaving normally. Cats are very territorial, and non neutered males are especially so. Why isn't he neutered?

Get Sirius neutered, now. If you had asked, I would have said to not bring in any more cats until it is done.

Introducing and integrating cats takes time. Generally speaking the cats should be separated for a couple of weeks, and just allowed to get to know each other through a screen of some sort, while smells are exchanged, and eventually supervised introductions are done.
Sirus gets neutered in June-earliest i can get it done. And if you met him he's a tad bit of a jerk-lol-But i love him to death despite him thinking he is a dog and not a cat and thinks he weighs 100lbs...what can i say i raised him sorta like a puppy. He comes when i whistles will lay down and sit on command and also begs for his treats
I know it takes time to introduce I've done it many many times with the cats i have taken in usually didnt have much of an issue like i am now-those where also all females-spayed-
I dont have the room to separate either. no rooms to be shut in-i have 4 kids who dont know the meaning of leave a door closed either so that doesnt help much-lol-
today seems to be a bit better sirus is lounging in the kitchen and apollo has found himself a good spot to claim as his own-under my couch-

*on a health note-he is up to date with shots- but i will be taking him to the vet to check for a UTI due to when he uses the litter box he is in there a good 20 mins urinating.*

plus he was just taken from his only home of 2 years with his sister to a new home the new people didnt want him so i have him and now he is separated from his sister for the first time in 2 yrs-i may end up with her in a few weeks who knows-he has alot of adjusting to do.

he is a lover well with me anyways-tad scared of my fiance but most small animals are until he gets down to their level-he's 6ft5 so most see him as intimidating.
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post #4 of 9
4/19/10 at 9:33am
Which cat is straining to urinate? Apollo? Get him to the vet immediately! I mean, right now.

A male cat can and will block suddenly, without any warning (however straining for 20 minutes to pee is plenty of warning). Once blocked he will die within 24 hours, and he is already in severe pain, I assure you.

Please, get off the computer, and get that male cat to the vet right now, Please. If he is straining like that he is already suffering terribly.

All the stress he has been through bounced from home to home, and separated from his life long companion, it's no wonder he has a UTI.

Please get him seen now, immediately, I can't stress it enough, this is an emergency situation.
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post #5 of 9
4/19/10 at 9:38am
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Originally Posted by otto View Post
Which cat is straining to urinate? Apollo? Get him to the vet immediately! I mean, right now.

A male cat can and will block suddenly, without any warning (however straining for 20 minutes to pee is plenty of warning). Once blocked he will die within 24 hours, and he is already in severe pain, I assure you.

Please, get off the computer, and get that male cat to the vet right now, Please. If he is straining like that he is already suffering terribly.

All the stress he has been through bounced from home to home, and separated from his life long companion, it's no wonder he has a UTI.

Please get him seen now, immediately, I can't stress it enough, this is an emergency situation.
already called waiting for a call back to see if they can get me in today. I should of put trying --he was peeing-- but it was an awful long time to sit there and pee for any cat.

AND yes he is under alot of stress--which is why im not even going get him out from under the couch--im letting him relax. he tried to play earlier i was cleaning the toys from under the couch and moved an umbrella and he started to swat at it playfully and then head butted my hand. He needs a check up anyways so its best to go to the vet.
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post #6 of 9
4/19/10 at 9:43am
okay.

Vets leave spaces for emergencies in their schedule. This is not a case of "if they can see him today". He NEEDS to be seen TODAY.

I am not trying to be overly dramatic here, this cat is in very serious pain.

If this were my cat I would be at the vet now, with the cat, not waiting for a phone call to "see if they can fit him in".

Apollo is suffering, in terrible pain.

My heart goes out to this poor kitty having been through so much so suddenly, and now to be in such pain. Please please, just take him.
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post #7 of 9
4/19/10 at 9:59am
Apollo probably feels approximately as you would if you were on an airplane that didn't have a bathroom, and you were flying to Australia nonstop.
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post #8 of 9
4/19/10 at 12:30pm
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back from vet. NO UTI. completely healthy. My vet said he is well hydrated, well fed, no parasites, age 2 years(like i was told). He said he may be taking a while in the litter box because he is nervous and everything around him is new plus sirus likes to sit there and watch him. He said to keep an eye on him and that it will take a bit for the two to become used to each other. Told me not to force him out from under the couch-let him come to me. Make sure he is eating and drinking.
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post #9 of 9
4/20/10 at 10:46am
OK I must have missed an earlier post as I am confused

Gemma is another cat and you are getting rid of her?

You have intro'ed other cats so how many are in the home? Just Sirus and Apollo now Gemma is gone or more as well? Plus a puppy (or is it a dog that you call a pup?)

If it is a puppy and you have a young child, and just brought in another adult cat who is upset anyway from losing its sister, it is probably all too overwhelming for Sirus. Kittens taken from their moms too young (they should be at least 8 weeks, but 12 weeks is preferable) have different behaviours and tend to bond with their owners more than other cats.

Put any animals not getting along in separate rooms, and slowly introduce all of them to each other slowly again, it should help with the hiding and attacking
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