hello all,
i have two cats, Saki and Isis. Saki we adopted back in February of this year, and then, deciding that she was lonely at home while we were working during the day, adopted a second cat in May. we did a long introduction between them (a little over a month) before they got to meet face to face without any fencing between them. things have been progressing nicely since then, to the point where they willingly sleep on the same couch now. i am hoping that one day they will be snuggle buddies, but if not, not big deal. now here is my dilemma:
this past week, Isis, the newer kitty, has been getting a little rougher in their playing, and there have actually been tufts of fur pulled out of Saki, and Saki gets so wound up that she evades any pets or touches from people for a good while afterwards. Isis has always been a bit of a scrapper, usually when it come to feeding time, and close-lines saki to make sure she gets her food first. I'm thinking that Isis has gotten more aggressive this past week because I (her special person) have been spending a lot more time with my bunnies, which we have had for well over a year before she ever came on the scene. one time she came sauntering out of the bedroom with a big tuft of fur hanging out of her mouth like it was a bird or something! each time we catch her fighting this roughly with Saki that there is hissing or fur flying she gets time out in the bathroom. I did not spend as much time with the bunnies yesterday as I had been this week and there was not nearly as much fighting. i can't not spend time with my rabbits though! they came first! and I can't get rid of any of the cats because I'm just not that type of person! do you think this aggressive behavior towards saki will dissipate in time or that i need to put Isis in more time-outs? or do a re-introduction between them?
i have two cats, Saki and Isis. Saki we adopted back in February of this year, and then, deciding that she was lonely at home while we were working during the day, adopted a second cat in May. we did a long introduction between them (a little over a month) before they got to meet face to face without any fencing between them. things have been progressing nicely since then, to the point where they willingly sleep on the same couch now. i am hoping that one day they will be snuggle buddies, but if not, not big deal. now here is my dilemma:
this past week, Isis, the newer kitty, has been getting a little rougher in their playing, and there have actually been tufts of fur pulled out of Saki, and Saki gets so wound up that she evades any pets or touches from people for a good while afterwards. Isis has always been a bit of a scrapper, usually when it come to feeding time, and close-lines saki to make sure she gets her food first. I'm thinking that Isis has gotten more aggressive this past week because I (her special person) have been spending a lot more time with my bunnies, which we have had for well over a year before she ever came on the scene. one time she came sauntering out of the bedroom with a big tuft of fur hanging out of her mouth like it was a bird or something! each time we catch her fighting this roughly with Saki that there is hissing or fur flying she gets time out in the bathroom. I did not spend as much time with the bunnies yesterday as I had been this week and there was not nearly as much fighting. i can't not spend time with my rabbits though! they came first! and I can't get rid of any of the cats because I'm just not that type of person! do you think this aggressive behavior towards saki will dissipate in time or that i need to put Isis in more time-outs? or do a re-introduction between them?
