The four cats are as follows:
Tama and Pearl - sisters, about 3 years old.
Geddy - female, about 2 years old.
Travis - male, about 7 months old.
All the females are fixed, and Travis will be neutered soon.
The main issue is Travis and Geddy - he beats her up constantly. It's not mean fighting, and looks to be just "spirited" play, but Geddy is a loudmouth by nature, and her howling and screaming when Travis jumps on her is driving us insane. It actually woke me up at 5:30 this morning - and we are at our wits end.
In addition, the never-ending attacks from Travis seem to stress Geddy, and she winds up attacking Tama - but this fighting is far more aggressive, and is NOT play by any means. These two go AT it!
Between the noise and the clumps of fur all over the house, we don't know what to do.
We are also having a baby in about 6 months, and don't want such disturbances in the house. (I also have another question concerning new babies and cats - please read here)
Basically, the young Travis wants to play, and Geddy does not. Instead of teaching him a lesson (scratching him or beating him up), she just protests LOUDLY, which seems to egg him on further. The noise and furballs are really getting to us, and we need to solve this before we give up and decide to get rid of them.
Will fixing Travis help? If it does not, then what can we do? Is there anything we can do in the meantime to curb his insatiable desire to beat up on a chubby white cat who won't defend herself?
~nej
Tama and Pearl - sisters, about 3 years old.
Geddy - female, about 2 years old.
Travis - male, about 7 months old.
All the females are fixed, and Travis will be neutered soon.
The main issue is Travis and Geddy - he beats her up constantly. It's not mean fighting, and looks to be just "spirited" play, but Geddy is a loudmouth by nature, and her howling and screaming when Travis jumps on her is driving us insane. It actually woke me up at 5:30 this morning - and we are at our wits end.
In addition, the never-ending attacks from Travis seem to stress Geddy, and she winds up attacking Tama - but this fighting is far more aggressive, and is NOT play by any means. These two go AT it!
Between the noise and the clumps of fur all over the house, we don't know what to do.
We are also having a baby in about 6 months, and don't want such disturbances in the house. (I also have another question concerning new babies and cats - please read here)
Basically, the young Travis wants to play, and Geddy does not. Instead of teaching him a lesson (scratching him or beating him up), she just protests LOUDLY, which seems to egg him on further. The noise and furballs are really getting to us, and we need to solve this before we give up and decide to get rid of them.
Will fixing Travis help? If it does not, then what can we do? Is there anything we can do in the meantime to curb his insatiable desire to beat up on a chubby white cat who won't defend herself?
~nej
