you'll have to excuse my long post, I have a lot of questions!
In May I adopted two 7 week old kittens which i named Jack and Will. They're from the same litter and have always been very close, curling up together, Jack licking Will, and they got along very well. They sometimes come in during the daytime and sleep on one of the beds, and they always go out at night.
Friday a kitten was found nearby the school my son goes to everyday. The kitten had been hogtied with some rope and was in the middle of the road. We dont know what he went through before that, but the person who found him was a 7th grader and she brought him inside where she and several other kids began crowding around him and passing him around. He was real scared. There was a lot of yelling because they were fighting over him, and then a big fight broke out. A boy pushed another girl, and she fell, hyperexstending and spraining her wrist. The room cleared out and the cat was given to my son, Henry. The cat took an instant liking to him and curled up in his lap and calmed down, even started purring. However, the girl who found the cat came back from him, promising to take him to the vet. We checked and the cat was there, in good health other than being a little skinny. We brought the cat home Saturday.
Now, the kitten, now named Joey Joe Joe (Joey) is kind of spooked but not real bad for what he's been through. He does like to be held and cuddled often. He's usually pretty freindly but certain types of people scare him, or he'll get scared if we approach him wrong and he'll run away. Will he out grow this or will it probably be a part of him for his whole life?
Also, he seems to be eating quite a bit more than our other cats did (to my memory anyway). Since he's a little malnurished, will he need to eat more to catch up?
When we brought him home at first, neither Jack nor Will wanted much to do with him, but Will, who is the bigger of the two and I'm guessing the alpha cat, seems to be pretty acceptant of Joey. He and Joey have been racing around the house wrestling and kind of sniffing at each other, checking each other out. He even lets Joey lick him and lay with him. They do kind of bite and stuff but they dont seem to be hurting each other. Are they most likely fighting or just playing and checking each other out?
Also, Jack has a real problem with us bringing Joey home. The first time he saw Joey he began hissing and swatting at him. This has kept up everytime Joey comes near him. Then tonight, my son picked up Jack and brought him over to Will to say "goodnight" since he was going to take Jack out so Jack would stop fighting with Joey. When Henry put Jack nearby Will, Jack started hissing and even swatted at his brother. Then, Will ran away and began playing with Joey. When Jack saw this, he got even more upset. He began growling and hissing like crazy. Is he jealous of Joey? Did he react to Will like that because he smelled Joey on Will? What can we do to help them to get along better?
Again, sorry for the length, i just had a lot of burning questions!
In May I adopted two 7 week old kittens which i named Jack and Will. They're from the same litter and have always been very close, curling up together, Jack licking Will, and they got along very well. They sometimes come in during the daytime and sleep on one of the beds, and they always go out at night.
Friday a kitten was found nearby the school my son goes to everyday. The kitten had been hogtied with some rope and was in the middle of the road. We dont know what he went through before that, but the person who found him was a 7th grader and she brought him inside where she and several other kids began crowding around him and passing him around. He was real scared. There was a lot of yelling because they were fighting over him, and then a big fight broke out. A boy pushed another girl, and she fell, hyperexstending and spraining her wrist. The room cleared out and the cat was given to my son, Henry. The cat took an instant liking to him and curled up in his lap and calmed down, even started purring. However, the girl who found the cat came back from him, promising to take him to the vet. We checked and the cat was there, in good health other than being a little skinny. We brought the cat home Saturday.
Now, the kitten, now named Joey Joe Joe (Joey) is kind of spooked but not real bad for what he's been through. He does like to be held and cuddled often. He's usually pretty freindly but certain types of people scare him, or he'll get scared if we approach him wrong and he'll run away. Will he out grow this or will it probably be a part of him for his whole life?
Also, he seems to be eating quite a bit more than our other cats did (to my memory anyway). Since he's a little malnurished, will he need to eat more to catch up?
When we brought him home at first, neither Jack nor Will wanted much to do with him, but Will, who is the bigger of the two and I'm guessing the alpha cat, seems to be pretty acceptant of Joey. He and Joey have been racing around the house wrestling and kind of sniffing at each other, checking each other out. He even lets Joey lick him and lay with him. They do kind of bite and stuff but they dont seem to be hurting each other. Are they most likely fighting or just playing and checking each other out?
Also, Jack has a real problem with us bringing Joey home. The first time he saw Joey he began hissing and swatting at him. This has kept up everytime Joey comes near him. Then tonight, my son picked up Jack and brought him over to Will to say "goodnight" since he was going to take Jack out so Jack would stop fighting with Joey. When Henry put Jack nearby Will, Jack started hissing and even swatted at his brother. Then, Will ran away and began playing with Joey. When Jack saw this, he got even more upset. He began growling and hissing like crazy. Is he jealous of Joey? Did he react to Will like that because he smelled Joey on Will? What can we do to help them to get along better?
Again, sorry for the length, i just had a lot of burning questions!
