Big Cat, Big Problems...

cats_toy

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With the losses we experienced recently, the last thing we were thinking about was a another cat. My sister on the other hand had a different plan. So on 9/3/05 she brought us Clyde. His previous owners were moving to an assisted living environment, they are allowed two pets, so they kept the older ones.




I was shocked at the size of Clyde when he was taken out of the carrier. Our four adult cats look like kittens compared to him. And so began the battle of who was going to rule. We have two males ( neutered) ages 1yr 3mos, and 3yrs 4mos. Females (spayed) ages 13yrs and 1yr 7mos. Clyde is male, neutered and 3yrs old he has also been declawed (not our doing). We knew from past experience there would be some chasing, growling and hissing but not to the extent it has gone. A month later, Clyde picks on any cat he happens to zone in on. He does bite, and due to his large stature he can knock any of the other cats across the floor with ease. Occasionally the others do try to play with him but its short lived.

We want to handle this situation in the proper fashion, we just don't know where to start.
 

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Sorry no one got to you yesterday.

It sounds as if you may have rushed the introduction of Clyde to your old cats. Therefore, you might try starting over using the techniques in this thread.

Starting over will require locking up Clyde for a minimum of one week (preferably 2 weeks)....long enough for everyone to get out of their roles as victims or aggressors and start fresh.

Please look through the thread on how to introduce a new cat to a resident cat and let us know whether you ahve any questions.

Good luck!
 

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Maybe a cat like Clyde really needs to be an only cat? How did he get along wih his previous owners' 2 (I assume) cats?
 

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This has got to be really hard on your first 4 cats. Clyde needs love too, though. I agree maybe he would rather be an only cat.
 

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Originally Posted by Kathylou

This has got to be really hard on your first 4 cats. Clyde needs love too, though. I agree maybe he would rather be an only cat.
But please read the thread on introductions before making this decision...it sounds as though Clyde has had interactions before with other cats (since you mentioned his previous owners were allowed to take two pets with them). So it may just be they are picking their "pecking order" right in your very eyes! But negative associations/interactions could potentially lead to an unpleasant existence between your resident cats and Clyde. So keep him separated and follow the instructions on intros. While the introduction of my cats wasn't exactly the "smoothest" it did help me a lot in learning about my cats behaviors. Hang in there
 
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Thanks to all who replied to my situation with Clyde.
 
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