We have two cats. The older one (a neutered male) had been the undisputed king of the neighbourhood for 3 years. He left a trail of terror across the area we lived in and was always at the vets for injections against infection from a multitude of cuts and bites.
We introduced our second cat as a kitten (a neutered female) to him two years ago and she immediately took to giving him a hard life. Even though she is half his size, she attacks him (usually playfully) all the time and chases him non stop. This did nothing to dampen his enthusiasm for beating up the other cats in the neighbourhood, however.
The truth is he does not know how to handle our younger cat. Usually if he faces an opponent it runs off or it takes a pasting then runs off. Our younger cat gets knocked down by him, but still keeps coming back. It is then our older cat who runs off (probably in confusion) and our younger cat sees this as a chase.
To make matters worse, we have recently moved. Our older cat is having trouble adjusting to the new neighbourhood and wants to be in more. This means he is even more exposed to the torment our younger cat offers.
We have tried playing with her to take her mind off it or tire her out. This does not work and she gets even more excited and continues the game with our older cat. She is often prone to aggression during play. We have tried ignoring it, hoping our older cat will teach her a lesson. He doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t. We have even tried to punish our younger cat by locking her in the conservatory for 30 minutes as soon as she does it. This just seems to make her more mad and she takes it out on our older cat.
We have even been joked about giving her up, but this is a very drastic measure which with every day becomes more attractive!
Any suggestions?
We introduced our second cat as a kitten (a neutered female) to him two years ago and she immediately took to giving him a hard life. Even though she is half his size, she attacks him (usually playfully) all the time and chases him non stop. This did nothing to dampen his enthusiasm for beating up the other cats in the neighbourhood, however.
The truth is he does not know how to handle our younger cat. Usually if he faces an opponent it runs off or it takes a pasting then runs off. Our younger cat gets knocked down by him, but still keeps coming back. It is then our older cat who runs off (probably in confusion) and our younger cat sees this as a chase.
To make matters worse, we have recently moved. Our older cat is having trouble adjusting to the new neighbourhood and wants to be in more. This means he is even more exposed to the torment our younger cat offers.
We have tried playing with her to take her mind off it or tire her out. This does not work and she gets even more excited and continues the game with our older cat. She is often prone to aggression during play. We have tried ignoring it, hoping our older cat will teach her a lesson. He doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t. We have even tried to punish our younger cat by locking her in the conservatory for 30 minutes as soon as she does it. This just seems to make her more mad and she takes it out on our older cat.
We have even been joked about giving her up, but this is a very drastic measure which with every day becomes more attractive!
Any suggestions?