We adopted a 3 year old male cat (neutered) several weeks ago, Ike. Laid back, friendly guy, fairly talkative. After extensive observation with other cats at the rescue site, we thought he would get along with our two female cats, or at least it would not be hard. We were wrong. Upon seeing either one of our 2 other cats, he gets agitated and wants to attack. He actually starts snorting, and is absolutely fearless towards approaching either one of them, including our oldest cat Jinx, who is quite aggressive herself and cantankerous.
So far, we've only had one incident where he has chased our other cat, Sasha upstairs and under the bed, where I was able to get him before it escalated. Currently he stays in our garage and laundry room during the day and we let him out at night while putting the other cats in a different room.
HELP! We're kind of at a loss as to what to do, because even with increased interaction with him on a leash and harness it has not gotten better. The odd part is he is so friendly and laid back otherwise.
Thanks in advance.
Ron
So far, we've only had one incident where he has chased our other cat, Sasha upstairs and under the bed, where I was able to get him before it escalated. Currently he stays in our garage and laundry room during the day and we let him out at night while putting the other cats in a different room.
HELP! We're kind of at a loss as to what to do, because even with increased interaction with him on a leash and harness it has not gotten better. The odd part is he is so friendly and laid back otherwise.
Thanks in advance.
Ron
