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Ophelia has been with me for 4 months now. Ophelia, Twitch, & Lily met 3 1/2 months ago. Ophelia kept trying to kill Twitch, but Twitch asserted herself & now they hiss/growl/swat at each other, but neither ends up hurt.
The problem? Ophelia & Lily both injured each other this morning. I actually took Lily to the vet to find out if she needed stitches.
She just has a deep gash on her side. Lily bit Ophelia, too. All Ophie got is a cut on her ear, though. They are nbw both on Clavamox for 10 days, just to be safe.
I cannot have Ophelia & Lily in the same room together. They fight. It really isn't fair. Lily doesn't know how to fight, she just rins & tries to hide. Ophelia more than likely had to fight for her life, she is visciously trying to attack Lily.
What do I try next? I've got Ophie free run in the basement, & Twitch & Lily are free run upstairs. Lily comes through the basement with me at night to go to my bedroom where she sleeps. She growls & snarls the moment I approach the door to go downstairs. Either way, no matter where I take the cats to do a meet-n-greet, they are in each other's territory. I have been avoiding buying any Feliway as I get a little check once a month, but I have now saved up the $30 to buy it. I can get it from the vet tomorrow. Do you think it would work in a situation like this? I have tried tons of different things that I read on here & elsewhere, but nothing seems to work. I live in fear that either Ophelia or Lily will get through the stair door & no one will notice, they will really hurt each other.
Lily is naturally a submissive timid cat, Ophelia is naturally a dominant cat, Twitch is naturally a dominant cat. Twitch actively asserted her dominance over Ophelia & they do OK now. Lily runs & tries to hide, which brings Ophie into attack mode. Lily gets cornered & Ophie rips into her. I put my hand in the fight, thinking they wouldn't hurt me. I only got bit twice by Ophelia. She was a flurry of anger, IMO. It's like she has a vengencae against other cats. When it's just her & me, she is so sweet, loves being petted & playing, she acts just like a kitten. When she catches sight of Lily, she goes into attack mode. I guess I just don't understand the kitty mind. All I want is for them to be in the same room without harming each other, I can live with them hissing & growling, just no blood.
The problem? Ophelia & Lily both injured each other this morning. I actually took Lily to the vet to find out if she needed stitches.
I cannot have Ophelia & Lily in the same room together. They fight. It really isn't fair. Lily doesn't know how to fight, she just rins & tries to hide. Ophelia more than likely had to fight for her life, she is visciously trying to attack Lily.
What do I try next? I've got Ophie free run in the basement, & Twitch & Lily are free run upstairs. Lily comes through the basement with me at night to go to my bedroom where she sleeps. She growls & snarls the moment I approach the door to go downstairs. Either way, no matter where I take the cats to do a meet-n-greet, they are in each other's territory. I have been avoiding buying any Feliway as I get a little check once a month, but I have now saved up the $30 to buy it. I can get it from the vet tomorrow. Do you think it would work in a situation like this? I have tried tons of different things that I read on here & elsewhere, but nothing seems to work. I live in fear that either Ophelia or Lily will get through the stair door & no one will notice, they will really hurt each other.
Lily is naturally a submissive timid cat, Ophelia is naturally a dominant cat, Twitch is naturally a dominant cat. Twitch actively asserted her dominance over Ophelia & they do OK now. Lily runs & tries to hide, which brings Ophie into attack mode. Lily gets cornered & Ophie rips into her. I put my hand in the fight, thinking they wouldn't hurt me. I only got bit twice by Ophelia. She was a flurry of anger, IMO. It's like she has a vengencae against other cats. When it's just her & me, she is so sweet, loves being petted & playing, she acts just like a kitten. When she catches sight of Lily, she goes into attack mode. I guess I just don't understand the kitty mind. All I want is for them to be in the same room without harming each other, I can live with them hissing & growling, just no blood.