Hi... I am a new mommy of a year old kitty that I got almost 3 months ago now. Got her from the humane society, they just said someone abandoned her, had no other information. She is wonderful in every way except two.
1.) My roommate has a cat and dog and she will attack the cat and bite her if I let her out of my room. She has been confined to my room for the 3 months, occasionally putting the other cat/dog in a room and letting her out to explore a little. I have put her on a harness and leash and let her out but she still tries to attack the cat and hisses and growls at both the animals... she is like an angel with me in my room and then turns into demon-cat when she sees them. She jumped and swatted at the lab (who could care less) and just gets violent when she sees the cat. Do you think if I keep taking her out, she will get used to them, or is there no hope... i would just keep her in my room for as long as i live there, as it's better than the humane society and i just love her to death, but that's where the 2nd problem comes in.
2.) She started to poop outside her litterbox. I thought it was because she was mad when I left or when she hears the other animals and my roommates in the house and she's in my room... but then she did it once in front of me right outside her litterbox. I had cleaned the box with a bleach spray but then cleaned it again with baking soda to get any smell out (which i dont think was the reason) and put the old litter back in which was just a different brand of clay... not too much different than what i changed to. she is still doing it when i'm not there... every day i come home to a present, and i try to clean the carpet the best i can with this cleaner from the pet store. last night i moved the litterbox to the other side of my tv and put the food farther away hoping maybe they were too close... (although the pooping outside the box is closer to the food than if she did it inside) and i put her food where the box used to be, but i doubt that is going to help. Do you think she is just mad that i'm not there with her (eventhough she did it once with me there) or do you think i should try all different kinds of litter and boxes? She was fine for the first month but maybe she doesnt like being couped up anymore.
Not sure what to do...
1.) My roommate has a cat and dog and she will attack the cat and bite her if I let her out of my room. She has been confined to my room for the 3 months, occasionally putting the other cat/dog in a room and letting her out to explore a little. I have put her on a harness and leash and let her out but she still tries to attack the cat and hisses and growls at both the animals... she is like an angel with me in my room and then turns into demon-cat when she sees them. She jumped and swatted at the lab (who could care less) and just gets violent when she sees the cat. Do you think if I keep taking her out, she will get used to them, or is there no hope... i would just keep her in my room for as long as i live there, as it's better than the humane society and i just love her to death, but that's where the 2nd problem comes in.
2.) She started to poop outside her litterbox. I thought it was because she was mad when I left or when she hears the other animals and my roommates in the house and she's in my room... but then she did it once in front of me right outside her litterbox. I had cleaned the box with a bleach spray but then cleaned it again with baking soda to get any smell out (which i dont think was the reason) and put the old litter back in which was just a different brand of clay... not too much different than what i changed to. she is still doing it when i'm not there... every day i come home to a present, and i try to clean the carpet the best i can with this cleaner from the pet store. last night i moved the litterbox to the other side of my tv and put the food farther away hoping maybe they were too close... (although the pooping outside the box is closer to the food than if she did it inside) and i put her food where the box used to be, but i doubt that is going to help. Do you think she is just mad that i'm not there with her (eventhough she did it once with me there) or do you think i should try all different kinds of litter and boxes? She was fine for the first month but maybe she doesnt like being couped up anymore.
Not sure what to do...