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I have two 6-yr-old females who were littermates, Kitten and Sister. Kitten has always beat up Sister occasionally. The vet suggested that Kitten is just playing, but the attacks seem viscous and Sister always runs and hides when this occurs, telling me she is not having any fun. There hasn't been significant injury, thank goodness, mostly claws in the torso, but I feel terrible when this happens. The attacks usually occur outside and recently, they happen a few times every day that I know of.
My sister, who is not a cat lover, thinks I should take Kitten to the humane society. She believes that I need to protect Sister, that her need for relief from this situation for her outweighs the needs of Kitten. I can truly see her point. Seeing my sweet, submissive Sister get hurt makes me so sad. But both cats came from a traumatic environment where they lived for four years. Somehow, Kitten developed bad behaviors and trauma and Sister didn't.
Kitten loves living here and she lives for the outdoors. I've never been able to keep her inside and she looks so joyful galivanting around the yard, climbing trees, investigating the river. I highly doubt that anyone would adopt her-a 6-yr-old black cat. When I think of her living out the rest of her days in a cage, especially after all that she has gone through, I can't bear it. But I'm open to it if, after examining all angles and finding out other cat lovers' opinions, I find that it is best. If anyone has any thoughts about Kitten's behavior and/or what I should do about this situation, I would love to hear them.
Thank you for reading!
I have two 6-yr-old females who were littermates, Kitten and Sister. Kitten has always beat up Sister occasionally. The vet suggested that Kitten is just playing, but the attacks seem viscous and Sister always runs and hides when this occurs, telling me she is not having any fun. There hasn't been significant injury, thank goodness, mostly claws in the torso, but I feel terrible when this happens. The attacks usually occur outside and recently, they happen a few times every day that I know of.
My sister, who is not a cat lover, thinks I should take Kitten to the humane society. She believes that I need to protect Sister, that her need for relief from this situation for her outweighs the needs of Kitten. I can truly see her point. Seeing my sweet, submissive Sister get hurt makes me so sad. But both cats came from a traumatic environment where they lived for four years. Somehow, Kitten developed bad behaviors and trauma and Sister didn't.
Kitten loves living here and she lives for the outdoors. I've never been able to keep her inside and she looks so joyful galivanting around the yard, climbing trees, investigating the river. I highly doubt that anyone would adopt her-a 6-yr-old black cat. When I think of her living out the rest of her days in a cage, especially after all that she has gone through, I can't bear it. But I'm open to it if, after examining all angles and finding out other cat lovers' opinions, I find that it is best. If anyone has any thoughts about Kitten's behavior and/or what I should do about this situation, I would love to hear them.
Thank you for reading!