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1 year ago I rescued a little black senior cat. He came from a hoarding situation and was a bonded pair but his lady buddy didn’t survive. He is declawed. Once he was in my care, I immediately noticed he had dental issues and he had all of his teeth removed due to stomatitis.
I was toying with getting him a buddy so he wasn’t alone and figured since he had been a bonded cat the transition would be easier. Plus, this cat is an extreme bully to my senior small dog. My dog is extremely passive and doesn’t bother with the cat at all.
Mid October I adopted a 4yr old female cat. The 2 week trial went well. We did the room swapping etc but both cats seemed to ignore each other and coexist well. New cat had lived with other cats and dogs with no issues.
There was an altercation one day and the old cat has been in my boxspring for about a month. He only comes out to eat and use his box. The new cat is totally comfortable in the house and goes everywhere. Old cat won’t leave my room.
I’ve been home this week so observing what’s going on. Appears new cat is stocking old cat in the boxspring. She also waits for him to come out and will attack him. I find her sitting in his litter box. I do correct her and shoo her away.
I do close my door to give old cat some space. Old cat sleeps on my bed at night and yells and hisses when new cat comes in the room. The good news is his aggression towards my dog is completely gone. My dog can now sleep on my bed. New cat and my dog are besties.
I have 3 litter boxes and new cat uses 2 of them. Old cat only uses his. I do fear she is blocking him from using his box and I worry he is holding his business too long. I’m only scooping 1 very large pee a day and a poop every other. He is eating and drinking as normal.
As a side note- new rescue kitty went to the vet and she doesn’t have any teeth either..anyone else have 2 toothless cats? Lol
Any suggestions? On the plus side, one day this week I did wake up and old cat was by my head and new cat was by my feet. Do I just keep doing what I’m doing? I’ve thought about locking new cat in my room and leaving old cat out but old cat is extremely stubborn and has shown his feelings with bodily functions....
I was toying with getting him a buddy so he wasn’t alone and figured since he had been a bonded cat the transition would be easier. Plus, this cat is an extreme bully to my senior small dog. My dog is extremely passive and doesn’t bother with the cat at all.
Mid October I adopted a 4yr old female cat. The 2 week trial went well. We did the room swapping etc but both cats seemed to ignore each other and coexist well. New cat had lived with other cats and dogs with no issues.
There was an altercation one day and the old cat has been in my boxspring for about a month. He only comes out to eat and use his box. The new cat is totally comfortable in the house and goes everywhere. Old cat won’t leave my room.
I’ve been home this week so observing what’s going on. Appears new cat is stocking old cat in the boxspring. She also waits for him to come out and will attack him. I find her sitting in his litter box. I do correct her and shoo her away.
I do close my door to give old cat some space. Old cat sleeps on my bed at night and yells and hisses when new cat comes in the room. The good news is his aggression towards my dog is completely gone. My dog can now sleep on my bed. New cat and my dog are besties.
I have 3 litter boxes and new cat uses 2 of them. Old cat only uses his. I do fear she is blocking him from using his box and I worry he is holding his business too long. I’m only scooping 1 very large pee a day and a poop every other. He is eating and drinking as normal.
As a side note- new rescue kitty went to the vet and she doesn’t have any teeth either..anyone else have 2 toothless cats? Lol
Any suggestions? On the plus side, one day this week I did wake up and old cat was by my head and new cat was by my feet. Do I just keep doing what I’m doing? I’ve thought about locking new cat in my room and leaving old cat out but old cat is extremely stubborn and has shown his feelings with bodily functions....