Well, now that Meeko is back to his 100% health he is also being his 100% bully self. But now, it is getting serious.
Meeko has always had a problem with Monty, but he has started to attack the other kitties too. He's pulled out tufts of fur on all of the other cats, but today he went for blood with Nala. IT was a long and loud fight that ended in Nala needing stitches. I poured a bucket of water on him and he didn't even blink. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen.
We have tried everything with him. Feliway, separation, slow introductions, the vet behaviorlist, I've even taken days off of work at a time just to love on him and play to make sure that he didn't feel emotionally abandoned. The vet has done tests out the ying yang to see if he has a disorder or something that is making him so aggressive to other cats.
The vet gave me two options.
#1 (her sound suggestion) give him to a new home with no cats since he isn't getting along with the other kitties. She thinks he would be happier with another home. But it just doesn't sound right to me.
#2 De-claw him. If he has no claws he can't hurt the others. And when he attacks them they can at least convince him to back off. They have never been able to hurt him. He evidently was a very efficient feral.
The vet really thinks that he's just mean and that if something isn't done he could seriously hurt, injure, maim, or inadvertantly kill one of the kitties. If he did to Clem what he did to Nala he would have slit her throat.
What should I do?
Meeko has always had a problem with Monty, but he has started to attack the other kitties too. He's pulled out tufts of fur on all of the other cats, but today he went for blood with Nala. IT was a long and loud fight that ended in Nala needing stitches. I poured a bucket of water on him and he didn't even blink. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen.
We have tried everything with him. Feliway, separation, slow introductions, the vet behaviorlist, I've even taken days off of work at a time just to love on him and play to make sure that he didn't feel emotionally abandoned. The vet has done tests out the ying yang to see if he has a disorder or something that is making him so aggressive to other cats.
The vet gave me two options.
#1 (her sound suggestion) give him to a new home with no cats since he isn't getting along with the other kitties. She thinks he would be happier with another home. But it just doesn't sound right to me.
#2 De-claw him. If he has no claws he can't hurt the others. And when he attacks them they can at least convince him to back off. They have never been able to hurt him. He evidently was a very efficient feral.
The vet really thinks that he's just mean and that if something isn't done he could seriously hurt, injure, maim, or inadvertantly kill one of the kitties. If he did to Clem what he did to Nala he would have slit her throat.
What should I do?