Hi,thsts good information above.... I do think she(& you) will greatly benefit by providing her vertical space.Give her options if it is triggered by her feeling there's no option to avoid- cats typically will always choose avoidance rather than confront..... unlike canines who live in packs and establish hierarchy & pecking order( there's dominant and submissive)- though cats are social creatures and thrive on companionship they are lone hunters and do not " need" others for survival so they don't need to establish those relationships.... I hope this is helpful for you in understanding how to prevent undesirable behavior You sound seasoned ,not green and do have cats so I believe this should be easy enough for you to get through quite effectively.... it's " prevention " you're after,certainly not correction......
Now here's my question,of course we can prevent these triggered aggressive reactions from Lisa and after she's established her familiar environment as her territory she will learn what is acceptable,what is not and be a trustworthy little darling as she trust you and is certain of her position.... but am I to understand this is temporary?Are you and your boyfriend ( perfect attitude btw,lol- I like that guy)planning on keeping Lisa or what is the goal here?The more Lisa is shuffled around from unfamiliar place to unfamiliar place the harder it will be for her and she sure deserves a stable forever home
Your boyfriends has the right attitude and no doubt his body language is telling Lisa" I am no threat dear".... cats pick up on EVERYTHING,especially a very alert,intelligent breed such as Lisa's Her elderly lady friend being fearful surely sent out the wrong signals to Lisa and only exasperated the issue- hard to get a cat to trust you when you don't trust them
I've got a sweet darling tabby named Timmy who WAS an adult feral only 6 months ago,he'd slice n dice if ever cornered and now I trust him well enough to let me know if he is frightened- he knows I trust him and it's mutual,he has plenty of options to avoid and thst comes from familiar environment more so thst relationship- Lisa needs a forever home
Now here's my question,of course we can prevent these triggered aggressive reactions from Lisa and after she's established her familiar environment as her territory she will learn what is acceptable,what is not and be a trustworthy little darling as she trust you and is certain of her position.... but am I to understand this is temporary?Are you and your boyfriend ( perfect attitude btw,lol- I like that guy)planning on keeping Lisa or what is the goal here?The more Lisa is shuffled around from unfamiliar place to unfamiliar place the harder it will be for her and she sure deserves a stable forever home
Your boyfriends has the right attitude and no doubt his body language is telling Lisa" I am no threat dear".... cats pick up on EVERYTHING,especially a very alert,intelligent breed such as Lisa's Her elderly lady friend being fearful surely sent out the wrong signals to Lisa and only exasperated the issue- hard to get a cat to trust you when you don't trust them
I've got a sweet darling tabby named Timmy who WAS an adult feral only 6 months ago,he'd slice n dice if ever cornered and now I trust him well enough to let me know if he is frightened- he knows I trust him and it's mutual,he has plenty of options to avoid and thst comes from familiar environment more so thst relationship- Lisa needs a forever home