So, about a month ago I found an adult spayed siamese female in a parking lot and took her in. I lived alone with her in my apartment for about a month. Everything was fine... she loves people and was very affectionate towards everyone.
A few days ago I moved back into my house with my male dog (he is excellent around cats and doesn't bother them too much) and my adult neutered male cat (he is also usually good around other cats).
My female cat does not like the other animals. Everytime they come near her she hisses and growls. She will let me pet her once or twice before hissing and growling at me. I'll try to play with her and brush her to calm her down, but she still hisses and hits me with her paw. She'll come out and walk around... sometimes using my male cats litter box..but still seems very uneasy and stressed out.
Last night my male cat started chasing her back into her room (I gave her a seperate bowl and litter box in different room than his). I've been shooting him with a spray bottle trying to get him to leave her alone. Should I do this? What can I do to help my female not feel so stressed? Is there a another way to help her get adjusted? Has anyone ever had a problem similar to this?
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So now I read an article about keeping the cats seperate for a while. Should I start over and keep them seperate or just keep them out together since I've already done this for a couple of days.\\??
A few days ago I moved back into my house with my male dog (he is excellent around cats and doesn't bother them too much) and my adult neutered male cat (he is also usually good around other cats).
My female cat does not like the other animals. Everytime they come near her she hisses and growls. She will let me pet her once or twice before hissing and growling at me. I'll try to play with her and brush her to calm her down, but she still hisses and hits me with her paw. She'll come out and walk around... sometimes using my male cats litter box..but still seems very uneasy and stressed out.
Last night my male cat started chasing her back into her room (I gave her a seperate bowl and litter box in different room than his). I've been shooting him with a spray bottle trying to get him to leave her alone. Should I do this? What can I do to help my female not feel so stressed? Is there a another way to help her get adjusted? Has anyone ever had a problem similar to this?
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So now I read an article about keeping the cats seperate for a while. Should I start over and keep them seperate or just keep them out together since I've already done this for a couple of days.\\??