I am grateful for finding this site! I have two cats. The first is about 12 years old and belonged to my husband, and is creatively named Cat. The second cat is almost three years old, named Loki. When Loki first joined us, he always wanted to play but Cat would give him the "go away, I'm older" and go his own way. Cat has always been timid by nature. Unfortunately, over the years most of his teeth have fallen out (yes, always goes to vet and is fed good food). In January, one of his back teeth absessed and had to be pulled.
Four weeks ago, I took both in to the vet for their annuals. The vet said that more of Cat's teeth needed to come out; two in back were barely hanging on and were wiggly loose! That Wednesday, three weeks from tomorrow, Cat went in and also ended up losing his front canine teeth (gums were infected, pocketed and absessing).
Upon returning home, Loki went from playful aggression to downright hostile complete with stalking, hissing and attacking. Poor Cat is cowering under the bed still. Following the vet's suggestion of using a light cologne did not help; did that for a week. I've used the Feliway spray for the past 8 days with no relief. Intermittently, Loki will still jump out and attack Cat on those rare moments he summons up the courage to leave our bedroom. Today, we've progressed to putting Loki on Valium to try to calm him down.
Any other ideas out there? I can't stand to see Cat reduced to living under our bed, too frightened to come out for food, water or litterbox. After my husband leaves in the morning, I've been providing room service to Cat and bringing him food and water. Then, he'll drink some water and eat a bit.
Thanks for any ideas you may have.
Four weeks ago, I took both in to the vet for their annuals. The vet said that more of Cat's teeth needed to come out; two in back were barely hanging on and were wiggly loose! That Wednesday, three weeks from tomorrow, Cat went in and also ended up losing his front canine teeth (gums were infected, pocketed and absessing).
Upon returning home, Loki went from playful aggression to downright hostile complete with stalking, hissing and attacking. Poor Cat is cowering under the bed still. Following the vet's suggestion of using a light cologne did not help; did that for a week. I've used the Feliway spray for the past 8 days with no relief. Intermittently, Loki will still jump out and attack Cat on those rare moments he summons up the courage to leave our bedroom. Today, we've progressed to putting Loki on Valium to try to calm him down.
Any other ideas out there? I can't stand to see Cat reduced to living under our bed, too frightened to come out for food, water or litterbox. After my husband leaves in the morning, I've been providing room service to Cat and bringing him food and water. Then, he'll drink some water and eat a bit.
Thanks for any ideas you may have.