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I trapped/ neutered Zena one of my outdoor kitties and have been intro him slowly to Quinn. Merlin has no interest yet to meet in person but has been in the garage listening at times when I spend time with Zena etc. not as much lately. He is still in the drop trap recovering from giardia, hook worms and the neuter etc.
At first he was extremely stressed and also aggressive but now he has calmed down a lot with the help of gabapentin and spending time with him / caging/ hormones dropping etc. He purred for the first time waiting for his wet food yesterday which I consider a big milestone.
I hand feed him treats, and he meows and talks a lot. He is using the litter box 100% now, no wee pads. Poop is still sometimes between normal and goes mushy a bit, but yesterday was normal- yay! He takes his metro in salmon pill pockets, and the appetite stim and gaba in some fancy feast salmon( his fav flavor) petites and others. He loves churu and treats. He meowed today when I came in after he woke up a bit and he seems less scared overall.
I let Quinn in a few times to meet him through the cage so they can be introduced before he is loose in his room. When I did the same with Merlin, also in cage, Quinn growled and tried to scratch him etc. the first time and I was sure it would never work, but now they are bff. Quinn is still very dominant though and siamese high energy.
But this time Quinn keeps doing it, mostly growling/ hissing now. Zena runs into the carrier part sometimes now and 2-3 times he either hissed/ spit or swatted at Quinn because he felt attacked etc.
So I wonder will they get along out in the open or will it not work, will it just take more time? I don’t want anyone injured.
I still have a lot of work to do with Zena, trying to get him adjusted to being around me not through the cage and hopefully eventually touchable etc.
I don’t want Quinn’s aggression to derail it but I had hoped that hanging with the other cats would calm Zena more. He tries to meow at Quinn to talk to him so I think he wants to be friends. With Merlin after one growling event etc. Quinn calmed down and would sit on top of the cage with us all hanging out.
In addition when I tell Quinn it’s time to leave he has jumped on me, nipped me etc. although he didn’t do that today. He doesn’t actually hurt me, he is just upset and a bit jealous I think. I started giving them both churu together which may help. Any ideas how to get to the next stage here?
I am picking up more meds for him soon and will drop off stool for a second test to make sure Zena is clear of g and hook worm. He has had 2 x panacur and nearly 3x metro treatments.
At first he was extremely stressed and also aggressive but now he has calmed down a lot with the help of gabapentin and spending time with him / caging/ hormones dropping etc. He purred for the first time waiting for his wet food yesterday which I consider a big milestone.
I hand feed him treats, and he meows and talks a lot. He is using the litter box 100% now, no wee pads. Poop is still sometimes between normal and goes mushy a bit, but yesterday was normal- yay! He takes his metro in salmon pill pockets, and the appetite stim and gaba in some fancy feast salmon( his fav flavor) petites and others. He loves churu and treats. He meowed today when I came in after he woke up a bit and he seems less scared overall.
I let Quinn in a few times to meet him through the cage so they can be introduced before he is loose in his room. When I did the same with Merlin, also in cage, Quinn growled and tried to scratch him etc. the first time and I was sure it would never work, but now they are bff. Quinn is still very dominant though and siamese high energy.
But this time Quinn keeps doing it, mostly growling/ hissing now. Zena runs into the carrier part sometimes now and 2-3 times he either hissed/ spit or swatted at Quinn because he felt attacked etc.
So I wonder will they get along out in the open or will it not work, will it just take more time? I don’t want anyone injured.
I still have a lot of work to do with Zena, trying to get him adjusted to being around me not through the cage and hopefully eventually touchable etc.
I don’t want Quinn’s aggression to derail it but I had hoped that hanging with the other cats would calm Zena more. He tries to meow at Quinn to talk to him so I think he wants to be friends. With Merlin after one growling event etc. Quinn calmed down and would sit on top of the cage with us all hanging out.
In addition when I tell Quinn it’s time to leave he has jumped on me, nipped me etc. although he didn’t do that today. He doesn’t actually hurt me, he is just upset and a bit jealous I think. I started giving them both churu together which may help. Any ideas how to get to the next stage here?
I am picking up more meds for him soon and will drop off stool for a second test to make sure Zena is clear of g and hook worm. He has had 2 x panacur and nearly 3x metro treatments.
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