Well.....he meant well....
My Hubby has decided he likes cats - yea - good news but....
He has brought home a (unknown to him)pregnant stray who "followed him home". But I think he made a major mistake by throwing two cats together without my knowledge.
This is obviously a cat who has been around humans - she is highly friendly towards humans, but has made my other cat's life miserable with her agressive behaviour towards him (we've had him for 5 years, neutered male). We made an effort to find her owner, but no takers. She is just in too good of shape to be a random stray. And litter trained from day 1.
No real fights yet - on the contrary - he cowers before her and then runs (usually to me).
BTW - she will not engage in agressive behavior if she knows we are around - only if she thinks we are not looking. She is definitely the dominant cat in our house right now.
We are going to get her spayed after birth (due in about 2-3 weeks), but could this be a significant part of the problem? She is physically about 6-7 months old and this would be her first litter.
I don't expect them to curl up together, but a little detante would be nice. I'm wondering if alot of this has to do with her pregnancy.
Any advice appreciated.
Kim
My Hubby has decided he likes cats - yea - good news but....
He has brought home a (unknown to him)pregnant stray who "followed him home". But I think he made a major mistake by throwing two cats together without my knowledge.
This is obviously a cat who has been around humans - she is highly friendly towards humans, but has made my other cat's life miserable with her agressive behaviour towards him (we've had him for 5 years, neutered male). We made an effort to find her owner, but no takers. She is just in too good of shape to be a random stray. And litter trained from day 1.
No real fights yet - on the contrary - he cowers before her and then runs (usually to me).
BTW - she will not engage in agressive behavior if she knows we are around - only if she thinks we are not looking. She is definitely the dominant cat in our house right now.
We are going to get her spayed after birth (due in about 2-3 weeks), but could this be a significant part of the problem? She is physically about 6-7 months old and this would be her first litter.
I don't expect them to curl up together, but a little detante would be nice. I'm wondering if alot of this has to do with her pregnancy.
Any advice appreciated.
Kim