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Hello, I'm 15 and have recently joined this forum.
We just got a parrot about a week ago and I think the addition of a new pet is stressing out my cat Julian. He's shedding a lot, he's skittish, he's a little aggressive, and he doesn't want to spend time with me.
He is shedding so much, I could make another cat with all the fur that's falling off him. He used to spend a lot of time grooming but now I don't even see him grooming. His fur is greasy and gross. He always keeps his fur clean, shiny, and soft. And he's not so this a big concern to me.
He has been jumping up and hiding when someone runs by him or says something loud. He's never done this before.
When we first got the parrot I tried to hold Julian but he scratched and bit me. He doesn't do that unless he's scared. He hasn't done that again but he still doesn't really want me to hold him. Which is weird because he's a big cuddle bug. He's been really impatient with my siblings and guests which ins't normal, he's great with kids but he's been scratching the kids we babysit and my cousins. He's never hurt my cousins before.
I try to spend more time with Julian than I normally would, but I feel like he doesn't want to. I try to play with him and he'll play for a few minutes and then walk away. He loves to play he could play with me for hours but he just doesn't seem to want to do anything that involves me. I'm home schooled so I do my work in my room. He'd go and sleep on my bed while I worked but he hasn't been doing that. Now he only comes to sleep with me at night. When I work on the computer he comes and sleeps at my feet, but now he's hiding in my brothers room.
I just don't know if he's stressed, depressed, or jealous of the bird. I just want him to be okay, he's MY cat, I feel like he chose me when I adopted him. But right now I feel like our connection is breaking and I really don't want that. Is there anyway I can help calm his nerves and help him get used to the new addition in our family?
We just got a parrot about a week ago and I think the addition of a new pet is stressing out my cat Julian. He's shedding a lot, he's skittish, he's a little aggressive, and he doesn't want to spend time with me.
He is shedding so much, I could make another cat with all the fur that's falling off him. He used to spend a lot of time grooming but now I don't even see him grooming. His fur is greasy and gross. He always keeps his fur clean, shiny, and soft. And he's not so this a big concern to me.
He has been jumping up and hiding when someone runs by him or says something loud. He's never done this before.
When we first got the parrot I tried to hold Julian but he scratched and bit me. He doesn't do that unless he's scared. He hasn't done that again but he still doesn't really want me to hold him. Which is weird because he's a big cuddle bug. He's been really impatient with my siblings and guests which ins't normal, he's great with kids but he's been scratching the kids we babysit and my cousins. He's never hurt my cousins before.
I try to spend more time with Julian than I normally would, but I feel like he doesn't want to. I try to play with him and he'll play for a few minutes and then walk away. He loves to play he could play with me for hours but he just doesn't seem to want to do anything that involves me. I'm home schooled so I do my work in my room. He'd go and sleep on my bed while I worked but he hasn't been doing that. Now he only comes to sleep with me at night. When I work on the computer he comes and sleeps at my feet, but now he's hiding in my brothers room.
I just don't know if he's stressed, depressed, or jealous of the bird. I just want him to be okay, he's MY cat, I feel like he chose me when I adopted him. But right now I feel like our connection is breaking and I really don't want that. Is there anyway I can help calm his nerves and help him get used to the new addition in our family?