I have been fostering TAZ for over 2 weeks now and he is a very good cat. I introduced him SLOWLY to my gang day by day and he was very good about it in the beginning. He'd approach a cat, stop when they'd hiss at him and sometimes would roll over on his back and act like he wants to be friends with them. As time passed, my cats got somewhat used to him. I don't leave him with my cats without me being around.
After he got more confident about himself in our home, he started chasing my cats (wanting to play) and Spike seems okay with it but the other 3 aren't okay with it. They'd hiss and swat at him and he'd usually back off. Now for the last 2 - 3 days, he won't back off when they hiss and swat at him. He'd continue to swat and rush toward them.
Pepper, my youngest, is being terrorized by him now. Whenever I let Taz out of the bedroom, he'd go straight for Pepper so poor Pepper would take off running to find a place to hide and of course that encourages Taz to chase/pick on her. Pepper now acts very jumpy at all times and that's not good at all.
I have tried numerous things to stop this- I've clapped my hands, taken Taz into the bathroom or bedroom for a timeout of 5 min, picked him up and said "NO NO", tried to distract him with other toys, squirted water NEAR him (not at him), I have a feliway plug in the hallway and I've made loud noises to stop him and NOTHING IS WORKING.
I am getting soooo frustrated. I feel so bad for Pepper and Zebra. Just recently, he went after Zebra and when Zebra swatted and hissed at him, he started to attack her so I yelled and grabbed him, scooted Zebra out of the bedroom and now am in my bedroom with Taz with the door closed. Poor Zebra and Pepper have been hiding a lot more now due to this. I don't know what else to do and I WON'T take him to the SPCA because they have no room and I know he might be put to sleep but I am becoming a nervous wreck and can't relax with my cats if he's around. At the same time, I feel TERRIBLE if I keep him in my bedroom. He has plenty of food, water and toys in the bedroom... It's hard ot keep him separated from my cat because whenever I open the bedroom door, he's at the door trying to get out. (I live in a tiny apt- 1 bedroom, 1 living room, kitchen/dining room with a bathroom) As of now, I have to sleep on the couch because I keep Taz in the bedroom at nights...
The next cat adoption show will be on Sat so I'll be taking him to see if anyone wants to adopt him but even if someone sees and wants him on Sat, we still have to wait because SPCA screens all potential adopters (which is good because I want him to go to a GOOD home) so that means I might have him for a couple weeks more..
ANY advice would be greatly appreciated!
After he got more confident about himself in our home, he started chasing my cats (wanting to play) and Spike seems okay with it but the other 3 aren't okay with it. They'd hiss and swat at him and he'd usually back off. Now for the last 2 - 3 days, he won't back off when they hiss and swat at him. He'd continue to swat and rush toward them.
Pepper, my youngest, is being terrorized by him now. Whenever I let Taz out of the bedroom, he'd go straight for Pepper so poor Pepper would take off running to find a place to hide and of course that encourages Taz to chase/pick on her. Pepper now acts very jumpy at all times and that's not good at all.
I have tried numerous things to stop this- I've clapped my hands, taken Taz into the bathroom or bedroom for a timeout of 5 min, picked him up and said "NO NO", tried to distract him with other toys, squirted water NEAR him (not at him), I have a feliway plug in the hallway and I've made loud noises to stop him and NOTHING IS WORKING.
I am getting soooo frustrated. I feel so bad for Pepper and Zebra. Just recently, he went after Zebra and when Zebra swatted and hissed at him, he started to attack her so I yelled and grabbed him, scooted Zebra out of the bedroom and now am in my bedroom with Taz with the door closed. Poor Zebra and Pepper have been hiding a lot more now due to this. I don't know what else to do and I WON'T take him to the SPCA because they have no room and I know he might be put to sleep but I am becoming a nervous wreck and can't relax with my cats if he's around. At the same time, I feel TERRIBLE if I keep him in my bedroom. He has plenty of food, water and toys in the bedroom... It's hard ot keep him separated from my cat because whenever I open the bedroom door, he's at the door trying to get out. (I live in a tiny apt- 1 bedroom, 1 living room, kitchen/dining room with a bathroom) As of now, I have to sleep on the couch because I keep Taz in the bedroom at nights...
The next cat adoption show will be on Sat so I'll be taking him to see if anyone wants to adopt him but even if someone sees and wants him on Sat, we still have to wait because SPCA screens all potential adopters (which is good because I want him to go to a GOOD home) so that means I might have him for a couple weeks more..
ANY advice would be greatly appreciated!
