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Hi. I am a new member to TheCatSite. I’m not sure this is the right space for my issue. But let me see what you all think. We just put our dear family cat down last week. Maggie was with us over 18 years and was a delight and we miss her terribly. So here is my problem.
We took in my Mom’s cat in 2017 after my mom passed away. Boona was a feral cat that I rescued in 2006. I gave Boona to my mom to care for as she and Maggie could not get along. So Boona has been indoors for 12 years and she is about 14 years old. Boona and Maggie did. Boona is an aggressive cat~a loner...so we have kept her in our finished basement and she’s been fine down there. At 14, she does a lot of sleeping during the day.
End Sept we rescued what I thought was another feral cat who had been living under our shed for weeks. We just had Oliver neutered and microchipped and I have him in our spare bedroom which we converted to a cat room. Vet says Oliver is about 5 years old. He has bonded with me. So much so I’m wondering now if he was a true feral or possibly an abandoned cat. I am not familiar with male cats. He has no interest in the outdoors and has not tried to exit his new cat room and seems to love the rather small space.
For almost two years, I’ve done the cat rotation myself spending time with all three cats in their separate spaces when Maggie was still with us. I’m retired so I have the time. So what to do now? With our Maggie now gone I’m having difficulty deciding who should get main floor living. Does anyone have success stories with cat rotation? I could let them keep their current spaces as their home base but alternate each of them on the main floor living area for say a week or two? Since we had seen Oliver spray outside this summer, I’m concerned if he smells Boona’s (even Maggie’s) scent he may mark. That would definitely limit his access to the main living area. Does Feliway spray work? Oliver has not sprayed since being neutered and inside. Will be a month this week.
Having had Maggie 18 years, it’s been a long time and I now have these two kitties who are loved. My hubby and I also considered getting a kitten to keep Oliver company but I do not know if he would accept a kitten or not. Any thoughts would be welcomed.
We took in my Mom’s cat in 2017 after my mom passed away. Boona was a feral cat that I rescued in 2006. I gave Boona to my mom to care for as she and Maggie could not get along. So Boona has been indoors for 12 years and she is about 14 years old. Boona and Maggie did. Boona is an aggressive cat~a loner...so we have kept her in our finished basement and she’s been fine down there. At 14, she does a lot of sleeping during the day.
End Sept we rescued what I thought was another feral cat who had been living under our shed for weeks. We just had Oliver neutered and microchipped and I have him in our spare bedroom which we converted to a cat room. Vet says Oliver is about 5 years old. He has bonded with me. So much so I’m wondering now if he was a true feral or possibly an abandoned cat. I am not familiar with male cats. He has no interest in the outdoors and has not tried to exit his new cat room and seems to love the rather small space.
For almost two years, I’ve done the cat rotation myself spending time with all three cats in their separate spaces when Maggie was still with us. I’m retired so I have the time. So what to do now? With our Maggie now gone I’m having difficulty deciding who should get main floor living. Does anyone have success stories with cat rotation? I could let them keep their current spaces as their home base but alternate each of them on the main floor living area for say a week or two? Since we had seen Oliver spray outside this summer, I’m concerned if he smells Boona’s (even Maggie’s) scent he may mark. That would definitely limit his access to the main living area. Does Feliway spray work? Oliver has not sprayed since being neutered and inside. Will be a month this week.
Having had Maggie 18 years, it’s been a long time and I now have these two kitties who are loved. My hubby and I also considered getting a kitten to keep Oliver company but I do not know if he would accept a kitten or not. Any thoughts would be welcomed.