Hello!
I have had Faceman, a neutered 1.5 year old male cat for about a year. I recently acquired a new cat from a co-worker. The new cat's name is Moose and she is about the same age as Faceman. She is also spayed and has no front claws.
Let me tell you about their personalities before I get to my question. Faceman is a very outgoing cat. He's not afraid of anything and is curious about everything. From what I've seen, he's friendly to most other animals and is very playful. However, he doesn't seem to like kittens for some reason. Moose is more of a shy cat. She LOVES human interaction and loves to cuddle and be petted. If she could have that all day, she would. She gets scared in new places and new animals.
My question is about their interaction... in the first weeks, I let them meet through a carrier and after a few more days, let them meet in a supervised room. Moose hissed at Faceman at first and ran away and hid. After a few days of more supervised meetings, they finally started sniffing each other.
Now, it's been another week. Faceman and Moose sniff each other and swat at each other. It looks like the swatting is in fun... They will also chase each other now, except it's usually Faceman chasing Moose. Sometimes Faceman will catch Moose and bite her on the back of the neck (not breaking the skin). It almost looks like he is trying to mate with her, even though he is neutered and she is spayed.
My question is... is it OKAY to let him do that? At first I was really alarmed and took him off of her right away. He doesn't try to do it all the time, but every so often, they will go into that chase mode and he will try to do it again. I feel bad if this is the way their relationship is going to be... him always trying to mount her.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I have had Faceman, a neutered 1.5 year old male cat for about a year. I recently acquired a new cat from a co-worker. The new cat's name is Moose and she is about the same age as Faceman. She is also spayed and has no front claws.
Let me tell you about their personalities before I get to my question. Faceman is a very outgoing cat. He's not afraid of anything and is curious about everything. From what I've seen, he's friendly to most other animals and is very playful. However, he doesn't seem to like kittens for some reason. Moose is more of a shy cat. She LOVES human interaction and loves to cuddle and be petted. If she could have that all day, she would. She gets scared in new places and new animals.
My question is about their interaction... in the first weeks, I let them meet through a carrier and after a few more days, let them meet in a supervised room. Moose hissed at Faceman at first and ran away and hid. After a few days of more supervised meetings, they finally started sniffing each other.
Now, it's been another week. Faceman and Moose sniff each other and swat at each other. It looks like the swatting is in fun... They will also chase each other now, except it's usually Faceman chasing Moose. Sometimes Faceman will catch Moose and bite her on the back of the neck (not breaking the skin). It almost looks like he is trying to mate with her, even though he is neutered and she is spayed.
My question is... is it OKAY to let him do that? At first I was really alarmed and took him off of her right away. He doesn't try to do it all the time, but every so often, they will go into that chase mode and he will try to do it again. I feel bad if this is the way their relationship is going to be... him always trying to mount her.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!