My 7-month old female, Penny, has been in the house about 6 weeks. It's like a war zone around here.
Penny claims ownership to everything; the cat beds, the food, the toys, including Mattie the dog! The older cats (14 and 16 yrs) sleep about 20 out of 24 hours, so I can understand why Penny thinks everything is hers. The problem comes in when the elders do make an appearance. Penny is after them like white on rice and drives the elders back to their sleeping spots. I'm sure she's just trying to play; but the elders don't want anything to do with her. The elders have been together 14 years, and have learned to peacefully co-exist, though they have their spats on occasion.
I might add, that the elders have been declawed on the fronts. I didn't have Penny declawed. The point -- Penny has sharp little weapons that the elders don't have. Not a fair fight!
Any suggestions on how to change Penny's or the elders behavior?
Penny claims ownership to everything; the cat beds, the food, the toys, including Mattie the dog! The older cats (14 and 16 yrs) sleep about 20 out of 24 hours, so I can understand why Penny thinks everything is hers. The problem comes in when the elders do make an appearance. Penny is after them like white on rice and drives the elders back to their sleeping spots. I'm sure she's just trying to play; but the elders don't want anything to do with her. The elders have been together 14 years, and have learned to peacefully co-exist, though they have their spats on occasion.
I might add, that the elders have been declawed on the fronts. I didn't have Penny declawed. The point -- Penny has sharp little weapons that the elders don't have. Not a fair fight!
Any suggestions on how to change Penny's or the elders behavior?