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I can't find a forum that this really seems to fit in, so I guess I'll stick it here...
We've recently introduced a 5 year old cat to our two 4-5 month old kittens (there's a similar thread I posted here, in case this looks familiar). There have been some behavioral issues, mostly with the older cat not taking to the kittens well (The kittens have adjusted, for the most part). She chases them, swipes at them, growls, etc... and she has bitten me for reasons still unknown. Here's the problem, though: The older cat belongs to my roommate, while the two kittens belong to my boyfriend and myself. The instant Precious (the 5 year old) bit me, my boyfriend decided she needs to go. He doesn't tolerate violent animals (Yes, it truly was violence, I've thought it over carefully and I wasn't doing anything that would have provoked a bite like that). But my roommate is absolutely in love with the cat, and defends her to the end, trying to pass off anything she does as "playing" or "not her fault". There's still noticeable hostility between the cat and kittens and though it does seem to be improving slightly, I'm afraid that in the meantime, someone's going to get hurt while we're not here (We'd seperate them, but that's not possible at the time). Honestly, I think we'd be better off getting rid of Precious too, but I'm pretty sure it's going to start a fight if I try. Do you think I should give it time and hope for the best, or try to get her out now?
As a bit of a side note, my roommate said she spoke to a friend of hers who suggested that the hostility might be a way of Precious "training" the kittens to be more... adult-like? Calm? That sounded a little far-fetched to me, but if it's true, I think that's even more of a reason to get rid of her. I don't want her changing my kittens personalities, I love them because of the way they are now. :/
We've recently introduced a 5 year old cat to our two 4-5 month old kittens (there's a similar thread I posted here, in case this looks familiar). There have been some behavioral issues, mostly with the older cat not taking to the kittens well (The kittens have adjusted, for the most part). She chases them, swipes at them, growls, etc... and she has bitten me for reasons still unknown. Here's the problem, though: The older cat belongs to my roommate, while the two kittens belong to my boyfriend and myself. The instant Precious (the 5 year old) bit me, my boyfriend decided she needs to go. He doesn't tolerate violent animals (Yes, it truly was violence, I've thought it over carefully and I wasn't doing anything that would have provoked a bite like that). But my roommate is absolutely in love with the cat, and defends her to the end, trying to pass off anything she does as "playing" or "not her fault". There's still noticeable hostility between the cat and kittens and though it does seem to be improving slightly, I'm afraid that in the meantime, someone's going to get hurt while we're not here (We'd seperate them, but that's not possible at the time). Honestly, I think we'd be better off getting rid of Precious too, but I'm pretty sure it's going to start a fight if I try. Do you think I should give it time and hope for the best, or try to get her out now?
As a bit of a side note, my roommate said she spoke to a friend of hers who suggested that the hostility might be a way of Precious "training" the kittens to be more... adult-like? Calm? That sounded a little far-fetched to me, but if it's true, I think that's even more of a reason to get rid of her. I don't want her changing my kittens personalities, I love them because of the way they are now. :/