Background: Minja - Adopted 3 yrs ago. Current Age: 5. Had behavioral issues. Food monger. Retrained her, she now knows she gets 3 squares at same time every day, no more problems EXCEPT when she finishes her food she immediately runs to the other room to eat Hershey Rose's food.
Background - Hershey Rose - Adopted 2 yrs 10 months ago. Current Age: 3 yr 2 mo. Feral, was in foster home 3 weeks in Denver. Flew to Denver to adopt her. She was around people and other cats in foster home. However, she was traumatized for 45 minutes by TSA at the airport. She literally hung by her nails from the ceiling. Got her home, kept her in separate room until I could untraumatize and tame her.. She put me in the ER half a dozen times but I would not give up. She is now a lap cat but will not let you near her nails and will not tolerate being picked up.
HR was not yet socialized to the extent I wanted to let her and Minja come face to face. Cats were slowly introduced after 4 months of smelling each other through the door. The have never been buddies, but they tolerate each other. Sometimes they play whack-a-mole on each others head. They hiss and chase each other around the house but no nasty swats with claws out and no fur flying. Minja has always tried to grab HR's food due to her disorder, so I continued to feed HR in the room she was kept in when I brought her home. I also kept her potty in there as there was no room in the master bedroom for 2 potties (Minja's has been in the same place since I got her).
About 6 months ago I totally re-did the bedroom. I catified it and brought in HRs potty. Everything was fine until 4 weeks ago when Minja decided to poop in HRs potty. She urinates in her own potty, but poops in HRs. I do not understand why. They have the same type potty, and the same litter. HR'sbox has been in the same room (on the opposite side) with Minja's for 5 months. Why the sudden change? HR is really getting pissy about it and if she catches Minja in her box a fight ensues. Has anyone experienced this or know why Minja has suddenly taken to this behavior? Both cats get equal attention, equal brushing time, equal play time, etc. Both sleep in the bedroom with me. Minja has taken to sleeping in one of the high beds in the giant cat tree when HR is on the bed with me. Sometimes they will both sleep with me, one on each side, but I hear the growling and hissing during the night over my body. I have tried calming scents and diffusers and nothing helps. I just ordered 2 calming collars hoping that will help. I love them both and wish they would get along better. Minja was just over 2 yrs old when I brought Hershey Rose home. She was 10 months old at that time. I was hoping Minja would "adopt" her, but it did not turn out that way. Any suggestions?
Background - Hershey Rose - Adopted 2 yrs 10 months ago. Current Age: 3 yr 2 mo. Feral, was in foster home 3 weeks in Denver. Flew to Denver to adopt her. She was around people and other cats in foster home. However, she was traumatized for 45 minutes by TSA at the airport. She literally hung by her nails from the ceiling. Got her home, kept her in separate room until I could untraumatize and tame her.. She put me in the ER half a dozen times but I would not give up. She is now a lap cat but will not let you near her nails and will not tolerate being picked up.
HR was not yet socialized to the extent I wanted to let her and Minja come face to face. Cats were slowly introduced after 4 months of smelling each other through the door. The have never been buddies, but they tolerate each other. Sometimes they play whack-a-mole on each others head. They hiss and chase each other around the house but no nasty swats with claws out and no fur flying. Minja has always tried to grab HR's food due to her disorder, so I continued to feed HR in the room she was kept in when I brought her home. I also kept her potty in there as there was no room in the master bedroom for 2 potties (Minja's has been in the same place since I got her).
About 6 months ago I totally re-did the bedroom. I catified it and brought in HRs potty. Everything was fine until 4 weeks ago when Minja decided to poop in HRs potty. She urinates in her own potty, but poops in HRs. I do not understand why. They have the same type potty, and the same litter. HR'sbox has been in the same room (on the opposite side) with Minja's for 5 months. Why the sudden change? HR is really getting pissy about it and if she catches Minja in her box a fight ensues. Has anyone experienced this or know why Minja has suddenly taken to this behavior? Both cats get equal attention, equal brushing time, equal play time, etc. Both sleep in the bedroom with me. Minja has taken to sleeping in one of the high beds in the giant cat tree when HR is on the bed with me. Sometimes they will both sleep with me, one on each side, but I hear the growling and hissing during the night over my body. I have tried calming scents and diffusers and nothing helps. I just ordered 2 calming collars hoping that will help. I love them both and wish they would get along better. Minja was just over 2 yrs old when I brought Hershey Rose home. She was 10 months old at that time. I was hoping Minja would "adopt" her, but it did not turn out that way. Any suggestions?