I have two cats that I adopted about a year ago.
In their previous situation, they had a large space, and a backyard. One of them - Rosa - had regular digestive issues, vomiting frequently, but was otherwise calm and happy. The other was a very temperamental cat, wanting quite a bit more attention than she was being given but often bristling at said attention, even going so far as to bite or hiss or scratch after a few minutes.
Since I adopted them, they have both changed for the better quite a bit.
Rosa has been vomiting quite a bit less since switching to foods like Halo and Candidae. Minnie doesn't hiss or scratch or bite anymore, and has become a *huge* snuggler
That said... my roommates are having major issues with them, and it's at a point wherein they (and I) will be evicted in a month if things don't change.
Their issues are as follows:
Minnie's very regular meowing for attention. I'm around as frequently as I can be and give her lots and lots of attention when I am. However, whenever I'm out for the day, she becomes very vocal, meowing for cuddles and pets and diversions.
She especially likes to meow at their rooms. They do not let her go into their bedrooms, ever. She meows and scratches at the doors.
She and Rosa also will still vomit on occasion.
Here are my current solutions:
I'm going to start feeding them solely those two high-quality foods. I was previously still mixing in a bit of some lesser-quality things on occasion.
I'm going to try out Feliway diffusers to calm down Minnie when I'm not around.
I plan to put up another scratching post for them to use, so there will now be two.
What else do you think I can be doing to help with the situation - especially Minnie's anxiety when she doesn't get the attention she wants?
In their previous situation, they had a large space, and a backyard. One of them - Rosa - had regular digestive issues, vomiting frequently, but was otherwise calm and happy. The other was a very temperamental cat, wanting quite a bit more attention than she was being given but often bristling at said attention, even going so far as to bite or hiss or scratch after a few minutes.
Since I adopted them, they have both changed for the better quite a bit.
Rosa has been vomiting quite a bit less since switching to foods like Halo and Candidae. Minnie doesn't hiss or scratch or bite anymore, and has become a *huge* snuggler
That said... my roommates are having major issues with them, and it's at a point wherein they (and I) will be evicted in a month if things don't change.
Their issues are as follows:
Minnie's very regular meowing for attention. I'm around as frequently as I can be and give her lots and lots of attention when I am. However, whenever I'm out for the day, she becomes very vocal, meowing for cuddles and pets and diversions.
She especially likes to meow at their rooms. They do not let her go into their bedrooms, ever. She meows and scratches at the doors.
She and Rosa also will still vomit on occasion.
Here are my current solutions:
I'm going to start feeding them solely those two high-quality foods. I was previously still mixing in a bit of some lesser-quality things on occasion.
I'm going to try out Feliway diffusers to calm down Minnie when I'm not around.
I plan to put up another scratching post for them to use, so there will now be two.
What else do you think I can be doing to help with the situation - especially Minnie's anxiety when she doesn't get the attention she wants?
