I received a free one year old neutered ragdoll cat from a young couple
today. However, this cat is not adjusting too well in my home. Once he saw
my three year old spayed Siamese he started to growl and to hiss, eventually displacing that hostility onto me. The ragdoll would hide in the carrier and in the cat box bed and growl and hiss if I approached him. At one point he nearly scratched me with his big paws. I put the Siamese in the other room but to no avail this ragdoll remained hostile. I left him in the cat room while I went out and bought some kitty supplies. I came back home and opened the door to the cat room. This ragdoll meowed softly and unexpectedly approached me. I started to pet him and then abruptly he stopped my attempt to show some human affection by biting my hand and proceeded to chase me out of my own room, growling and hissing all the way and wanting to do battle with me. I called a couple of local breeders of ragdolls. A few opined that this animal must have been caged for too long and hasn't yet been fully socialized to accept human company. I wonder if he was that aggressive with his last family. I was told that they had to let go of the cat because of their infant. The couple did not want to have sit-down with me to discuss the cat's history and quirks. It was here's the cat, here's his cat things, and bye. Other breeders thought that the ragdoll is jealous of the Siamese and the detection of the Siamese's scent on my clothes brought about his feline resentment. Any suggestions? Should I return this cat?
today. However, this cat is not adjusting too well in my home. Once he saw
my three year old spayed Siamese he started to growl and to hiss, eventually displacing that hostility onto me. The ragdoll would hide in the carrier and in the cat box bed and growl and hiss if I approached him. At one point he nearly scratched me with his big paws. I put the Siamese in the other room but to no avail this ragdoll remained hostile. I left him in the cat room while I went out and bought some kitty supplies. I came back home and opened the door to the cat room. This ragdoll meowed softly and unexpectedly approached me. I started to pet him and then abruptly he stopped my attempt to show some human affection by biting my hand and proceeded to chase me out of my own room, growling and hissing all the way and wanting to do battle with me. I called a couple of local breeders of ragdolls. A few opined that this animal must have been caged for too long and hasn't yet been fully socialized to accept human company. I wonder if he was that aggressive with his last family. I was told that they had to let go of the cat because of their infant. The couple did not want to have sit-down with me to discuss the cat's history and quirks. It was here's the cat, here's his cat things, and bye. Other breeders thought that the ragdoll is jealous of the Siamese and the detection of the Siamese's scent on my clothes brought about his feline resentment. Any suggestions? Should I return this cat?