My two cats and I moved in with my boyfriend approximately one month ago. I have a silver and gray 10 year old, domestic female and a four year old orange tabby, domestic male. Both are very large cats. My boyfriend has a 17 year old tortoise shell who is considerably smaller. We live in a very small apartment.
My cats HATE his cat and vice versa. We recognize now that we probably should have kept them separated for about a month so that they could get used to each others scents but since our apartment is so small, we did not do that in the beginning. The two larger cats (my cats) gang up on his cat until she is hemmed up in a corner. When she is being chased, she also urinates. The last two days we have found bowl movements on both the bed and a chair. This is starting to cause a strain on our relationship and we truly are at our wits end.
His cat stays well hidden but at night we have been putting all three in the bathroom with the litter box so that they will not poop or pee on our furniture and/or belongings...this has not been successful. Is there anything else we can do? Neither of us is willing to get rid of our kitties...we understand that they may not love each other...but can they ever just get along? and if so, what else can we do?
Thank you so much for any and all advice!
My cats HATE his cat and vice versa. We recognize now that we probably should have kept them separated for about a month so that they could get used to each others scents but since our apartment is so small, we did not do that in the beginning. The two larger cats (my cats) gang up on his cat until she is hemmed up in a corner. When she is being chased, she also urinates. The last two days we have found bowl movements on both the bed and a chair. This is starting to cause a strain on our relationship and we truly are at our wits end.
His cat stays well hidden but at night we have been putting all three in the bathroom with the litter box so that they will not poop or pee on our furniture and/or belongings...this has not been successful. Is there anything else we can do? Neither of us is willing to get rid of our kitties...we understand that they may not love each other...but can they ever just get along? and if so, what else can we do?
Thank you so much for any and all advice!