8/27 Sunshine AMPS 280 PMPS 280
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MommaOfMuse
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Re: 8/27 Sunshine AMPS 280
Yay for eating and staying in the yellows.
Mel and The Fur Gang
Yay for eating and staying in the yellows.
Mel and The Fur Gang
matya13
Member Since 2013
Re: 8/27 Sunshine AMPS 280
It's been about 6 months. Honestly, it's a miracle that Lucky allowed Jibbit & Sunshine out of their foster room at all (and I'm SO grateful that Jibbit got to spend his last few months freely wandering the house). This time last year, I would have said that was impossible. The poor boy has emotional issues that previously caused him to try to eat any "foreign" cats I attempted to introduce. So it's amazing that he's getting along as well as he does with Sunshine and Simon (not-my-cat who decided my house was nicer than my neighbor's). I think the real issue is that Sunny keeps taking Lucky's favorite spots, and he Is Not Happy about this. So he intimidates her and/or smacks her. :sad: I feel bad for Sunny, because she isn't actively doing anything - she's just being a cat, and Lucky is being mean about it.
In general, anyway, I think Sunny needs to be an only kitty, or maybe with just one other cat. She and Squeaker get along quite well. I think if it were just the two of them, things would be copacetic. (She's my foster kitty, not my own kitty.)
It's been about 6 months. Honestly, it's a miracle that Lucky allowed Jibbit & Sunshine out of their foster room at all (and I'm SO grateful that Jibbit got to spend his last few months freely wandering the house). This time last year, I would have said that was impossible. The poor boy has emotional issues that previously caused him to try to eat any "foreign" cats I attempted to introduce. So it's amazing that he's getting along as well as he does with Sunshine and Simon (not-my-cat who decided my house was nicer than my neighbor's). I think the real issue is that Sunny keeps taking Lucky's favorite spots, and he Is Not Happy about this. So he intimidates her and/or smacks her. :sad: I feel bad for Sunny, because she isn't actively doing anything - she's just being a cat, and Lucky is being mean about it.
In general, anyway, I think Sunny needs to be an only kitty, or maybe with just one other cat. She and Squeaker get along quite well. I think if it were just the two of them, things would be copacetic. (She's my foster kitty, not my own kitty.)
Geneva
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Re: 8/27 Sunshine AMPS 280
Sorry to hear about Sunshine and Lucky not getting along. I just wrote a big long post about keeping cats separated because of issues like that, and then saw you had addressed all those concerns in your last post!
Alice's "brother" Charlie sounds a lot like Lucky, although he's the newcomer at my house (less than two months). He's a bully and deliberately intimidates all the other cats. I've got him on some herbal drops that are supposed to "mellow" him out. He's still "on probation" my DH calls it and may find himself as an outdoor cat if he doesn't learn to get along!
Sorry to hear about Sunshine and Lucky not getting along. I just wrote a big long post about keeping cats separated because of issues like that, and then saw you had addressed all those concerns in your last post!
Alice's "brother" Charlie sounds a lot like Lucky, although he's the newcomer at my house (less than two months). He's a bully and deliberately intimidates all the other cats. I've got him on some herbal drops that are supposed to "mellow" him out. He's still "on probation" my DH calls it and may find himself as an outdoor cat if he doesn't learn to get along!
matya13
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Re: 8/27 Sunshine AMPS 280
Lucky actually is fear-aggressive. He isn't really a bully, he just acts like one sometimes. I've had him on a variety of Spirit Essences to help him with his various issues. Self-Esteem seemed to help him the most, and he's on a daily dose of Safe Space for Cats now, as is Sunshine. Lucky arrived as a feral kitten and never has really lost that feral personality, though he's doing much better! He's always been my real lapcat, too, irony of ironies.
I could try re-isolating Sunny in her foster room, but I think that would actually cause her more stress than dealing with Lucky.
Lucky actually is fear-aggressive. He isn't really a bully, he just acts like one sometimes. I've had him on a variety of Spirit Essences to help him with his various issues. Self-Esteem seemed to help him the most, and he's on a daily dose of Safe Space for Cats now, as is Sunshine. Lucky arrived as a feral kitten and never has really lost that feral personality, though he's doing much better! He's always been my real lapcat, too, irony of ironies.
I could try re-isolating Sunny in her foster room, but I think that would actually cause her more stress than dealing with Lucky.
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