Reply to At wit's end-need advice for fighting cats

Forum Index » Pets

Reply to "At wit's end-need advice for fighting cats"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Given that the problem started when the mama cat had her teeth cleaned and returned smelling different, I have a sort of bizarre suggestion that might be worth a shot.

Once I watched a show where they showed how at the zoo, when they needed to treat the meerkats (different than cats, I know, but keep reading) at the vet.  When they were done, they would spray them all with perfume.  That way, there wouldn't be problems when they were all reunited (because different smells throw off how they relate to each other).

Maybe separate all three cats for a couple days.  Then gradually introduce them, but just spritz them and their areas with perfume.  It might help to reboot the social ordering, dynamic.

You can't just separate out the mama and reintroduce, you need to put all three of them in isolation for a day, with their own boxes.  And then reintroduce (so that it isn't like it's the mama trying to break into an already established social order between the other two).

So a couple days with each cat alone.  Then reintroduce in a neutral zone that has been sprayed with perfume.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics