Comments on: The Quick Guide To Soothing A Jealous Cat

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:53:01 +0000

same story…. I feel nothing works. the only thing I have not tried – and I am having the hardest time finding one – is a cat psychologist. the 3 vets Ive asked about one prescribed antidepressants which made them act like zombies. I so would appreciate advice…

By: Lorraine Evans

Lorraine Evans — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:44:56 +0000

My Cat is doing this same thing, she tried to attack me because of a new kitten in the home

By: Liss

Liss — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 22:11:10 +0000

I have exactly the same problem. I think my cat Bettina is depressive with the new kitten and the worst is that she is becoming agressive with the kitten and with me. Bettina doesn’t allow me
To touch her or be close to her.

By: Lisa Elayne Wearmouth

Lisa Elayne Wearmouth — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:23:28 +0000

My cat, Chloe is about 4 yrs. old. I bought my newer cat, abner about 2 1/2 yrs. ago. Chloe and I have always been very close! They’ve gone through the usual hissing and growling phase, and chloe does still at him alot. When I took abner to get neutered, Chloe was acting real happy he was gone. When he came back, she was bummed. She seemed to get over it and still just hissed at him. I took abner to the vet again last week and I had to leave him there for awhile. Again, Chloe was acting happy again and when I brought him back home, she acted different than before. Now she’s started spending most of her time under the bed in the spare bedroom and rarely comes out except to eat, use the cat box. She seems depressed to me and it breaks my heart! I try to spend more time with her, but Abner loves attention from me as much as Chloe does! Also, Chloe used to sleep in bed with me almost every night and she loved to play ‘fetch’ with me. Abner, however, loves to play ‘fetch’ as well and she won’t play once he joins in. Theres lots of little things like that happen where Abner interupts. And she gets very upset again! I’m going to get some pheromone spray and see if that helps. This has been going on for 21/2 years now and i’m afraid Chloe and I will never be like we were before! I realize this is a long question and i’m sorry! Thank-you!
Lisa W.

By: julie miller

julie miller — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:58:57 +0000

I took in a 1 year old cat that had mostly lived outdoors and was no longer thriving once cold hit. I tried to introduce them slowly. It’s been 6 months and the new cat viscously pounces on the other cat and bites and twists at the stomach of my resident cat or will back the resident cat into corners and attack her. Once in a great while they will play together. I’ve tried everything but feel as if I’m not doing something right. Ideas?

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:30:01 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth Huerta.

You may find out as time goes on that Cody will get used to Bleu’s presence, but if it’s been awhile, and Cody is still displaying aggressive behavior towards Bleu, that could indicate a more serious problem with his behavior.

Removing yourself from the situation just means getting up and doing your business elsewhere (this can signal to the cat that his behavior is unwanted, and he may get the idea that he should stop whatever he’s doing). However, this is difficult when things like this happen in a place of rest like your bedroom.

My advice would be to try softly encouraging Cody to lay down with you. He may feel that he can’t be on the bed because Bleu has taken his spot. It’s important to communicate to him that it’s okay for both of them to be up there.

If the problem continues, and if Cody becomes more aggressive toward Bleu, it may be time to talk to your vet or a cat behavioral therapist about what you should do. I hope this helps!

By: Elizabeth Huerta

Elizabeth Huerta — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 15:35:42 +0000

My 3 year old cat, Cody, is super jealous of my new 1yr old cat, Bleu. Usually the attacks happen on the bed. I’ll be laying on my bed with Bleu and if Cody jumps on the bed he will growl and hiss sometimes even swat at him and them jump off the bed. Cody will eventually come back and if he still sees Blue on the bed he will begin to growl. I read above.. “If your cat is displaying this kind of behavior, it’s best to remove yourself from the situation.” What exactly does this mean? They don’t try to bite each other and Bleu normally backs down, so should I just get up and walk away? Go sit somewhere else? I read I’m not supposed to scold Cody or even spray him with water bottle, but I really feel like there is something I should be doing otherwise this situation will continue to happen. Please help.

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 23:19:31 +0000

In reply to Jen. The best thing you can do is introduce them slowly and be patient. Patience goes a long way when it comes to kitties! I'm glad to hear that things are going better between them, and hopefully they'll cozy up to each other even more as time goes on. :) Thanks for reading and commenting!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 19:51:21 +0000

It does take time. Back in 1989 my Suzy hated our two new kittens and flew at them whenever she saw them, but with plenty of reassurance they were one happy family eventually. I homed an abandoned kitten just over a year ago and Sammy wasn’t thrilled to have her here as he was the only cat for all his life. He still doesn’t like her much but it is getting calmer, especially now she’s bigger. I do make sure that they both have equal attention and reassurance – but people don’t always get along, we shouldn’t expect that automatically of our pets!