Getting frustrated - time to rehome Strauss?
Here's a quick summary.
We have Sidney, who is nine, a reluctant sort of alpha-male. He's a lousy fighter but thinks its his job to defend the home.
Jan is six. She is a terror - in a good way I guess. She'll run any cat out of the yard purely on her ability to yell and scream.
Joxer is five. He's mister "don't worry, be happy." cat. He gets along with everyone because he challenges no-one.
Enter Strauss, who came to us last January when his human passed away. (on a side note, Strauss and Joxer are brothers and Jan is his mom, but he was gone for so long that we know there's no lasting relationship there).
Here's the problem. After all this time, Strauss and Sidney are still battling it out. Strauss is a far superior fighter which means that Sid comes out on the losing end every time. Strauss is usually the instigator but Sid also won't back down and say "ok, you win". Also, Strauss gets along fine with Joxer and he steers clear of Jan, so there's no fighting there.
We feed them in separate places and have put a bell on Strauss so that Sidney at least gets warning that Strauss is around.
Before you ask, Jan is spayed and all the boys were neutered when they were young, so its not hormones talking.
We're going to try to do what we can but we're now talking about re-homing Strauss if we can't get this resolved.
Thanks for listening.
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