ChelseaH18
10-02-2009, 06:12 PM
Ok, so I have an almost 2 year old seal point Siamese named Seraph that I have had since he was 15 weeks old. I recently brought home another Siamese/DSH mix from the shelter as a foster that had been hit by a car. My plan was to adopt him (Oliver) when he got better, assuming he did well with my current cat.
In the beginning Seraph had just been neutered, so was less than enthused about Oliver being here, however, I was pretty pleased with how the initial introductions went. I let them meet through the crate, they sniffed, and after a few minutes, Seraph just walked away. No hissing, growling, nothing.
In the time that has passed, Oliver has transitioned out of his crate and they have been intermingling for about 2 weeks now. All has gone well, there has been no fighting, (except the one night we ran out of food) no issues, they just coexist. They have seemed like they are getting acclimated with each other well enough, however, I have noticed something that I am unsure about. They don't really play together yet, but Seraph was never much of a player anyways.
So the issue is, they will start to groom each other, and then all of a sudden Oliver will bite onto Seraph, usually on his throat if it's visible, but on his back as well. Seraph never really makes much of a fuss about it, so I don't think that it hurts him (there was only once I heard him cry out) so it doesn't seem aggressive, but it doesn't seem playful either? He just bites on and won't let go. I don't know if he's trying to get him to play, trying to establish dominance, or what? There's been absolutely no hissing, no growling, no signs at all that they dislike each other, so this is rather curious to me.
My fiance said the other day while I was at school that they started to play together, and then Oliver bit down onto Seraph's face and would not let go. Seraph cried out (I would imagine even gentle biting on the face would hurt) but he just held on until my fiance intervened.
Anyone have any ideas?
If this is going to be ongoing, or is going to escalate into something more, then I would think twice about adopting him. But I have become really attached to him, so I would like to try and figure out what the cause is and if the issue can be resolved?
Thanks!
In the beginning Seraph had just been neutered, so was less than enthused about Oliver being here, however, I was pretty pleased with how the initial introductions went. I let them meet through the crate, they sniffed, and after a few minutes, Seraph just walked away. No hissing, growling, nothing.
In the time that has passed, Oliver has transitioned out of his crate and they have been intermingling for about 2 weeks now. All has gone well, there has been no fighting, (except the one night we ran out of food) no issues, they just coexist. They have seemed like they are getting acclimated with each other well enough, however, I have noticed something that I am unsure about. They don't really play together yet, but Seraph was never much of a player anyways.
So the issue is, they will start to groom each other, and then all of a sudden Oliver will bite onto Seraph, usually on his throat if it's visible, but on his back as well. Seraph never really makes much of a fuss about it, so I don't think that it hurts him (there was only once I heard him cry out) so it doesn't seem aggressive, but it doesn't seem playful either? He just bites on and won't let go. I don't know if he's trying to get him to play, trying to establish dominance, or what? There's been absolutely no hissing, no growling, no signs at all that they dislike each other, so this is rather curious to me.
My fiance said the other day while I was at school that they started to play together, and then Oliver bit down onto Seraph's face and would not let go. Seraph cried out (I would imagine even gentle biting on the face would hurt) but he just held on until my fiance intervened.
Anyone have any ideas?
If this is going to be ongoing, or is going to escalate into something more, then I would think twice about adopting him. But I have become really attached to him, so I would like to try and figure out what the cause is and if the issue can be resolved?
Thanks!