catnapper
12-11-2005, 07:43 AM
The lines of peace between Abby and Pouncer are breaking. At this point, I really think HE wants to be friendly to her, but SHE doesn't trust him one iota. Every time he comes nears her - regardless of his intensions - she starts hissing, growling, swatting.
The other day she was resting on the shelf above the radiator, and Pouncer wanted to join her. PURELY sweet and loving on his part. She did NOT think so. Of course a fight broke out :rolleyes: I think at this point, when SHE starts hissing and swatting, HE starts getting defensive back at her (hey, I would too after a few well-place bops on the nose with nails out!). Off they go with her fleeing and him chasing her. Then she gets cornered and starts screaming. :rolleyes:
Last night was the worst... maybe since it was 2:00 in the morning. Maybe meowmie wanted sleep... but last night's fight scared me. They woke me up growling and hissing under the bed. I called under the bed my normal "POUNCE-CER!" which normally he looks at me and walks away. He did not do that this time; he kept cornering her. I couldn't get under the bed, and couldnt get the bed away from the wall to get to her. She was NOT running to the safety of meowmie like she normally does. Next thing you know, she started SCREAMING, they were a brown and black striped ball rolling around under the bed. At that point hubby intervened and litterally yanked the bed off its framed and got Abby out. Pouncer took off. Abby was bleeding - she tore off a nail attacking him. She was FREAKED, and growled at ME!!! :eek: I cleaned her up as best I could (it WAS 2:00 in the morning after all) and hunted down Pouncer to see if he was ok. The dude was just as normal as can be :rolleyes: He looked at me like I was nuts for fussing over him. I can't see one little scratch on him. :confused:
Things are getting progressively worse between them. What can I do? At this point, I think the issue lies with ABBY, not Pouncer. How can I get her to relax and learn to trust him? She starts growling and hissing whenever eh comes NEAR her. And I'd be willing ot bet 99% of the time he has no intention of doing anything to her. I bet half the time he'd be willing to CUDDLE with her, but she does not think so.
The other day she was resting on the shelf above the radiator, and Pouncer wanted to join her. PURELY sweet and loving on his part. She did NOT think so. Of course a fight broke out :rolleyes: I think at this point, when SHE starts hissing and swatting, HE starts getting defensive back at her (hey, I would too after a few well-place bops on the nose with nails out!). Off they go with her fleeing and him chasing her. Then she gets cornered and starts screaming. :rolleyes:
Last night was the worst... maybe since it was 2:00 in the morning. Maybe meowmie wanted sleep... but last night's fight scared me. They woke me up growling and hissing under the bed. I called under the bed my normal "POUNCE-CER!" which normally he looks at me and walks away. He did not do that this time; he kept cornering her. I couldn't get under the bed, and couldnt get the bed away from the wall to get to her. She was NOT running to the safety of meowmie like she normally does. Next thing you know, she started SCREAMING, they were a brown and black striped ball rolling around under the bed. At that point hubby intervened and litterally yanked the bed off its framed and got Abby out. Pouncer took off. Abby was bleeding - she tore off a nail attacking him. She was FREAKED, and growled at ME!!! :eek: I cleaned her up as best I could (it WAS 2:00 in the morning after all) and hunted down Pouncer to see if he was ok. The dude was just as normal as can be :rolleyes: He looked at me like I was nuts for fussing over him. I can't see one little scratch on him. :confused:
Things are getting progressively worse between them. What can I do? At this point, I think the issue lies with ABBY, not Pouncer. How can I get her to relax and learn to trust him? She starts growling and hissing whenever eh comes NEAR her. And I'd be willing ot bet 99% of the time he has no intention of doing anything to her. I bet half the time he'd be willing to CUDDLE with her, but she does not think so.