Originally Posted by Catty1
I've given Shadow some trannies, so I hope that'll help soon. The outside stray is a female, so I'm not sure what was going on. She actually initiated the problem, Shadow was immediately herded indoors. I've got him closed in the bathroom for now, more for his sake than the others, because he's in such a mood. He hasn't taken to attacking me, nor do I think he will.
The weird thing is, he has seen and associated with this female cat outside. They have normally gotten on quite well. He's neutered, has been since he was 8 weeks old and he's now 7 years old.
I'll try to reintroduce him tomorrow to the others, maybe throw his sister in for company, since I know he would never hurt her. When I'm holding him or laying down in bed with him tonight, he buries his head against me and stays there. If I knew he'd stay with me all night I'd let him out tonight so he could feel safe with me, but I don't want to be holding him and have the other cats come near and things go insane.
Rehoming Shadow is not an option. I've had him for 7 years and he is very attached and dependent on me. When I've had to be in the hospital for a few weeks, he lost about 8 lbs. Sending him to someone else would kill him. And me.
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