Testing Is Complete

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

and of course her and Leila do not see eye to eye!

On a side note, I was torturing myself on petfinder.com today, and I noticed that for some odd reason most of the torties & calicos were marked as not getting along with other cats.

[K & L]

On a side note, I was torturing myself on petfinder.com today, and I noticed that for some odd reason most of the torties & calicos were marked as not getting along with other cats.

Actually Bo gets along fine with all the others. It's Leila (tabby) that doesn't get along with ANY of them. She is terrible, even when one approaches on a nice basis. I really think she was abused at some point in her life. She deathly afraid of the broom. If I just pick it up she runs and cowers. May be part of her psychotic behaviour.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

May be part of her psychotic behaviour.

Speaking of psychotic.....have you considered having one of those pet psychics do a reading on her? I know Tracey had one done on some of her cats, and I know others here have had it done. Never know, and it might be cheaper than expanding the cat run.

[Lizzie]

I'm afraid I can only commiserate since my Taranis is very like your Leila, a cat that would like nothing better than to have a home and guardian to herself and one who has had spraying/pee'ing issues for so many years that I know another home is out of the question. Taranis had already had 6 homes (if you count two stays at the Humane Society) by the time she was 3 years old. She was okay when downstairs only with Macduff, though she still marked, but I was forced to put a couple of other cats downstairs with her and things got much worse. She frustrates me more than any other cat because I know exactly what she wants and also that she won't get it - being upstairs (main floor) with me, left alone in comfort except when she wants to get under my knees under a blanket for hours on end, and with no other cats in sight or sound.

I do put her in a small bedroom by herself so she will eat, as far as is possible in a multi-cat household, only her diet food and she really loves it in there, would stay in there happily all the time. But she's also obsese (the only one) and needs to move so I have that door open most of the time. However, that room is not my bedroom, so it works out as it does not for you. I don't know your set-up, do you not have another bedroom that only she can inhabit?

About all you can do, I'd guess, until the money to extend your cat-run grow on the trees in your garden, is come on here and vent - sorry!

[K & L]

I don't know your set-up, do you not have another bedroom that only she can inhabit?

About all you can do, I'd guess, until the money to extend your cat-run grow on the trees in your garden, is come on here and vent - sorry!

Actually no we don't have another available room. Our computer room closet is where we have our inside litters and our other spare room is the granddaughter's (who are allergic to cats so we always keep the door closed), NO cats allowed in there. We do have a spare bath, but I feel that is way too confined. Leila loves watching TV so we put that on during the day while we're at work.

You're right at least we can vent here and people actually understand! If I would vent at work they'd just think I'm crazier than they already do!

[Catty1]

Kirsten - I never read you posting about your reactions to pet psychics. Whether you are for or against, it doesn't matter - but IS this something you would consider or not?

If I hadn't read some regulars here posting about the solutions that have come from it, I wouldn't suggest it.

Just wondering if you're not into this option...

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Catty1