Tinky IS SO MAD!!!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by PayItForward
Why don't you wipe both cats with those cat cloths (to be used instead of bathing), to make sure they both smell the same.

Maybe Jupiter has picked up various cat smells at your sisters apartment, which Tinky is picking up on.

This happens to me every time I take one of the boys to the vet. When we get home the other two hiss and act like they've never seed them before. I just leave them alone and the sort it out usually by the end of the day. Good luck!

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

Well the kids have been bathed...

I have shut all the doors so Tinky can't go hide... Jupiter is licking dry and Tinky is licking.. hissing.. licking... hissing... licking...

Man.. I can't wait till this is over....
I am dreading taking them to the vet..
I wonder why Tinky is SO CRAZY.?!!?

[jenluckenbach]

this is probably the strangest thing I've ever heard of. FOUR HOURS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why don't you try plain old catnip. once they are playing with it maybe they'll play with each other.

[PayItForward]

How are things with your furkids, have they made friends again ?

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

I am making no progress....

originally posted by Jenluckenbach
Why don't you try plain old catnip. once they are playing with it maybe they'll play with each other.

I put some out for Jupiter and he rolled in it but Tinky doesn't give a flip about catnip..

I am at work now but before I left she was hiding under the loveseat and came out to help me fold clothes (what she usually does) then when Jupiter walked in she got on the chair balled up and screamed then ran back under the loveseat... which is where she was when I left...

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I am wondering if I should give Jupiter another chance at my sisters?!?!?!
I really don't know what to do?!!?!?!?!!?!?!?!

[Kirsten]

No, don't give him up!!! Give them time... but I can imagine how frustrating this must be!

Yes, like some have said before, Feliway Friends would be worth a try... Also, you could try to rub Jupiter with something that smells familiar to Tinky, maybe a blanket or a towel he has slept on before he has been taken away...?

I also think Tinky feels how stressed everybody is over this situation, poor girl. Pheromones (like in Feliway) might help to make it easier for her!

And too bad for the little kitten! Why does your sister think the house isn't a good place for a kitten?

Another question: When you got Jupiter last year, was Tinky also acting like that? And where they on good terms all the time or did they only tolerate each other?

But I'm sure it has something to do with an unfamiliar scent or stress hormones. I read that cats sometimes act like that when one is coming home from the vet.

Kirsten

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

I called Petsmart about the filaway and she said to spray it where they are marking..... but they are both fixed and are not marking.... so I really wouldn't know what to do with it....

Please tell me how I can use it...

Another question: When you got Jupiter last year, was Tinky also acting like that? And where they on good terms all the time or did they only tolerate each other?

When we got Jupiter it took them about a week and a half before Tinky wouldn't growl at him... but she never hid from him and she didn't scream ..... she would only growl and hiss..

They have never really been the best of friends... they play and wash each other... but they never really cuddle and sleep together or anything...

And too bad for the little kitten! Why does your sister think the house isn't a good place for a kitten?

My sister has a 5 year old daughter and a 6 month old son and her husband has 3 daughters that come over every other weekend..... so I am guessing that she realizes that they may not be mature enough to handle a baby kitten.... I am not really sure though... My sister is pretty strict so.. if she taught them how to handle a kitten .. I KNOW.. they would be good with it.

[Kirsten]

Well, my vet has mentioned a second Feliway product, Feliway Friend, which can be used when you get a new cat. Haven't found anything about that on the net, but here's the link to the Feliway-website, and they also recommend to use it when a new cat is introduced: http://www.feliway.com/html2/shop.php3/index.html

Well, I really think the situation will calm down after a while, obviously Tinky needs some time to get used to him again - even though it's strange that she's acting like that when he was only four hours away. I still think she feels the stress in everybody and that's scaring her.

About your sister: I can kind of understand her concerns, but generally it's easier for a kitten to adjust to children than for an adult cat that hasn't any experiences with children. Saw the same with friends of mine (they have children, 5 and 7 at that time). First they got an adult cat that really hated the kids so they had to give it back, then they got a kitten and things worked very well.

Kirsten

[NoahsMommy]

{{{{{Sara}}}}}

I know we don't think they understand everything, but I know they understand some things. Maybe Tinky is just acting like a "girl" right now. I think that she'll stop soon...

What does she do if Jupiter is at the vet and she's a home? Does she act like this at all?

Her hissing at you shows she's distressed. What did she do during the four hours that Jupiter was gone...she may be telling him off for being gone. (Does she have any tortie in her?? )

You can also try Rescue Remedy...it worked better than the Feliway for us with Oliver. You can get it at GNC for about $12.00. You just put it in thier water and can even put two drops in Tinky's mouth. Its a natural way to calm them.

Take care,
Kelly

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

What did she do during the four hours that Jupiter was gone...

nothing at all... I don't even know if she knew he was gone.
That is something I don't understand... she won't even get close enough to him to smell him... she just sees him and goes nuts...
she is acting like she has never seen another animal in here before.

You can also try Rescue Remedy...it worked better than the Feliway for us with Oliver. You can get it at GNC for about $12.00. You just put it in thier water and can even put two drops in Tinky's mouth. Its a natural way to calm them.

neither have eaten or drank that i've seen.... but I am sure I could drop a few drops in her mouth...

[Miss Meow]

It might also help with you and Eric being out of the house so they can sort themselves out and go back to a level of understanding. Your stress might be impacting on the cats - they might be picking up on your stress and thinking that something else is about to happen to them. I know it's hard to see them fight, but please keep at it. It didn't work the first time Jupiter was taken away, it's not going to work a second time. Good luck.

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

originally posted by Miss Meow
It might also help with you and Eric being out of the house so they can sort themselves out and go back to a level of understanding.

Yeah.. I was sooo depressed about coming to work... but now that I am here I am felling a little relief.. I guess cause I don't have to see my little girl so upset..

She is the nicest sweetest cat I have ever known... and it kills me to see her so upset..

[krazyaboutkatz]

Sara, I'm so sorry to hear that Tinky is still mad at Jupiter. I'm sure that things will improve in a few days. I know from my experience that animals do pick up on our stress. I was very stressed the past 2 weeks and now my life is fairly stress free. I've also noticed a big difference in my cats too. All 3 of them are much more relaxed and are getting along much better too. Good luck and please keep us updated.

[Logan]

Can't let this one rest. Sorry!

Are things better today, Sara?? I was so shocked that just a short time apart could bring on such dramatic actions on Tinky's part! Sounds like Jupiter was glad to be home.

I just wanted you to know that I have been thinking of you, and hope that today is a better day.

Logan

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

I am having improvement today.

Tinky is actually staying in the same room with him. If they are too close she will growl and hiss though... but it is not a big fluff up hiss ... just a tight ball hiss..

So far today they have been a whole foot and a half close without any noise from... Miss.. Attitude..

Jupiter is being so polite though... he will keep his space and just look at her so lovingly...

Earlier me and Juipiter were playing chase.. and I guess he thought Tinky was playing (like we used to) and he chased after her and she TOOK OFF hissing the whole way... I couldn't help but laugh...

I am sure that in another day or two things will be pretty much back to normal...

*sigh*

thanks again guys for lending me a shoulder...