Aggressive cat hurting others
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:35 pm
i have 3 cats. 1 persian rescue - 11 months, 1 persian ragdoll - 3 years, 1 ragdoll - 2 years
all are boys.
the ragdoll has always been annoying to his older brother. his brother has disabilities so the introductions was a painfully slow experience. (6 months before they even spent 24 hours together). i did everything 'right' but he has always bothered him nipping at him pulling little bits of hair out. this went on for a year which i would stop and separate every time i caught it but wasn't concerned with as there was no aggressive posture and no hissing or anything so just seemed like rough play to me. by the end of the first year up untill 3 months ago i noticed it become a issue. my disabled cat as hissing and growling to warn him off and my ragdoll was showing more aggressive posture and pulling out bigger chunks of hair and he wouldnt stop unless i caught it. in recent months it is literally like my ragdoll is in these rage hazes where he will now attack unprovoked while the other cats are sleeping untill my persian cross is screaming out in pain with chunks being ripped out by the second. he bites into his throat and alot of the time aswell which really scares me. my baby persian is very energetic and can outrun him though. he wont snap out of his haze untill i grab him then he makes a run for it but sometimes hell be right back at it again 10 minutes later. it seems like a real bullying issue that needs sorting asap. all 3 are neutered by the way. i have tried everything i can think of and googled and im running out of ideas other than find a new home for my ragdoll but it would break my heart. ill do anything to avoid this. my cats are everything to me as im autistic so its almost become my hobby as i dont do much else. they are on really nice expensive food, they have every toy ever to play with and even have they own play room with a wall with scratching posts and beds and climbing things to play on. i even tried taking the ragdoll out into the garden on a harness as they are all indoor pets with no outside access due to me living on a main road but he will just sleep on the grass so its not burning off any energy. im wondering if anti anxiety meds might help mellow him out? just the herb and calcium based ones. i have plug ins around the house already and the persian and persian ragdoll are both trained but naughty ragdoll baby has not taken to training at all of course. hes a great cat, very easy and doesnt want alot of cuddles (which if i had it my way hed be in my arms always but hes not the type.) im so sorry for the long paragraph and please go easy on me. like i said i am Aspergers so im really trying my best and i pray i havnt done anything wrong to cause this. they all get equal attention and cuddles and the other 2 are so happy. i figured if i wasnt a good pet owner blue cross wouldnt of let me adopt from them but i cant help but feel like i dropped the ball not coming down on the fighting sooner. time is not a issue i can spend unlimited time on trying to fix this and will pay any price if anyone has any product suggestions. thank you so much in advance
all are boys.
the ragdoll has always been annoying to his older brother. his brother has disabilities so the introductions was a painfully slow experience. (6 months before they even spent 24 hours together). i did everything 'right' but he has always bothered him nipping at him pulling little bits of hair out. this went on for a year which i would stop and separate every time i caught it but wasn't concerned with as there was no aggressive posture and no hissing or anything so just seemed like rough play to me. by the end of the first year up untill 3 months ago i noticed it become a issue. my disabled cat as hissing and growling to warn him off and my ragdoll was showing more aggressive posture and pulling out bigger chunks of hair and he wouldnt stop unless i caught it. in recent months it is literally like my ragdoll is in these rage hazes where he will now attack unprovoked while the other cats are sleeping untill my persian cross is screaming out in pain with chunks being ripped out by the second. he bites into his throat and alot of the time aswell which really scares me. my baby persian is very energetic and can outrun him though. he wont snap out of his haze untill i grab him then he makes a run for it but sometimes hell be right back at it again 10 minutes later. it seems like a real bullying issue that needs sorting asap. all 3 are neutered by the way. i have tried everything i can think of and googled and im running out of ideas other than find a new home for my ragdoll but it would break my heart. ill do anything to avoid this. my cats are everything to me as im autistic so its almost become my hobby as i dont do much else. they are on really nice expensive food, they have every toy ever to play with and even have they own play room with a wall with scratching posts and beds and climbing things to play on. i even tried taking the ragdoll out into the garden on a harness as they are all indoor pets with no outside access due to me living on a main road but he will just sleep on the grass so its not burning off any energy. im wondering if anti anxiety meds might help mellow him out? just the herb and calcium based ones. i have plug ins around the house already and the persian and persian ragdoll are both trained but naughty ragdoll baby has not taken to training at all of course. hes a great cat, very easy and doesnt want alot of cuddles (which if i had it my way hed be in my arms always but hes not the type.) im so sorry for the long paragraph and please go easy on me. like i said i am Aspergers so im really trying my best and i pray i havnt done anything wrong to cause this. they all get equal attention and cuddles and the other 2 are so happy. i figured if i wasnt a good pet owner blue cross wouldnt of let me adopt from them but i cant help but feel like i dropped the ball not coming down on the fighting sooner. time is not a issue i can spend unlimited time on trying to fix this and will pay any price if anyone has any product suggestions. thank you so much in advance