Stressed..Now timid cat hiding wont eat or groom put the two cats together chase then fight seperated all day

Question

Have tried to seperate cats all day then do short trials together..

No good the chaser of the two sees the other cat and stalks then chases and then a fight is on. The timid cat is now hiding, not eating or grooming.

The other cat is acting normal when they are seperated.

I have tried the loud "No" and clapping my hands

I tried the spray of water and have been spraying the feline spray around the room to calm them.

I did the grab for the cat that chased the other and held her close to the ground and said "NO" after they had the fight, I have now put her in one of the smaller rooms away from the timimd cat to give her complete time out.

But I am getting stressed now as it is just not working, each time I give them the run of the house the chaser stalks the timid cat and a fight

breaks out and they run through the house howling, and hissing with fur going everyware and yes there fur is all flufffffed up like it is a real deal.

Apart from taking the timid one to the vet tomorrow, what else????

Answer 1

I would put them face to face in seperate carriers, my cats were the same when i first got them. And i had a more shy cat too, who stopped eating. i think the cats are just upset that they are no longer the cat of the pantry or hosue. They just need to become accostomed to eachother. Through all the growing/hissing/scratching they are getting to know eachother. They wont kill one another, so just leave them alone in the house or a large room where they can be together in.

Answer 2

Your chaser is a dominate and this will most likely continue...I had the same issue.  A very timid one and a dominate, very large, male.  No matter what we did it continued.

When I asked the behavior specialist at my shelter she said to exercise the dominate one more and try pheromones.  Pet stores sell plug-ins that contain calming pheromones and we plugged them in next to his "areas."  

We then made sure to play with him using a laser pointer in the morning before work and at night before bed. These were the times he would chase my female the most.

It seemed to work.  He still chased every now and again, but it wasn't nearly as bad.

He recently turned 5 and has lost any interest in chasing her now...yay, adult-hood!

Good luck and try the playing and pheromones!

Answer 3

Gee you poor thing. Have you tried putting them both in a carrier next to each other (so neither can get out) and so they can see each other.

Have you tried one holding one and one holding the other and just having them in the same room for a short period of time.

Otherwise I have no idea.  But good luck and I am for timid kitty!!! She sounds like she needs a cheer!

Answer 4

What you need to understand about cats is that they are solitary creatures.  Unlike dogs they aren't used to living in close proximity to one another for extended periods.

This is something that they will work out in their own time, but here are some things that could help.

1. Never pick one up during a fight, makes it dominant and causes issues.  Especially if you pick up the timid one...

2. Always let them have an escape route...if you are socialising them they shouldn't be locked in close proximity...

3. No cat will starve itself to death...so your cat will eat eventually.

4. They will grow out of it, but consider desexing them if they aren't already.  If they are still too 'manly' consider an eostrogen injection at your vet.  Our cat had one (he was constantly marking territory) and it lasts for about six months, long enough to grow out of it.

Hope that helps