My constant supervision has helped over the years, sometimes they even
play (while supervised), but my aggressive cat's natural tendency is
always lurking. She is a great cat to people, she is not really a bully, she's just ETERNALLY AGGRESSIVE against anything that moves and isn't 10 times bigger than she is.
I found another humane way of stopping my big aggressive cat from
constantly annoying my smaller cat. It will require testing, but it
looks promising. Just leave a door (bathroom with a view to outside, or whatever) open enough for the smaller cat to get through but not big
enough for the larger aggressive cat. That should work if the victim is
much smaller, like here.
That would be nice since it would be on demand.
Other such possibilities would include some sort of ramp/bridge that
only allows a certain weight...
The small cat gets lots of use out of the Skyway where the aggressive
cat is mostly prohibited from going.
Have fun.
The small cat took to it immediately.
Probably should've done that a LONG time ago.
PRELIMINARILY speaking, it's marvelous.
John Doe wrote:
The small cat took to it immediately.
Probably should've done that a LONG time ago.
PRELIMINARILY speaking, it's marvelous.
Very glad you seem to have found a mitigation! Thank you for sharing.
My constant supervision has helped over the years, sometimes they even
play (while supervised), but my aggressive cat's natural tendency is
always lurking. She is a great cat to people, she is not really a bully, she's just ETERNALLY AGGRESSIVE against anything that moves and isn't 10 times bigger than she is.
I found another humane way of stopping my big aggressive cat from
constantly annoying my smaller cat. It will require testing, but it
looks promising. Just leave a door (bathroom with a view to outside, or whatever) open enough for the smaller cat to get through but not big
enough for the larger aggressive cat. That should work if the victim is
much smaller, like here.
That would be nice since it would be on demand.
Other such possibilities would include some sort of ramp/bridge that
only allows a certain weight...
The small cat gets lots of use out of the Skyway where the aggressive
cat is mostly prohibited from going.
Have fun.
Mark Carroll wrote:
John Doe wrote:
The small cat took to it immediately.
Probably should've done that a LONG time ago.
PRELIMINARILY speaking, it's marvelous.
Very glad you seem to have found a mitigation! Thank you for sharing.
Now the small cat is using it when the big cat plays too rough (like
always). No more need to referee. No need to pay constant attention. I thought their Skyway provided an adequate sleeping place even though
more restricted, but the small cat has slept in the private room since I began using the latch.
Need to keep Toobig's claws clipped so it can't hook the small cat when
it's slipping into the private room. Coincidently, Toobig is the easiest
cat in the world to clip its claws, it has no fear of humans (or even a vacuum cleaner).
Something like that should be available regardless of the size
difference. But how...
My constant supervision has helped over the years, sometimes they even
play (while supervised), but my aggressive cat's natural tendency is
always lurking. She is a great cat to people, she is not really a bully, she's just ETERNALLY AGGRESSIVE against anything that moves and isn't 10 times bigger than she is.
I found another humane way of stopping my big aggressive cat from
constantly annoying my smaller cat. It will require testing, but it
looks promising. Just leave a door (bathroom with a view to outside, or whatever) open enough for the smaller cat to get through but not big
enough for the larger aggressive cat. That will work well unless the
victim is much smaller, but it's possible here.
That would be nice since it would be on demand.
Other such possibilities would include some sort of ramp/bridge that
only allows a certain weight... (I hope that sounds funny).
The small cat gets lots of use out of the Skyway where the aggressive
cat is mostly prohibited from going.
Have fun.
Still working like a charm.
The method can probably be used for homes with both dogs and cats.
Anything that is larger and aggressive. Regulars know, but... Cats
suffer from anxiety, especially indoors under pressure. They don't like
being chased around (shocker).
It's improved things 100% here. Much better for me. Better knowing that
the small cat is able to de-escalate the situation by itself. And it
does. Interesting seeing how the private room is being used during play. Possible the big cat shows signs of not wanting the small cat to run out
of reach. In other words, it might actually miss it. And it knows too
much badgering will cause the small cat to run away.
The big cat is still problematic if I'm not here and the door is not
properly latched slightly open. But it wasn't intended to fix Toobig's psychology.
I wrote:
My constant supervision has helped over the years, sometimes they even
play (while supervised), but my aggressive cat's natural tendency is
always lurking. She is a great cat to people, she is not really a
bully, she's just ETERNALLY AGGRESSIVE against anything that moves and
isn't 10 times bigger than she is.
I found another humane way of stopping my big aggressive cat from
constantly annoying my smaller cat. It will require testing, but it
looks promising. Just leave a door (bathroom with a view to outside, or
whatever) open enough for the smaller cat to get through but not big
enough for the larger aggressive cat. That will work well unless the
victim is much smaller, but it's possible here.
That would be nice since it would be on demand.
Other such possibilities would include some sort of ramp/bridge that
only allows a certain weight... (I hope that sounds funny).
The small cat gets lots of use out of the Skyway where the aggressive
cat is mostly prohibited from going.
Have fun.
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