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Odd behavior In cat
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25-05-2015 9:35pm#1
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Her behaviour towards you sounds like its due to stress (a.k.a. fight or flight response) and actually makes sense if you think about it. Cats are actually quite territorial animals and unlike dogs who are pack animals in the wild they tend to prefer their own company than that of other cats (or indeed other animals) if given the chance. Now I know that there are many multicat households where the cats all seem to get along, but I would hazard that your cat feels stressed at having to share what she classes as her territory when she was previously used to having it all to herself (even though it is her kitten) and this is causing her behaviour towards you.
You dont say whether the cat is more an outdoor or indoor cat? If she is a mostly indoor cat, it may be a good idea to create areas where she feels safe (usually some kind of shelf or perch for her to look out over her queendom)
Possibly when you moved around the furniture you inadvertently got rid of her 'safe place'? I have also heard some vets recommending cat pheromones for stressed out cats, although personally I haven't used them.
My own cat acted in a similar way (running away from me/ hiding) when we had some visitors staying at the house for a few weeks and only through a lot of patience, spending lots of time in the same room as her and letting her come to me of her own bat did she get back to normal. Its all about making her feel safe and in control. I found coaxing her out by playing with her was a great way to get her back into the open (only if it looks like she is not extremely afraid). I used a toy mouse or feather on the end of a string for this, while I was sat on the ground and before you knew it head bumps galore (my visitors did think I was a bit mad though)
You also haven't said whether the kitten is male or female. Not that it really matters I suppose, as having two sexually active cats in the same house can get a bit hairy regardless. A kitten can go into heat from as early as 4 month as you probably know. Even when you get over this behavioural hurdle, you may have future problems if you have a male kitten trying to mate its mother, or a female kitten getting pregnant and having another litter of kittens to stress out your beloved cat.
Just so you know, I'm not a cat behaviouralist expert or anything, just have my own experiences with my cats and dogs, trial and error etc. Hope this helps a little though0 -
Her behaviour towards you sounds like its due to stress (a.k.a. fight or flight response) and actually makes sense if you think about it. Cats are actually quite territorial animals and unlike dogs who are pack animals in the wild they tend to prefer their own company than that of other cats (or indeed other animals) if given the chance. Now I know that there are many multicat households where the cats all seem to get along, but I would hazard that your cat feels stressed at having to share what she classes as her territory when she was previously used to having it all to herself (even though it is her kitten) and this is causing her behaviour towards you.
You dont say whether the cat is more an outdoor or indoor cat? If she is a mostly indoor cat, it may be a good idea to create areas where she feels safe (usually some kind of shelf or perch for her to look out over her queendom) Possibly when you moved around the furniture you inadvertently got rid of her 'safe place'? I have also heard some vets recommending cat pheromones for stressed out cats, although personally I haven't used them.
My own cat acted in a similar way (running away from me/ hiding) when we had some visitors staying at the house for a few weeks and only through a lot of patience, spending lots of time in the same room as her and letting her come to me of her own bat did she get back to normal. Its all about making her feel safe and in control. I found coaxing her out by playing with her was a great way to get her back into the open (only if it looks like she is not extremely afraid). I used a toy mouse or feather on the end of a string for this, while I was sat on the ground and before you knew it head bumps galore (my visitors did think I was a bit mad though)
You also haven't said whether the kitten is male or female. Not that it really matters I suppose, as having two sexually active cats in the same house can get a bit hairy regardless. A kitten can go into heat from as early as 4 month as you probably know. Even when you get over this behavioural hurdle, you may have future problems if you have a male kitten trying to mate its mother, or a female kitten getting pregnant and having another litter of kittens to stress out your beloved cat.
Just so you know, I'm not a cat behaviouralist expert or anything, just have my own experiences with my cats and dogs, trial and error etc. Hope this helps a little though
Update: She has turned against me, she runs away the second she sees me, will not come anywhere near me0 -
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