In January, we took Thirteen in after getting her down from a tree in the yard. She's extremely affectionate, loves people, and is a complete snugglebug/attention whore. But she's horrible to my other cat, Mort, a neutered male that I've had for some three and a half years (also a stray that decided to move in). Both are predominantly outdoor cats and I feed them outside. When I pet Mort, Thirteen comes over and demands pets, and since he's scared of her, he runs away. When I feed them, I try to keep a good distance between their bowls, but Thirteen will walk up to Mort's as he's trying to eat, hissing and scratching, slapping him in the face. I used to think he could do well for himself but he lets her push him around. I've got an appointment for Thirteen's spay next week and I'm hoping I might see some improvement, but there's no way to tell for sure. In case she stays a self-absorbed little bitch is there any way to train this behavior out of her?
On the same note, my nephew's Mom/brother's ex was down last week and her daughter saw Thirteen and started going on about how she wishes she had a cat again and how much she loved Thirteen. They're coming back this way this weekend and I'm half-tempted to ask if they want to take the cat with them, LOL. I probably won't, though. I just don't want Mort to be bullied since I've had him longer and I hate to see him reserved and scared like this.
On the same note, my nephew's Mom/brother's ex was down last week and her daughter saw Thirteen and started going on about how she wishes she had a cat again and how much she loved Thirteen. They're coming back this way this weekend and I'm half-tempted to ask if they want to take the cat with them, LOL. I probably won't, though. I just don't want Mort to be bullied since I've had him longer and I hate to see him reserved and scared like this.
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