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What should I do about my cat?
We moved a few days ago (roughly 5) and he's still pretty stressed. He's a bit over four years old and has always been a very happy cat. He's very happy when he's with my boyfriend or me in our room, he has everything he needs in there and acts totally normal. The problem is when he leaves the room and comes across the other cat. We've moved him into a house with a cat and dog, both of which he's lived with at the same time before, but I guess there's something about this cat he doesn't like?
He's alright with the dog, doesn't love him but doesn't mind him. Every time he sees this other cat he starts forcing himself to drool and foam at the mouth, then he runs back to our bedroom and sometimes he pukes because he's worked himself up so much. I don't want to bring him back to my mom's house, I don't want to live in a house without my kitty anymore and I know he misses me when we're apart, but I don't know what to do and I don't want him to get depressed or get sick from all the stress.
And please don't say "well then just keep him in your room," that's no life for a cat for a whole 1-2 years. I want him to be able to enjoy all of the new house.
1 Answer
- LauraLv 76 years ago
He is stressed, and the only place that he has claimed as his is the room. He should be kept confined to this room until he can meet the different cat on the other side and not freak out. This will allow him to gain self confidence and help him de stress. He can be let out when he can meet other animals through the door and not freak out, and when you have everything out there set up too. He needs to walk out with his head and tail held high, ready to take on what the rest of the house has to offer. Right now he can't do that, because he isn't truly comfortable in his own room yet. Even though he has met these other animals before, he hasn't met them when he is feeling like this or in this space, so they are new animals to him. He gets so worked up seeing the other cat because he is trying to claim that space as his, like he could do in his other house. When he can't or when he gets too freaked out, he runs back to his safe place and throws up because he is so worked up.
Keep him until the room until he can meet other animals through the door and not freak out, and until the rest of the house is put together. Help him de stress by playing and spending as much time with his as possible. When he is allowed out, keep an eye on him with the other cat to make sure that their territory fights don't go on too long.
