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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:20pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 3:50pm
I'm so proud of Licorice. Butters gets in these moods where he'll go on a rampage and pick on her. I'm always playing referee because he can't stop himself. She spits and hisses and hides. I've tried teaching her to jump up on something high to get away from him because Butters doesn't jump much. We have a "bar" around a corner of the the kitchen counter where, if you wanted, you can sit and eat. It's higher than the counter so it takes effort to get up there. Licorice is the jumper in the family. Anyway, I taught her to that it was where she should go when he does this to her by picking her up and placing her there myself. I didn't think she'd ever catch on, to be honest, but today, as soon as I stepped in, she ran over to the chair and jumped up onto the bar. Finally.
Yay Licorice, boo Butters!

(We have the same problems in our house. Luke perpetually thinks the ladies want to play; they do not.)
Is it playing or attacking? I'm asking because with him I can't tell.

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Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:29pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:20pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 3:50pm
I'm so proud of Licorice. Butters gets in these moods where he'll go on a rampage and pick on her. I'm always playing referee because he can't stop himself. She spits and hisses and hides. I've tried teaching her to jump up on something high to get away from him because Butters doesn't jump much. We have a "bar" around a corner of the the kitchen counter where, if you wanted, you can sit and eat. It's higher than the counter so it takes effort to get up there. Licorice is the jumper in the family. Anyway, I taught her to that it was where she should go when he does this to her by picking her up and placing her there myself. I didn't think she'd ever catch on, to be honest, but today, as soon as I stepped in, she ran over to the chair and jumped up onto the bar. Finally.
Yay Licorice, boo Butters!

(We have the same problems in our house. Luke perpetually thinks the ladies want to play; they do not.)
Is it playing or attacking? I'm asking because with him I can't tell.
Luke's playing. Occasionally he'll actually horsecollar and take Charlotte or Zoë down, but a lot of the time he'll just catch up and tap them on the shoulder. He's not malicious, he's just really full of energy and very social. Like, most cats are basically loners, but we can tell he really likes having two other cats around.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:48pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:29pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:20pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 3:50pm
I'm so proud of Licorice. Butters gets in these moods where he'll go on a rampage and pick on her. I'm always playing referee because he can't stop himself. She spits and hisses and hides. I've tried teaching her to jump up on something high to get away from him because Butters doesn't jump much. We have a "bar" around a corner of the the kitchen counter where, if you wanted, you can sit and eat. It's higher than the counter so it takes effort to get up there. Licorice is the jumper in the family. Anyway, I taught her to that it was where she should go when he does this to her by picking her up and placing her there myself. I didn't think she'd ever catch on, to be honest, but today, as soon as I stepped in, she ran over to the chair and jumped up onto the bar. Finally.
Yay Licorice, boo Butters!

(We have the same problems in our house. Luke perpetually thinks the ladies want to play; they do not.)
Is it playing or attacking? I'm asking because with him I can't tell.
Luke's playing. Occasionally he'll actually horsecollar and take Charlotte or Zoë down, but a lot of the time he'll just catch up and tap them on the shoulder. He's not malicious, he's just really full of energy and very social. Like, most cats are basically loners, but we can tell he really likes having two other cats around.
With him, it seems more aggressive. ☹️

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Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:16pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:48pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:29pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:20pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 3:50pm
I'm so proud of Licorice. Butters gets in these moods where he'll go on a rampage and pick on her. I'm always playing referee because he can't stop himself. She spits and hisses and hides. I've tried teaching her to jump up on something high to get away from him because Butters doesn't jump much. We have a "bar" around a corner of the the kitchen counter where, if you wanted, you can sit and eat. It's higher than the counter so it takes effort to get up there. Licorice is the jumper in the family. Anyway, I taught her to that it was where she should go when he does this to her by picking her up and placing her there myself. I didn't think she'd ever catch on, to be honest, but today, as soon as I stepped in, she ran over to the chair and jumped up onto the bar. Finally.
Yay Licorice, boo Butters!

(We have the same problems in our house. Luke perpetually thinks the ladies want to play; they do not.)
Is it playing or attacking? I'm asking because with him I can't tell.
Luke's playing. Occasionally he'll actually horsecollar and take Charlotte or Zoë down, but a lot of the time he'll just catch up and tap them on the shoulder. He's not malicious, he's just really full of energy and very social. Like, most cats are basically loners, but we can tell he really likes having two other cats around.
With him, it seems more aggressive. ☹️
That's very strange given that they're littermates, so they've always been together and their status long-established. I assume he's always been the dominant one? If this is somewhat recent new behaviour, I'd think there's some pheromone somesuch that is triggering him. Either that or you're misjudging his intentions.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:37pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:16pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:48pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:29pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:20pm


Yay Licorice, boo Butters!

(We have the same problems in our house. Luke perpetually thinks the ladies want to play; they do not.)
Is it playing or attacking? I'm asking because with him I can't tell.
Luke's playing. Occasionally he'll actually horsecollar and take Charlotte or Zoë down, but a lot of the time he'll just catch up and tap them on the shoulder. He's not malicious, he's just really full of energy and very social. Like, most cats are basically loners, but we can tell he really likes having two other cats around.
With him, it seems more aggressive. ☹️
That's very strange given that they're littermates, so they've always been together and their status long-established. I assume he's always been the dominant one? If this is somewhat recent new behaviour, I'd think there's some pheromone somesuch that is triggering him. Either that or you're misjudging his intentions.
This started after Kitty died. She was the buffer between them. He's the dom, for sure. They used to play, but she doesn't like his aggression and gets pissy real fast.

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Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:51pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:37pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:16pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:48pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:29pm


Is it playing or attacking? I'm asking because with him I can't tell.
Luke's playing. Occasionally he'll actually horsecollar and take Charlotte or Zoë down, but a lot of the time he'll just catch up and tap them on the shoulder. He's not malicious, he's just really full of energy and very social. Like, most cats are basically loners, but we can tell he really likes having two other cats around.
With him, it seems more aggressive. ☹️
That's very strange given that they're littermates, so they've always been together and their status long-established. I assume he's always been the dominant one? If this is somewhat recent new behaviour, I'd think there's some pheromone somesuch that is triggering him. Either that or you're misjudging his intentions.
This started after Kitty died. She was the buffer between them. He's the dom, for sure. They used to play, but she doesn't like his aggression and gets pissy real fast.
It may be more on her, I'm afraid. Luke used terrorize both girls until Zoë fought back a few times and now he doesn't push it (they even sort of play at times, chasing each other, but Z hisses the moment he gets too intrusive; he's basically cool with the give and take). But Charlotte doesn't fight back. She just runs and hisses and, in general, acts like a target. If Licorice fought back, it might stop, but, well, how do you communicate that to her? The best you can do is what you have done, show her how to escape. That sucks but unless she pushes back, he's going to be a dick.

Fake edit: You could look into something called Felaway, which is a synthetic pheromone that is meant to relax cats when they breathe it in. We tried it. Maybe it worked? Can't say for sure.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 9:03pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:51pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:37pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:16pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 6:48pm


Luke's playing. Occasionally he'll actually horsecollar and take Charlotte or Zoë down, but a lot of the time he'll just catch up and tap them on the shoulder. He's not malicious, he's just really full of energy and very social. Like, most cats are basically loners, but we can tell he really likes having two other cats around.
With him, it seems more aggressive. ☹️
That's very strange given that they're littermates, so they've always been together and their status long-established. I assume he's always been the dominant one? If this is somewhat recent new behaviour, I'd think there's some pheromone somesuch that is triggering him. Either that or you're misjudging his intentions.
This started after Kitty died. She was the buffer between them. He's the dom, for sure. They used to play, but she doesn't like his aggression and gets pissy real fast.
It may be more on her, I'm afraid. Luke used terrorize both girls until Zoë fought back a few times and now he doesn't push it (they even sort of play at times, chasing each other, but Z hisses the moment he gets too intrusive; he's basically cool with the give and take). But Charlotte doesn't fight back. She just runs and hisses and, in general, acts like a target. If Licorice fought back, it might stop, but, well, how do you communicate that to her? The best you can do is what you have done, show her how to escape. That sucks but unless she pushes back, he's going to be a dick.

Fake edit: You could look into something called Felaway, which is a synthetic pheromone that is meant to relax cats when they breathe it in. We tried it. Maybe it worked? Can't say for sure.
I try to tell her to sock him a good one, but she doesn't get it for some reason. Cats, what're ya gonna do? But seriously, he wouldn't do this if she didn't overreact. It just eggs him on. She's an insecure cat, always has been, but with Kitty in the picture it didn't matter. Now that she's gone, L is a target.

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Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 9:08pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 9:03pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:51pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:37pm
Mimi wrote:
22 Sep 2022, 8:16pm

With him, it seems more aggressive. ☹️
That's very strange given that they're littermates, so they've always been together and their status long-established. I assume he's always been the dominant one? If this is somewhat recent new behaviour, I'd think there's some pheromone somesuch that is triggering him. Either that or you're misjudging his intentions.
This started after Kitty died. She was the buffer between them. He's the dom, for sure. They used to play, but she doesn't like his aggression and gets pissy real fast.
It may be more on her, I'm afraid. Luke used terrorize both girls until Zoë fought back a few times and now he doesn't push it (they even sort of play at times, chasing each other, but Z hisses the moment he gets too intrusive; he's basically cool with the give and take). But Charlotte doesn't fight back. She just runs and hisses and, in general, acts like a target. If Licorice fought back, it might stop, but, well, how do you communicate that to her? The best you can do is what you have done, show her how to escape. That sucks but unless she pushes back, he's going to be a dick.

Fake edit: You could look into something called Felaway, which is a synthetic pheromone that is meant to relax cats when they breathe it in. We tried it. Maybe it worked? Can't say for sure.
I try to tell her to sock him a good one, but she doesn't get it for some reason. Cats, what're ya gonna do? But seriously, he wouldn't do this if she didn't overreact. It just eggs him on. She's an insecure cat, always has been, but with Kitty in the picture it didn't matter. Now that she's gone, L is a target.
Yup, that's it with Luke. The moment Zoë started fighting back, he stopped chasing her. Now she can strut by and he doesn’t do anything. But Charlotte runs every time and he lusts for opportunities to chase her. Again, not to attack, but to chase. Sometimes he’ll just run beside her so she knows, I coulda caught ya, baby, and then he breaks off. And, like Licorice, Charlotte is fundamentally insecure. So many things scare her, which I’m sure he knows. My poor little girl needs to be in a sanitarium.
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Visiting our daughter and her fiancé, they have a couple of cats. Snickers is a Siberian and Brownie is a kitten they are fostering for a local shelter here in Hoover. I think they may end up keeping Brownie, he’s a good company for Snickers.
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Visiting our daughter and her fiancé, they have a couple of cats. Snickers is a Siberian and Brownie is a kitten they are fostering for a local shelter here in Hoover. I think they may end up keeping Brownie, he’s a good company for Snickers.
Kitty cats make the home. :approve:
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Our sunny front porch is a favorite spot for the neighborhood cats.
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revbob wrote:
03 Oct 2022, 9:51am
Our sunny front porch is a favorite spot for the neighborhood cats.

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Do you know the cat or is he/she a wandering hobo?
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
03 Oct 2022, 10:56am
revbob wrote:
03 Oct 2022, 9:51am
Our sunny front porch is a favorite spot for the neighborhood cats.

20221003_094922.jpg
Do you know the cat or is he/she a wandering hobo?
Not sure where this one lives but it looks well cared for and isnt overly skittish.

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revbob wrote:
03 Oct 2022, 10:59am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
03 Oct 2022, 10:56am
revbob wrote:
03 Oct 2022, 9:51am
Our sunny front porch is a favorite spot for the neighborhood cats.

20221003_094922.jpg
Do you know the cat or is he/she a wandering hobo?
Not sure where this one lives but it looks well cared for and isnt overly skittish.
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