I don't know that he had previous owners. The shelter said he was found as a stray (and he was rather unhealthy when they found him.)
I'm sure that living on the streets probably led to a lot more predatory/territorial behavior than a cat who had always known where his next meal was coming from, but I'm really kind of weirded out that this seems to be new.
I'm not sure whether this is posessive behavior (I love you and I own you!) or whether it's petulant teenager dominance behavior (You're not the boss of me!) Or maybe he and the ladies are working out some dominance stuff, and I'm getting caught in the crossfire.
We've been doing the mama cat scruffing thing, and also tried a round of the opposite thing--just walking away when he starts to play rough. Neither seems to be helping.
I'm thinking one of two things may have to happen: The vet gives him some sort of kitty Xanax or we keep him in a crate overnight (We can't keep the bedroom door closed because one of the ladies will paw at it all night.)
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Date: 2009-02-15 07:51 pm (UTC)I'm sure that living on the streets probably led to a lot more predatory/territorial behavior than a cat who had always known where his next meal was coming from, but I'm really kind of weirded out that this seems to be new.
I'm not sure whether this is posessive behavior (I love you and I own you!) or whether it's petulant teenager dominance behavior (You're not the boss of me!) Or maybe he and the ladies are working out some dominance stuff, and I'm getting caught in the crossfire.
We've been doing the mama cat scruffing thing, and also tried a round of the opposite thing--just walking away when he starts to play rough. Neither seems to be helping.
I'm thinking one of two things may have to happen: The vet gives him some sort of kitty Xanax or we keep him in a crate overnight (We can't keep the bedroom door closed because one of the ladies will paw at it all night.)