Their timing is, as always, impeccable...

[mstakenidentity]

Our cats have been acting up. They didn't like us going on honeymoon and Puck started spraying to mark his territory again, and got really anxious. Loki (according to the vet) got confused by this signal and last night they had the worst fight I've ever witnessed between cats. They drew blood from each other (and from me when I tried to separate them) and we had to shut Puck up in the study overnight so Loki couldn't get to him.

Today we took them to the vet (cause, y'know, we've got so much spare time at the moment...) and Kathy checked them over. Puck is back on Clovicalm (kitty valium) and we have two Feliway diffusers going, one upstairs and one down. We're to watch Loki and if he continues to attack Puck in a really violent way (they're similarly aged cats of the same sex living in a relatively small space- they fight all the time, never before like this though) Loki will have to be put on Prozac. Also if we are out we have to separate them for the next few weeks, so at least one of them will have to be in the study a LOT over the next few days while we are at Seamus' father's funeral and with family. We'll rotate them of course. But it will still suck.

Kathy says it's possible Puck will always have to be on Clovicalm if this is his reaction to a change in lifestyle, especially such a minor one (it's not like we boarded them at a cattery while we went away, Anna very graciously agreed to move in to our house while we were away- they know and like her, they never even missed a meal). This will be a bugger, because he didn't react that well to it side effects-wise, he got very fat and quite anxious about food, as well as being (even more) lazy. However it will be better to have a fat happy cat who has the munchies than a scared unhappy cat at a healthy weight. We will definitely have to put BOTH of them on Clovicalm for at least a month before we move house (which will happen some time in the next two years) and have Feliway saturating the new house, and probably we'll have to knock them out for the journey...

Diffucult, difficult little boyos.

Comments

[vivienne-aster.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor kitties, and poor you guys for having to deal with them on top of everything else. Many cuddles! If there is anything I or Michael can do (up to and including cat-sitting, but since Anna had trouble our presence will hardly be soothing for them) let us know.

[elleuba.livejournal.com]

Are you guys thinking of moving to a different part of Melbourne or somewhere completely different.

One of my previous cats was on prozac. She suddenly became a lot more affectionate which ended up being her undoing...

I hope your boys get themselves sorted out soon. I've never had two the same age and sex before so I can't pass on any sage wisdom.

Good Luck!

[cows-might-fly.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear this, it's certainly not what you guys need right now (or at any time, really). I can empathise with the whole anxious/aggressive pet = unwelcome, but necessary change deal: Jezzie will now rarely be walked off the lead and has to undergo quite intensive re-training (she happy because it's food based though, and she loves food more than her freedom!). According to the 'dog whisperer' it quitely likely has a lot to do with the attack you witnessed when she was a pup.

BTW, I echo Kate's offer of any kind of help can lend - just say the word!

[thecatsamuel.livejournal.com]

Aargh. It sounds as if this is something you can well do without. I hope they settle down and behave themselves.

[fnoo.livejournal.com]

We will definitely have to put BOTH of them on Clovicalm for at least a month before we move house (which will happen some time in the next two years)

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