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Originally Posted by lorilu
It was good of you to take her in four years ago. Poor kitty, changing homes is so hard on them.
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I don't understand why anyone would dump her. On her good days she is a very affectionate cat, love cuddles, any form of attention she can get off you and doesn't like being moved off you once she settles. (She growls and meow angrily if you even try and move her slightly) Hell even when you don't want to pet her any more she'll force you to.
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I think you should put a litter box inside the house for her. Since she is not asking for the door to be open any more, she needs a box where she can get to it when she needs it. It may be cold for her out there, also.
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So one in the living room one, in the kitchen. Got ya.
When we lived with my boyfriends parents she didn't mind going outside all year round...
Also until this spring/summer they had been going in a litter tray in doors,(we have lived here 3 years) but I was getting fed up of the smell it was leaving in the flat so decided to try and get them to go outside which was working out until now.
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She may be sick, or in pain, and that is what is causing her to be aggressive to the younger cat. Pain or illness will make her feel vulnerable so she will warn the other cat away.
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I never thought of that... all I knew is once every so often when she is having a bad day, even when Quicksilvers body language is saying she is submissive and means no harm she hit her, when all she wants is to sleep with or near her.
Quicksilver can be a little over playful but still likes cuddling up to her when Creep allows her to.
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Keep in mind that cats are masters at hiding illness, so when they begin to show symptoms, whatever is wrong has been going on for a while and is probably serious.
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I heard that and when she needed her teeth doing it's only when she started being sick and came to me crying in pain after did I take her. I hate seeing and hearing animals in pain.
I am wondering why if something has been wrong with her for so long the vet didn't pick it up. Do you think this maybe started happening a day or so after she left? I know her behaviour has been like this since Quicksilver turned 2... so maybe she is getting annoyed with having her around?