Hello. This is my 2nd post to the site. I still find it a bit confusing to navigate, so I wasn’t able to say thanks for the helpful suggestions with my 1st question, getting my kitten to finally pee. Update with that. The stimulation alone wasn’t working at first with my boy at 3 weeks of age. It was suggested to use warm running water right on the perineal area. So what I did was, fill a 25 cc syringe with warm water and squirt it on the perineal area, then immediately massage the area. Worked like a charm. Now at 7 weeks they are completely litter trained. You guys are awesome, so thanks!
But, we have a dilemma now. I know its a common one, but I am not finding answers with google searches. My boy Orion loves loves loves to play, which is awesome. BUT he is WAY more (playfully) aggressive with his tiny sister Fiona. I know he just wants a playmate, and I feel terrible when I have to pull him off his sister. But he pins her down on her back, and she doesn’t have his strength (or dominance) to get out of his grip. She cries and yelps and tries to hide from him 🙁 I worry about the long term effects this will have on her feelings of safety in her own home and becoming a very timid cat.
My husband and I are trying a few things.
1: Have separate play time in 2 different areas of our apartment. I’ll place Orion in an area with toys in the bedroom and long hallway while Fiona can play and explore without fear out in the common area, the living room.
2. Allow playtime together while heavily monitoring them, and only intervene when she seems scared.
3. I just bought Da Bird toy that hopefully will help him play out his desire for hunting and pouncing taking attention away from her to the toy.
4. We’re going to ask our vet on his opinion of Feliway.
So my husband and I just started these tactics like 2 days ago.
Any more tips? I want my boy to be happy and play and hunt and pounce, but I want my girl to feel safe too.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. (I do, however, refuse to spray my kittens with water for any behavior.)