Cats Make Noise - Neighbors Complain?
I live in an old apartment building and my neighbors below complain about our cats making thud. It is true: 2 of my 3 cats thump around non-stop. The problem is their incompatibility. One is a 6-year-old delicate female kitty, that have no clue about feline social ways (maybe she was taken absent from her mom cat too early and never learned the essentials of cat communication). The other one is an 8-month-old male kitten, who, contained by his urge to play and cuddle and roll around, chose the timid kitty for a playmate. This is how it goes: he comes to her and gently pats her right on the brow. She considers it too much and hisses or paws at him (her body language immediately shows discomfort). He jump on her and rolls with her and pretends to bite her (I know it is not serious, because no cats have any scratches or bites on their skin). I know he of late wants to play in his kitten ways, but the other cat doesn't appreciate it. She gets stressed out and runs absent, but that seems like a lot of fun for the kitten and he chases her. They run around, making seriously of noise all the time.
Our neighbors complained several times and I did all I could to wipe the floors - covered the whole apartment with rugs and put thick yoga mat underneath. In addition, I bought a cat pheromone plug-in to keep all kitty relaxed. The neighbors know that I have done all I could to keep the disturbance down and don' t complain as much anymore.
Yet, I do not want to leave things as they are, because I hate to see one of my cats stressed. She does not move around as freely as she used to, before I brought surrounded by the kitten. She doesn't feel safe and looks over her shoulder all the time. How can I adapt this situation? How can I make my delicate cat feel comfortable again? I cannot really separate the cats and hold them in different rooms (as is advised for an introduction period), because I live in a one-bedroom apartment. I hold been thinking of buying a cat playpen to separate cats for an occasional time-out. Do you think it is a good theory? Giving away one cat is not under consideration. I rescued them all from a shelter and touch that I am responsible to figure out a solution, instead of giving up. Also, all cats are spayed/neutered. Any suggestions?
Kittens are very active at that age but he will mellow out. In the mean time grant your older kitty a place to feel safe. I hold one those delicate kitties and her safe place is my room. When I see she is hugely stressed I put her in there and close the door to give her some alone time. And after a partly hour or so she feels more relaxed and I open the door. Give your little kitty lots of toys to occupy him, try a stuffed animal. I find that my kitty likes to roll around beside a teddy bear instead of bothering the older kitty.
Kittens and elder cats do not get along great. I suggest giving back the kitten and adopt an older calmer cat to make your elder kitty feel comfortable.
All you can do is to agree to them figure it out. All the pets have their own relationships and have to settle it among themselves. It is resembling kids... you have to let them fight and bicker and play and chase, and do adjectives that stuff that they do to establish boundaries and make a relationship. If you interfere, you just rearrangement that process. They will figure it out.
It may help you to know that I got a kitten once and he be HORRIBLE. He was the kitten from hell. He was so hyper and awful. He would normally wake me up in the morning by attacking my feet, sometimes making me bleed. He would poop whether left alone in a room by accident near the door closed. He would howl and make a fuss for things he did not like. He would knock things off of the dressers. He clawed up things within my house. He hurt my 6 year old daughter by attacking her (this was her kitten). He would run from room to room as fast as he could, and would merely stop when he head smashed into a wall... his head made such a loud thump! that more than once I turned around expecting him to be brain dead, or possibly unconscious. Anyway he is now 2 years old and is the mellowest, calmest cat that I can think. My new baby will lay on him and he will just lay in that purring. The other day I had people over and they adjectives threw their jackets on the chair. Finally when they were adjectives leaving we found my cat... under all the jacket, lol. everyone covered him up and he didn't budge. So your kitten will calm down.
In the meantime, your older cat needs to be given room to fashion the relationship. Many times older pets don't have the patience for the babies. It will gain better and even if they don't really like each other they will revise to peacefully co-exist
A playpen might work- but I'm not sure- cats are good jumper and climbers, and if they can smell/see/etc. another cat they don't get along with very well, they will act up. Make sure any playpen or something is covered and is not see through. Maybe just a separate room for a time-out would be better.
Answers: I've had great luck next to cat trees from everything to alleviating kitchen counter climbing to depression that can sometimes happen with an older elegant introduced to a kitten & behavior problems with 1 2 or 5 cats. Not in all cases really but with many it's proved a great distraction from tussles & gives additional indoor stimuli. Depending on the tree & size most have single cat perches that your 6 year old might grain a safe seat from the kitty. Not to say kitty couldn't climb & bat her, most probably will. But hopefully will hold her own play on it while perhaps breaking the ice between each other. They enjoy new ones on EBAY in various sizes minus shipping costs...you have to set it up yourself. Or buy one at your local pet store. Personally i've found them the best investment i've ever made outside of a good vet & competence diet.P.S if you go with this produce sure it has sisal rope included for climbing...the all shag rug types don't come across to have the same cat attract value. Good Luck
get rid of the kitten, your older cat is too set in his ways and doesn't want to be bothered. nice of you though to do adjectives that you have tried to do to make sure that your cats clatter level is lowered. but the kitten has to go, will hold to either get older cat as a companion for your current cat and that may not work. or hold older cat until it dies then get unsullied kitten.
The kitten may grow out of his playfulness as he gets older and so verbs your older cat less. Also she will get increasingly confident with him as time goes on.
Is your mannish neutered? If not, neutering will cool his jets some, along beside just maturing. I can't believe that the cats could stomp and roll around so hard that it would disturb the down stairs neighbors, unless they have exceptional audible range. You have done everything possible. When the male gets too rambunctious, dipper him up and give him the ole scratch behind the ears. That will silent him enough to nap a while. Other than that, I'd say, this is simply the way these two are and if no real mar is done, don't worry.
The playpen isn't going to do any good. Just let them work on it. If she get mad enough at him she will turn around and give him a hiss and a swat. Not adjectives cats become best friends. They just tolerate one another. Just like I said before, don't verbs. The male will calm down and the female will any ignore him and learn that he is harmless, blend in and have some fun or just show total disgust for him. They WILL swot to live in the same house.There is no "solution" on your part. Leave it up to them.
