So the problem is my 18month old female bengal, Ishtar, dislikes her our new kitty, Samson (3 years old maincoon male). She is behaving very territorial and chasing him out of rooms we humans are in. Lots of neck biting, and salting etc. Ishy's tail is not huge, nor are her ears back, but Samson is a not having it. His ears are back. He is not being aggressive.
History; Ishy was a present last summer before we knew what a bengal cat was. She was taken away far too early at 8 weeks. And we treated her like a normal cat, not the intelligent/sensitive bengal that she is. So we have had a ton of corrective behavioral problems we have had to fix, in both her and in how we treat her. She loves us, loves some people automatically, but just hates-and I mean hates other people. I have introduced her before to other cats, but it never went well. Mainly because one cat the same age as her was very friendly to her and she was in too new of place to feel comfortable. She has been alone with nus for the past 16 months and we have taken Samson in. Samson was a shelter kitty, whose previous owner passed away and we didn't want him to go back to a shelter.
I have tried playing with them but Ishy just stops once Samson starts to play. If he uses her toys she attacks him. He has his own litter box, water bowl, and food dish.
I am buying feliway.
Please help me with what to do with my jealous bengal girl.
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