Hello!
Bengal mix(Percephone or Priss) Siamese tabby (Blue) (I know both kittens were a little young when we had taken them but the original owners needed them gone ASAP, both kittens have been vet checked, dewormed multiple times and had first round of vaccines).
My fiancé and I recently adopted a half bengal/calico mix female about a month ago who was born March 20, 2018. Her father was a purebred Bengal and the mother was a calico. We switched her diet over to organic food slowly when she came home and she was queen of the condo within 3 days. She has the signature bengal spots on her belly and stripes all down her top, she does have a lot of white around her head and paws but she has a lot Black in her coat. You can see the calico markings come through near and on her tail. She is the most cuddly kitten in the world when she’s tired and will snuggle right into my neck for “cuddle time” mid-day. We live 12 stories up in an outdoor style condo with sky streets. She LOVES to be outside so we take her for daily walks at night when it’s quiet. She adjusted very well to her harness(we’re too scared to let her near the edge without one). She does have quite the attitude though, ever since day one. Extremely vocal is an understatement, she literally just likes to hear herself. She makes the most adorable noises when eating her wet food (1/2 dry 1/2 wet diet until we get them switched to strict raw food diet). She has no issues yelling at us for attention or colder water, we get little nips if we don’t listen. She is extremely intelligent, shes a pro stalker and can manipulate us no problem. She has Never hurt either of us, she never bites hard or scratches us(unless she’s playing). She’s daddy’s little girl, I’m home home all day with them so once he gets home, she’s all over him to play some more! He even has her trained. Once it gets dark, he opens the front door and she comes running, ready for her walk. We still seem to be unable to keep up with her constant energy despite all the toys, walks and playtime.
A bit of story on Blue; he was born April 20, 2018. His dad was a Siamese and the mother unknown but with tabby markings. He is a long hair I’m assuming as his fur makes him look 2 months older then he is lol. His fur is mostly black but with small white lines in areas and he has white around his eyes that look like eyeliner. From the moment I held him, he’s been mamas boy(he loves my fiancé, but only comes to me when scared/hungry/needs to poop) yes, I had to retrain him how to use the litter because we use all organic pine instead of normal litter...that was not a fun couple of messy days but he’s a pro now! Whenever I come into the room, he will wait until I sit down(meowing at my feet) and crawl right onto me purring and meowing. He’ll rub his head into my neck and head for about 5 minutes just showing me all the love before he goes off and starts playing, continuously checking that I’m watching him of course. Keeping him anywhere except a closed room is impossible as he can literally climb almost everything. He plays a little rough with us but nothing compared to Priss.
So 4 days ago, we brought home Blue, we were naive and assumed Priss would be a little skittish but would want to play after sniffing him out...Oh how wrong we were. She sniffed his bum for about 15 seconds before her whole body tensed, fur raised head to tail and she pounced, going for the throat. We of course separated them after letting them duke it out for bit with us holding on. She has has free range of the entire downstairs and upstairs except our 2nd bedroom(its a spare and stays closed). So we put Blue in the spare room, set him up with a make shift kitty house, a bunch of toys, his own litter, food and water dish and we closed the door. Broke my heart hearing him cry so we take turns spending time with the kittens separated. Both of them are Extremely happy when someone’s near them so they don’t bother looking for each other. We have been trying to introduce them now multiple times a day. Everytime they’re physically together, they get lots of attention and treats to keep them occupied and to reward good behavior. When it gets too rough, we separate and again, give treats to try and associate each other with good things. They are currently separated by a screen kinda door we set up between his room and the hallway and they sometimes paw at each other underneath. Every morning she gets up when we do and instantly goes to his room to say hi through the screen. They eat side by side no problem until one finishes and attacks the other. If I’m holding both, they happily stay in my arms and paw at each other. We are scent swapping everything whenever we can. We even let her go into his room(swap places) for a while and they both go wild. They love being in each other’s areas. She even sleeps in the blankets we swap from him instantly. Yesterday, was our best day. She started off by licking his face and they both started pawing for a few minutes until it turned nasty. We actually bought a Felaway collar and the calming spray(with pheromone) for the condo, we read a lot of reviews before purchasing and tried it last night for the first time. It has seemed to have calmed them down a little, but not nearly enough for play time together.
So my questions are; how far should I let them take the fights before I’m separating?(we only separate now once he cries out in pain or we hear 3 hisses. Is she actually trying to kill him? It seems that when they fight, she goes for the vital organs and neck and he kicks the crap outta her with his back paws. Do I let them continue if he comes back after running away to hide? He usually freaks out, runs away for a few minutes, then comes back to try and get her.
I would appreciate ANY advice or answers at this point! I was my kittens to both be able to run free without fear of one killing the other :(.
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