Wednesday marked Mac and Sunny’s third round of shots. Mac weighed in at an even 7lbs and Sunny barely beat him once again a 7lbs 3 oz. They are not even close to full size yet, they’re only 4 and a half months and they’re 7 lbs each! I could barely hold the cat carrier up the stairs with the two of them in there! Mowie is an adult cat and is just over 8lbs..and she’s much larger in size than the kittens are. We’re going to have some tigers on our hands!
In other vet updates, Mac seems to have an infection in his eye. He’s had a runny eye since, well he was born. Recently it got worse and we brought it to the vet’s attention. She gave us some ointment to squirt in his eye twice a day. At first we thought he’d hate us, but he seems to enjoy it. It must be soothing to him. If the ointment doesn’t work within the week he’ll need antibiotics. That was the only major issue the two of them had, despite Sunny’s random wheezing a few days before. Even though it didn’t seem to stop him from playing, it was scary. He must have just had a little cold because the vet said his lungs sounded good.
Mowie is still homeless. During the week, we decided to work on her relationship with Mac and Sunny and try to keep her. However, their interactions became more and more violent. I have 5 cats at home who were introduced at different times and I have never witnessed anything like this. It was like watching the discovery channel lions attack a deer. And the boys never fought back. I knew something was strange with her, whether she was just a little nutty or even bipolar, she would be sitting on my lap one minute then flipping out the next.
After some google diagnosis, I discovered that her behavior is actually normal of declawed cats. After a cat is declawed, it becomes very nervous and uncomfortable around other cats (which would explain Mowie’s making her self sick over the kittens). They become aggressive as a way to say that they are still tough and can still protect themselves. They also bite more in general, which Mowie does too. I found some bulletin board type thing where many cat owners had the same experience we’re having with Mowie- they brought home a declawed cat and was nervous the cats with claws would hurt her, but the opposite happened. All of them said the cats with claws never scratched the declawed cat and learned to ignore it, as if they knew not to pick on someone who couldn’t defend themselves. It turns out that Mowie’s crazy behavior is just compensating for her lack of self-confidence. How sadly psychological :(
Some offered hope in cats that learned to tolerate each other, but we want Mowie to be happy and comfortable. The less stress that is placed on her the better. So we are still looking to find her a home, preferably with no other pets, where she could get lots of love and attention. She may never be happy here with Mac and Sunny, and we’re learning to accept it (or trying to).
