Hi I'm Lee

iconoclast · #1 06-25-2006, 04:48 PM

I just read about the Forums and desperately need some advice.

I've got two neutered female felines, Fuzzy and Missy, both of whom who adopted me 11 years ago. I've taken in a male stray feline, 6-8 months old, because I know he would either contract a disease from some of the wildlife around here or have his life brought to a halt after being hit by a car.

Our vet has found he's very healthy and given him all of the necessary shots.
But he also found that although he was neutered, he still has one testicle.

Our problem is that in addition to being curious about everything, which is normal, he is afraid of absolutely nothing and whenever Fuzzy or Missy move, he considers them prey and attacks them. I don't want either of them to suffer this kind of stress so I have Tommy for now confined to his own room where he has all of the essentials and numerous toys.

My goal is to calm him down so he can join the rest of the family. Would removing the other testicle help ? Would medicating him with Prozac do any good ?

As I said I am desperate and I would be very grateful for advice from others who have confonted a challenge like this.

Lee, Fuzzy and Missy

Leon · #2 06-25-2006, 06:26 PM

Hi Lee, first of all thanks for joining the forum.

It's hard to answer your question and I guess it's best if you ask your vet about this. My vet told me cats usually calm down when they are neutered, so if you asked me, I think that's what I would do.

All cats are different though, there's a big chance it doesn't help much.

When I brought home a male kitten that needed a home temporarily, my cat Calvin didn't accept him and attacked the new kitten on a regular basis as well. After about a week, I had them both neutered and my vet told me there was a bigger chance that Calvin would accept the new kitten. Unfortunately for me, it didn't help much and the new kitten had to move to another home again (he's fine though, he has a great home now).

Anyway, give your vet a call, that's the best advice I can give

Leon · #3 06-25-2006, 06:29 PM

On a side note, it can take up to a month before newly introduced cats accept eachother, I've been told.

pmacbohlen · #4 06-25-2006, 06:38 PM

I have five cats and let me tell you it was hard at first introducing some of them. My nine year old female "Chico" is set in her own ways. She lets the brothers and sister's know not to mess with her. When her siblings were kittens they did the same thing would jump on her making her mad. This lasted for about a year they now leave her alone and they even snuggle and sleep together. I think little siblings attend to annoy them at first but they get over it. He's the baby learning and testing his boundaries and the older ones are probably set in their ways. I would suggest talking to your vet too but I think he will ajust and learn to behave in time. Good luck and thanks for sharing.
Megan

pmacbohlen · #5 06-25-2006, 06:39 PM

Oh yeah bless your heart for taking him in.

iconoclast · #6 06-25-2006, 06:55 PM

Thanks to each and every one of you for welcoming me and your reactions. I will take both Fuzzy and Missy to our vet next Friday for routine exams and I'll see what she might suggest.

I spend quality time with Tommy frequently and he responds by being very affectionate which gives me hope. But I know how much physical damage stress can cause and I don't want my other two kids to suffer it. Or me either for that matter. :>))

Aside from giving Tommy some Prozac maybe she can install a "sleep mask".
If she can't see Fuzzy and Missy I doubt she would attack them.

You can see I'm grasping at straws.

Xedu · #7 06-27-2006, 12:40 PM

Also Lee he is young and they like to play, the older cats will swat him away when he becomes a pest to them. And he does liven up the place a bit with his antics I bet. I had an older neutered male and brought home 2 young soon to be neutered males and the older one would just swat the young ones when he grew tired of their playing. It did take a good 6 or 8 months for everything to settle down into a routine so bedtime was not like romper room with the screaming down the hallway in a crazed chase scene. It will be fine but it will take some time but the seperation will do no good if you expect them to live openly in the same household. If the young one gets out of control the older ones will make him understand that they rule the roost. It is stressful sometimes when a new pet is introduced into the household for all but all of them will adjust to their place in the home. It's kinda like locking up a two year old child because the older kids don't want to be bothered with their younger brother.

But I would get a more definitive answer from the vet regarding the unfinished neutering on whether or not a second operation should be performed to correct the other vets error.