We had a few issues with Lil Miss Maggy May wanting to play, play, play with Justice (our older cat) and just not wanting to leave her alone. I was constantly going and picking Maggy May up and getting her out of the way of Justices claws. Maggy didn't understand the word "no" at the time and all she seen was a fury friend she wanted to romp around with. Well, for the most part, I would always get to Maggy quick enough to get her to leave Justice alone, BUT, there was a few times I didn't, and from those few times, Justice taught her in her own way that enough was enough. Granted, I didn't like hearing Maggy May yelp when Justice would nab her, but it only took about three times and Maggy learned. She learned to steer clear of Justice and play when Justice gave the ok AND she learned to stop when Justice was done. It's hard for us humans to teach them everything they need to know, I have found that Justice taught Maggy way better than I could have when enough is enough. One thing I do want to point out though, when Justice would be at a higher place than Maggy, say, on the couch, and Maggy would jump up to try to get Justice, I wouldn't let her do that cause I was afraid Justice would claw her eyes. When they were on the same level though, Justice taught her well. Now they get along fabulously! Good luck to you.
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~Tracy~ |