I've gone through this too, only in my instance it was a cat that simply could not get along with other animals no matter how much we tried. We attempted to keep her in a separate area, herbal remedies and pheromone sprays, and even prescription anti-anxiety drugs and anti-depressants, but the poor thing was just too miserable and aggressive no matter what we attempted, and eventually I made the very hard decision to re-home her. It was really hard, especially since I'd done so much rescue and rehab work myself and it made me feel as if I was failing her somehow since I couldn't "fix" her. It's heartbreaking to let them go, but ultimately living life locked away from the rest of the family isn't a proper life for an animal, and sometimes the kindest thing that we can do for our animals is something that hurts us the most.
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