We have a 6 year old orange boy who is very very lovely but also a bit boy. He’s very strong and willed.

He’s usually very calm and minds his own business but once night comes around he gets weird. He is a barn cat during the day and comes inside at night time as there’s a lot of dangerous wildlife where we live.

It only happens once or twice per night but can sometimes continue throughout the night to the point where he needs to be in his own room. Unfortunately I can’t close the bedroom door because he likes sleeping with us and I can’t sleep when he continues scratching the door for hours trying to get in.

But when he does attack us it starts with the lead up of annoyed meows. We try and play with him but he usually doesn’t care. Then maybe an hour goes past and he will jump in the couch and just bite us. He latches on very good, and he digs his teeth and claws in. Yes we can cut his claws but we can’t cut his teeth and they do the most damage.

We want to introduce another boy cat also 6 years old, he used to live with my family and he is a sweet heart. But he’s TINY…

I’m worried if after they got comfortable with each other I won’t be able to leave them alone without supervision. I know cats can play, but I’m worried my big boy would actually kill my little boy.

Both cats are fixed. Both cats are orange, boys and 6 years old. My little boy has lived with another cat and was never aggressive towards her. But my big boy absolutely HATES any other animal and turns into a complete demon when there’s one close enough for him to see….

1st of all how can I stop my big boy from attacking us and hurting us? 2nd of all, would I be able to introduce my little boy… or do I have to bring him to an adoption centre and lose my love 💔💔

Hi everyone! I have a beautiful, orange long haired girlie that I adopted earlier this year. She is my first ever cat so I’m learning! I’m in need of some grooming advice though. While she does let me brush her back and sides, I’ve noticed recently that she has some mats on her belly/underside. She will absolutely not let me brush there though. I would cut them out but I’m scared that if she squirms, I could cut her. She doesn’t like to be held, so it’s not like I can hold her and let someone else do it either. Does anyone have any advice for how to go about this? I’ve been trying to use her favorite treats while getting her used to touch there, but no progress seems to have been made. I’d appreciate any advice because the thought of her ever experiencing discomfort from mats makes me very sad to think about. pic of my gorgeous girl

Hi everyone,
I adopted this adorable kitty called Naïa about a month ago. We live together in a 55 m2 apartment (no other humans or cats). She was a kitten from my aunts cat, so I know that she’s been socialised since day one (and weaned). She’s very friendly, very energetic, and on the rare occasions that she stops running around and inspecting the dust, she is very cuddly. I’ve been on vacation since I got her so I’ve been playing with her non-stop. She has many different toys with which she plays often, kickers, scratchers, motorised balls, puzzles, catnip toys, wand toys… you name it. I also never play with my hands

My problem is that, usually in the morning or right before going to bed she will stalk either my lower legs/feet or forearms (eyes wide and everything), jump and bite them. She’s not the best alarm clock. I’ve tried disengaging by simply leaving but she follows me and continues to attack, I tried not moving but she doesn’t stop, I also tried redirecting to another toy but she doesn’t care,and I tried locking myself into another room but she just yelled at the door and tries to open until I get out (which she does even if she’s not playing).

How do I make this stop?

Last night, we switched two of our older kittens (about 7mo) from paper pellets to clumping clay litter.

The boy took to it faster and peed and pooped in it. The girl took some time, but now she pees in it consistently. She still poops in the remaining paper litter box.

But, they both like to play with the litter, especially the girl. She will kick and scatter it around then mouth pieces (not eating them as far as I can tell - they drop back out of her mouth each time). She also loves to loaf in it.

The boy does the same but much less. His issue is that he's fascinated by the pee mud and gets it on his paws, then has to lick it off.

It's been one night so far and I've been supervising them. Any advice to get them to stop playing with the litter, especially after using it? Will this stop, and when?

We really can't afford the paper litter any longer so this switch is necessary. Cat tax attached

6-7 years old female car. Id wanna train her to follow me outside and listen to my commands to either jump on my shoulder or something else. Or to train her for a backpack

im researching pet retail and im way more interested in supplies than random person-to-person animal sales. food accessories, beds, toys, grooming stuff etc. alibaba has plenty of manufacturers for generic pet products, which is useful if you know exactly what you want, but im wondering where small shops find ready brands and trustworthy distributors. are there pet-specific B2B platforms worth joining? for actual animals id rather stick with reputable breeders, rescues and whatever local rules require, not anonymous marketplaces. mostly curious where shops discover new supply brands before they become everywhere. trade shows probably matter a lot in this category too.

My partner, our two cats Esther (partner’s) and Jotaro/Jojo (mine), and I have lived together for almost a year. Jojo is a little over a year old and Esther is around five/six years old. Before my partner adopted Esther, Esther lived with another female cat who she got along with. While Jojo has only ever known me and her brother, my three year old shepherd mix. Both cats get along with the dog but with each other it’s a struggle. We started out slow by having the girls sniff each other through the door and then upgraded to a mesh gate in front of my bedroom. This initially worked out well, but after two brawls (one while we weren’t home and the bedroom door wasn’t shut all the way and the second one happening after Esther ran past me to get to Jojo while I was leaving my partner’s bedroom). Thankfully no one was hurt after these two fights, but Jotaro has not gotten over getting her shit rocked. Anytime she sees Esther she growls, hisses, and/or doesn’t take her eyes off her. Esther on the other hand is either super curious about Jojo or could care less about her. Esther wants to get close to her to check her out, but Jojo doesn’t let that fly. We have a Feliway pod going between our bedrooms and we are trying out cat treats while they see each other. We also have tried to have them meet on mutual ground in the living room away from our bedrooms (their respective safe areas) but it did not go well (dog barked when he heard his sister growling). They have plenty of toys, cat trees, treats, and playtime with us individually. We don’t need them to be besties, we just want them to coexist since I don’t plan on leaving my partner anytime soon and rehoming is not an option. They’re both spayed as well.

My cat has always been chewy and gives love bites ever since i adopted her in 2024 as a 7 month old kitten, but lately when im not giving her enough attention at my computer desk or while in the middle of giving her the attention it can happen randomly. She will start getting aggressive going after my hands and stuff with her teeth and occasionally claws. In the past few weeks she's gotten a lot worse and biting/scratching harder and I don't know how to get her to stop or at least tone it down.

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I love this cat a lot and give her hundreds of kisses and stuff a day (she wants it) and she's basically my emotional support animal, and this is starting to become a problem. She's a spoiled little brat who gets a lot of love and loves to give it back.

sorry this is long for context

i recently moved into a new house with my family member and we each brought cats, them 1 and me 2. they arrived maybe a few earlier with their cat, who i'll call resident cat (girl cat). i have boy and girl, who are both younger than resident cat, if that matters.

it's been maybe 7 weeks, we did the scent swap and things and have started keeping our bedroom doors open when someones at home, so the cats can wander out and meet each other. the cats each have their own boxes and food in our rooms. things at first seemed okay? they ate churu right by each other. my cats don't care much for resident cat, girl is a bit scared and doesn't like leaving my bedroom though. boy couldn't care less but he prefers to also stay in my room unless i'm making his food.

recently in the last few days resident cat has been chasing boy and girl whenever they leave their room, and swatting at them. this scares girl very badly, her and boy are short hair and no hair while resident cat is a lot larger with her long fur. girl puffs up her tail and is clearly shrinking smaller in fear. she'll even get a bit into their room to chase boy/girl back. since boy leaves the room a lot more resident cat does it to him a lot, chasing him from living room to my room, even though he just walks right back after and loafs in front of her or stretches.

we separate them and try calming the cats down after, but i don't know why this suddenly happened. i'm keeping them separate again because if boy decides to fight back it will be very violent, he has lots of muscles in his little arms! could resident cat feel left out? theres only two of us in the house and she likes both of us a lot but me and my roommate spend a lot of time in my room with boy and girl, while resident sits at the doorway. my roomie also has a lot more school than me, and we haven't gotten a couch yet so i'm always in my room.

we are kind of restarting their introductions now i guess, but does anyone have experience with this? our bedrooms are small and it's sad to have them cooped up for as many as 11 hours at a time.

The bigger cat is a 10 month old 3,5kg male uneutered cat and the little one is 4 months old 1,8kg male neutered kitten. They have been separated for almost 2 months now. The kitten came with a couple infections that needed isolation (from which he is finally all clear now). During this isolation time we tried to do the steps in adaptation, feeding them close to the door, and after some time using a screen divider between both rooms for them to see each other. We didn't get to do the room swap thing as much since the little one had an infectious disease, now cured. When we let them together for supervised time, the older one chases and pins the kitten to the ground, and the kitten hisses and hides, but sometimes he goes after the older one too.

Is it okay to let them figure it out themselves or should we go back a few steps in adaptation? Or should we wait and neuter the older cat first (not sure if this changes anything but the surgery is schedule for november)?

EDIT: For clarification, since everyone is concerned about this: We planned to neuter the older one as soon as we got him, but the vet recommended completing the vaccination cycle first. That took some time because a few vaccines had more than one shot to take and needed time between shots. Then, we scheduled the neutering but only got a spot the next month. In the middle of this, we got the kitten by chance (NOT planned) and he arrived with three infectious diseases. The feline specialist vet recommended postponing the neutering so that the older cat’s immunity wouldn’t drop, which could have led to him catching the diseases as well. Kitten got here very ill, had to be hospitalized, recovery and med cycles was long. So, we had to push the neutering back to next month, until the little one has recovered. Kitten got better. We redid ALL tests. This took almost 2 months of them smelling each other through the door and through the screen. Got approval from the feline specialist to try an encounter. We let them together for 5min and separated immediately. Older one is schedule for neutering next month. Will not try another encounter until this is done. Thanks for everyone's input.

For Context:
My partner and I have 2 cats \[9F (spayed) and 1M(neutered)\] Our girl was my cat long before I met my partner, I’ve had her since she was a kitten, she’s my best friend in the world. She loves me and my partner so much, and loves to snuggle. I thought she was clingy, but boy I had no clue what was coming.

About 6 months into my partner and I living together, we adopted our boy cat. He’s a rescue. He was 4 months(ish) when we got him, and he’s the sweetest little guy, but he is an absolute terror.

The Problem:

Our sweet boy cat is hell on wheels. He gets lots of play time during the day (I’m a SAH cat mom), and he gets lots of attention from both me and my partner. This cat is my partner’s first kitten and his bestie. He follows both of us, but he goes EVERYWHERE my partner is. This is very cute, HOWEVER…

He is not allowed in the bedroom.

Boy cat is not allowed in the bedroom because he is a FELON. He chews on cords, gets behind our tv and tries to climb up the back of it, knocks stuff off our desks, gets under the bed and claws at the mattress, unplugs phone chargers, tries to climb the walls, tries to climb the window, The list goes on and on.

Both kitties have a solid bedtime routine: they get a little supervised time in the bedroom, then they go out to the kitchen and I give them their dinner, and everyone gets calming treats (except me. I promise I am not eating cat treats). Then the bedroom door gets closed. Occasionally, my girl cat will ask to be let in. And because she is not a felon, I let her sleep in the bedroom with us when she asks (she’s very polite). But regardless, every night, without fail, boy cat will DEMAND entry into the bedroom. He will throw himself at the door, yowl and scream all night, scratch the door, pace, stick his paws under the door and shake the door, etc., etc., etc.. we have held firm. He does not get rewarded with being let into the bedroom for this behavior. But OH GOD AM I TIRED. He is so incredibly loud for a little 10lb beast. And he makes some seriously pitiful pleas to be let in, but for his own safety and our own sanity, he cannot be in the bedroom unsupervised. We intentionally keep all our corded electronics in here, so he is safe from them and vis versa.

We have tried everything: calming treats, feliway in every area, extended his play time before bed. He has a 6 foot tall cat tower and literally hundreds of toys, 4 scratchers and a tunnel that all stay in the living room. We don’t engage him in play in the bedroom to try and condition him that this isn’t where the play area is, this is where we rest. Nothing has helped.

The Question:

How do we find a happy medium? I know this is as stressful for him as it is for us. He really is a sweet little guy, but as I mentioned above he is a felon and can’t be trusted to be in the bedroom. What are we possibly missing? What could help us help him not be so stressed at bedtime?

Sincerely,
A very tired cat mom

I adopted a cat (a 3-month-old female) last July,she is 1 year and 8 months.When I first brought her home, she scratched the curtains, caused damage around the house, and so on. After a while, she settled in and stopped doing those things—she would just have occasional bursts of playfulness. Well, four months ago, some younger cousins ​​(aged 16 and 17) came to visit, and ever since then, my cat has been growling, biting, and scratching out of the blue. I have no idea what they might have done to her. I’ve also noticed that she gets terrified and runs away whenever I pick up a slipper—even though I have never hit her. She has become very aggressive and has remained that way ever since; she’ll suddenly attack me and growl while I’m just sitting quietly at my computer. Often, when I try to approach her, she runs off. If she stays put and I try to pet her, she might let me for a moment before biting or scratching me and running away—or she might attack me before I can even touch her. My father wants me to put her up for adoption, but she’s my only cat and I’ve become very attached to her and I love her dearly. If anyone has experienced something like this with their own cat, or if you can offer any help, please—I’m begging you.

We got a new kitten (Percy) last week and we are doing all the proper steps to help him feel comfortable with our dogs. We have baby gates, feeding them at the same time near each other through the gate, trading smells, and letting him set the pace of his comfortability with the dogs. Percy goes up to the gate now without hissing or growling and consistently lays near the gate with the dogs being close with his belly up, eyes closed and seems completely unbothered. If he is in the same room as them he hisses and growls and seems to dislike them. The last 2 days Percy has gone up the the baby gate, seen the dogs and willingly entered the room. The dogs naturally show an interest and go up to him, he immediately starts to hiss and growl and act like he hates them. But he continues to do this, sometimes within like 5 minutes after being "rescued" from the room the dogs are in. Is this a good sign and should we continue to allow this to happen or is there an extra step we need to be taking so Percy isn't reacting immediately with hissing and growling.

I introduced a kitten (younger cat YC) to my resident cat (older cat OC) of 4 years last winter, they are both girls and are both spayed. It has been about a year now and I'm still unhappy with how YC treats OC. We did a classic slow introduction and it went smooth and YC loves OC but is constantly trying to dominate every aspect of OC's life, therefore the love is mostly one sided: OC tolerates YC. YC follows OC around everywhere and will try to steal everything it can from OC whether that be attention from me or my partner, toys, scraps of food found on the floor, etc. This cat is obsessed with everything my resident cat does and wants everything that OC shows interest in.

It also doesn't help that my OC tends to back down when YC wants to take something. YC will constantly body block OC and run in front of her everywhere around my 2br apartment. OC will hiss or slap sometimes but I think she gets tired since it is CONSTANT and she usually tends to just walk around YC when she blocks the older one or turn around. Some things have gotten better over time but I still have to watch and make sure that YC is not always blocking OC from food/water bowls and litter boxes.

We separate them when it is time for their daily wet food dinner and dry food is refilled once per day and stays out. We also alternate who gets to eat where each night for dinner so they can both feel ownership of the whole apartment, same goes for playtime. We have two litter boxes. Food and litter boxes are in different rooms so resources are spread out. YC shows light resource guarding with food and litter boxes and some days are better than others. I try to do what I can. I play with both cats a ton, separately unfortunately because YC will dominate playtime. I put them in separate rooms when OC needs a break. I do my best to discipline YC by redirecting when she tries to dominate OC but it's very hard when YC is so persistent.

YC shows signs of affection to OC like licking and smelling, tail up. I can tell she loves OC but she just doesn't understand to give her some space. The resource guarding is not as extreme as it can be with other cats but it bothers me that I give each cat everything they need and it's not enough for one of them. I know I could make small changes like a third litter box or a third water and food bowl but I just find it hard to believe that will fix this major behavioral pattern in any significant capacity. But please any advice is welcome and I will hear you out.

To summarize: My younger cat bullies my older cat and tries to dominate every aspect of her life. Older cat tolerates this behavior but it causes her stress I'm sure. It's exhausting for me to constantly deal with because I care deeply about my resident cats happiness. I can't deal with this forever and I keep wondering if I will have to re-home my younger cat if she can't learn to coexist healthily with my resident cat.

We adopted a 3.5 month old kitten (Sesame) and did scented swapping with my resident cat (2yo Topaz) for 4 days before we introduced them. They showed no signs of aggression when they first met, and they rarely growl or hiss at one another.

However, sometimes Topaz will chase the kitten and swat her with no claws. She can be a little be relentless with the chasing and will corner her and sometimes pin her down for a moment. I can't tell if this stalking/chasing behavior is just play or Topaz asserting dominance or if she is being aggressive. I'm worried that she's scaring the kitten.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? Any advice would be appreciated :)

I got a kitten 6 weeks ago, he was two months old when I got him, he came from a stray family and was sick and had coccidia, I nursed him to health, within 10 days he was better, he has a good routine now, I have a room for him which is his room his kitty proof space and when I am home I let him roam around, but for bed time I let him sleep in his room. He has everything he needs litter, cat scratcher, window, toys, food, clear water etc. Anyway as he is now getting older of maybe more toddler stage at 3 months I find he can play a bit rough, he loved attacking and biting my feet, which I don't love, but when he plays with my boyfriend, my boyfriend allows him to bite and scratch his hands while playing. Also some times I find he completely flips over his water bowl, and the water is seeping into the floor (and yes I have a silicon mat), do weighted bowls help? What can I do to make him stop biting me (I know he's a playful kitten) and I do play with him with the wand toy and other toys often at least twice a day. Yes other times he is so cute and cuddly and is making bread on me and purring. I am in the toddler trenches y'all, how do I sanely get through it? Its also my first pet, no kids, so yeah he's really tap dancing on my patience. Will it get better?

I've had my kitten for about a month now (she's 2 months old roughly). She stays in my room for now because my roommate is allergic to cats, so I'm waiting until we move in a month for her to free roam. Every time I leave the room, she starts screaming. Especially when I'm leaving for work. I was using a spray bottle, but now she's scared every time I spray anything. Whether that's perfume or my spray for my pillow. I was told spray bottles were effective to train cats. I now know that's false. How can I quickly stop this behavior? I understand kittens cry when they're lonely, but I need to nip this in the bud asap. I am with her 24/7 when I'm not at work.

Edit: I am aware that keeping her in my room is not the best thing. It is temporary until I move. That is all. She was not and is not meant to be a bedroom cat. I prefer my animals to free roam. Due to how small our apartment is, my roommate uses the living room for his computer area. He sneezes just by walking into my room or anywhere near her. I do not need to hear about how she needs to free roam or needs a buddy. I am fully aware. I just need to know how to get her to stop yelling when I leave the room for right now. Because even if she was free roaming, she'd still cry when I leave

I have two cats from the same litter. A male and a female. The male is significantly larger than the female. Both are fixed. Both are 3 yo.

They cannot play without it turning into violence. If the female initiates play the male will very shortly escalate into attempting to bite her hard enough that she yells and we have to break them up. If the female doesn’t initiate play the male stalks her for hours at a time and repeatedly jumps on her and bites at her and just generally will NEVER leave her be if he has any energy. They’re perfectly amicable to each other whenever the male does not have energy. They will cuddle gladly when they’re both sleepy. So I don’t know what’s going on. They don’t hate each other in day to day life, the male just will not leave her alone whenever he has any energy.

When he is rough he tries to latch onto ears, legs, and the scruff between the shoulder blades. Hes not fighting like a proper cat fight, but he is behaving far too roughly in his “play” behavior.

We put the male in a bathroom with a water bowl for 15 or so minutes after each incident and he is usually not a problem for an hour or two after that.

Things I have tried:

Toys: the male has little interest in toys unless the female is trying to play with them- so she ends up not playing with anything to avoid him. Human driven toys have similar results.

Extra attention: any extra attention to either party worsens the situation noticeably.

Separating feeding stations: helps but only a bit compared to what it used to be.

Shunning the male: this is literally the only thing that even slightly works. For some reason if we ignore the male entirely he is less of a problem by a lot although still occasionally causes issues.

Our set up:

We have three litter boxes in different places around the house. We have four scratching posts as well. And we have two cat towers with ample space.

My request:

Does anyone have any strategies that I can employ so my cats can actually be amicable together? The problem is only getting worse as they age and I don’t want to have to get rid of the male but I also can’t keep waking up several times through the night to separate an ornery cat. And I can’t just lock him up at night as he will slam himself into the walls without end.

ANY TIPS ON GETTING MALE CAT (1.5 yr) TO STOP BEING AFFECTIONATE TOWARD DOG/PUSHING DOG’S BOUNDARIES? My male cat is still constantly trying to snuggle, rub on, groom, and generally be affectionate toward my dog who clearly shows she is uncomfortable. I remove him from her personal space when I am there to witness. She has repeatedly given him indications that she does not want him around, and I know he recognizes the indication because he runs away, but he always comes back and continues pushing her boundaries. She is very tolerant in general, but if he is not getting the warning when she is simply looking away or showing teeth, I am afraid she will feel the need to escalate. There are plenty of spaces in the home that the cat can get to and the dog cannot (partially for safety if he ever needs to run away), but I’ve yet to figure out a place the dog can get to that the cat could not. Any help is appreciated!

I (20f) have a senior cat (spayed since kitten) that I grew up with. I took her in from my mother’s house because she’s sick of the cat because she pees when she gets mad. I’ve been working with her for a few months, and she is definitely happier now in my car, but I’ve noticed if anything soft is on the floor, she pees on it. She also pees half the time she’s in my car. I’m almost positive it’s a behavioral issue, but I don’t know how to train her to stop. Any tips or advice??

My 6 month kitten has never been aggressive to our 10 year old chihuahua (luckily). Introduced them slowly but we still have to keep them separated, while we are at work during the day 🫣 unfortunately, the cat isn’t trusted around the dog.

If she’s sleepy, she will happily sleep next to the dog (or sit on the dog 🫣😅) but when she’s not, she will chase the dog and try jump/wrestle her. She does try and groom the dog - which I guess is a good sign? Although, if the dog moves, the cat will bite her.

It was very stressful at the start of intros, due to our chihuahua being scared of the kitten. She still tries to run away from the cat, which makes the cat think she’s playing a game.

Will our cat eventually get bored of the dog and grow out of the ‘chase’? At 5-6 months old we have seen her ‘less crazy’ but appreciate cats will always have their mad moments

We are hoping to get a catio built soon, so hopefully she can burn off some energy. I make sure to play with her a lot every day, to tire her out

Hopefully we are doing all the right things… I don’t expect them to be best friends but I’d love it for my dog to trust the cat, but know she can be a bit unpredictable!

Title: New cat keeps pouncing on my older resident cat: how do I move forward with introductions?
I adopted a 3 year old neutered male on October 10th, and I’m having trouble introducing him to my two resident cats, an older neutered male and an adult spayed female.
The new cat is very outgoing and settled into his base camp quickly. I’ve been doing treats on either side of the door and swapping spaces so they can get used to each other’s scents. My resident cats have been spending the night in his room while he explores the house, and they have the rest of the house during the day.
My female has handled him fairly well, with some hissing to establish space. My older male is having a much harder time. During the first week after October 10th, their first interaction happened accidentally when he slipped into the new cat’s room during treats. There was growling but no physical fighting. The new cat looked a little puffed up, but his ears weren’t pinned back.
Since then, things have been mixed. Sometimes the new cat will lie down near the residents and yawn, with no pinned ears or escalation despite some growling. Other times, there’s been low yowling and huffing from him and growling from my resident male.
A few days after that accidental meeting, the new cat slipped out of his base camp for the first time and pounced on my older boy. He did it again later during the introduction process, roughly within the following week. Fur was flying both times, but I separated them quickly and neither cat was hurt. These encounters have made me much more worried about how the introductions are going.
When my older cat has tried to disengage and go to a quiet space, the new cat has followed him and wouldn’t leave him alone. He has backed off when I intervened, but I’m concerned that he isn’t respecting my older cat’s attempts to get away.
After the accidental meeting and pouncing incidents, I began using more structured screen door sessions. By the current stage of the introduction, all three cats are able to eat breakfast and dinner on opposite sides of the screen door without hissing. That feels like a positive step, although the new cat still pounces toward the screen when my resident cat comes near if they linger or no treats are involved. Those movements sometimes look playful to me, but my resident cat hisses, swats, and runs away, so he clearly isn’t enjoying it. Given the incidents where fur was flying, I don’t want to assume this is just play.
I want all three to feel safe, especially my older boy, and I don’t want him feeling chased in his own home.
Has anyone dealt with something similar? Would you restart with closed door introductions after these incidents? What signs would you look for before trying closer interactions again, and how do you help a confident new cat stop pursuing a resident cat who wants space? I have also considered using a harness when we eventually begin same room introductions with the new cat to help prevent chasing, since he is comfortable wearing one and moves normally while wearing it. I also have spoke to my vet and got liquid gabapentin to take the edge off when introducing them.