Traumatized Savannah f5

[Rafiki]

You are seeing progress and that is great. I would continue to keep them separated until she is bonded to you and hopefully the peeing issue is addressed. It will be more difficult to fix the peeing issue if she has free run of the house.

 

[Amanda Hughes]

What cattery did you buy them from? I'm not very experienced myself. But under no circumstance should kittens have been taken from their mom so soon. Which you may not have known, but the breeder should have known better. Kittens may still be partaking in their mothers milk around that time, even if not fully dependent on it. Nursing generally ends between 8-10 weeks. Kittens learn from their mother, such as bathroom habits. I've read articles saying they learn from mom how to use the litter box (though possibly with help from humans). I've also read that taking them so soon can cause behavioral problems. The ideal age to receive a kitten is 12 weeks, 10 at the earliest.

This breeder doesn't seem to have been a good one. Personally I feel this breeder should refund you regardless of if you keep the cat or give it back simply because of all of the trouble you're experiencing due to their irresponsibility.

http://www.pet-happy.com/at-what-age-can-a-kitten-leave-its-mother-and-littermates/

 

[MYNXX]

What cattery did you buy them from? I'm not very experienced myself. But under no circumstance should kittens have been taken from their mom so soon. Which you may not have known, but the breeder should have known better. Kittens may still be partaking in their mothers milk around that time, even if not fully dependent on it. Nursing generally ends between 8-10 weeks. Kittens learn from their mother, such as bathroom habits. I've read articles saying they learn from mom how to use the litter box (though possibly with help from humans). I've also read that taking them so soon can cause behavioral problems. The ideal age to receive a kitten is 12 weeks, 10 at the earliest.

This breeder doesn't seem to have been a good one. Personally I feel this breeder should refund you regardless of if you keep the cat or give it back simply because of all of the trouble you're experiencing due to their irresponsibility.

http://www.pet-happy.com/at-what-age-can-a-kitten-leave-its-mother-and-littermates/

I got them at 5-6 months old.. What led you to believe otherwise? I wanted to give her back, and tried twice. They encouraged I bla bla bla, so I have... No we are trying prozac... Hope it works. I think I could have gotten them to, but after getting her spayed, I think they would be reluctant. And I don't want to give her back, but obviously if I don't see a way around things after a year I am gonna really regret getting her. By then of course there's probably no way they will take her back. I would at least like some money back, but I doubt that even more. They are very active in the community so I am not going to expose who they are. Doesn't feel right.

 

[Patti]

But The question now, being at such a stand still, Do I continue to keep them separated

I must have missed something - from everything you have posted up to now it seems that you have made progress since moving her into your closet, albeit baby steps, so I would certainly not give up on her now. Besides, don't I remember you mentioning that he seemed to intimidate or try to dominate her? If that is the case, I would not be too quick to put her back into that situation. If you feel they could benefit from each others company then consider bringing him into the room to visit with her for an hour or so, then remove him again. Now, if his presence seems to actually calm her and help her relax, then I would definitely consider allowing them to stay together again.

 

[Patti]

I wanted to give her back, and tried twice.

if I don't see a way around things after a year I am gonna really regret getting her.

This is really sad, although I can understand why you would say it - obviously this is not what you thought you were getting at the price you paid. Honestly, if you are going to return her, now would be the time, rather than waiting until she is a year old and any transition would be even harder on her. - she clearly doesn't do well with change...

 

[Amanda Hughes]

I got them at 5-6 months old.. What led you to believe otherwise? I wanted to give her back, and tried twice. They encouraged I bla bla bla, so I have... No we are trying prozac... Hope it works. I think I could have gotten them to, but after getting her spayed, I think they would be reluctant. And I don't want to give her back, but obviously if I don't see a way around things after a year I am gonna really regret getting her. By then of course there's probably no way they will take her back. I would at least like some money back, but I doubt that even more. They are very active in the community so I am not going to expose who they are. Doesn't feel right.

Sorry mynxx. I misread your original post.

 

[MYNXX]

This is really sad, although I can understand why you would say it - obviously this is not what you thought you were getting at the price you paid. Honestly, if you are going to return her, now would be the time, rather than waiting until she is a year old and any transition would be even harder on her. - she clearly doesn't do well with change...

That's the whole issue. Has been. The breeders have continued to assure me that she's just gonna take time.... So I continued based on that. I see small improvements daily - The prozac seems to be helping. Only been a few days. We'll see what happens...

She hangs around closer to me now, and watches me a lot more as opposed to hiding... Still very timid, and runs away often, but less and less....

 

[Patti]

It usually takes a couple of weeks for Prozac to fully kick in, so be patient with that.

 

[MYNXX]

All they do is cry through the door for each other. They both know exactly what is going on, and I don't think this whole thing is working as purported. They have been quite patient to be honest. But this is either a dying throw, or a testiment to how their will is much superior to ours, and this whole plan is not going to wind up where we thought it would. I am willing to give it another month to 3, but I tell you; Anything she doesn't like we find complimentary consequences. If she wants to be alone she will be. If I dare touch her I get pee in my bed, on MY side, on My pillow. The are both lonely and much less active. I tried to give her flea medicine, and found myself frantically looking for a mobile vet so that she can get it in a reasonably comfortable way that doesn't end with pee in my bed i.e. the pi My wife is pretty stuck on keeping her, and so am i. But I question that judgement at every turn. UGH.

 

[MYNXX]

You should know - she does much better with my wife. I think she just hates me. We had to put her in the bathroom, and she thought it would be a good idea to put water in the bathtub. Came back in with water everywhere, and the little one hiding in the litterbox... She'll get over it. Seemed better as soon as the wife got home. It's been hard getting her to eat her medicine, she knows no matter what we put it in... Just had another breaking moment. Dealing with flea's etc. The vet never gave them flea medicine, saying they had it down that we declined.... lol Who the hell would decline that!? We told them all about our newness to the situation, I can't believe it. So we found out about the flea's the hard way obviously...