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My orange/yellow stripped nuetered tabby cat keeps hissing at the mother cats kittens and at the other two full grown cats. He never used to hiss at the mother cat or the other nuetered male cat but a couple of weeks agoe he started doing it. He hasn't had his adult distemper shot yet because the vets office hasn't sent me out a reminder about it and i haven't had the money recently to get it.......would that even help his behavorial problem or has his attitude just changed completely???? I would like to know so i know wether we have to get rid of him or not......Thanx.....
Lynn
Lucky 1 yr
Spaz 11 months
Emily 3 yrs
4 kittens 8 wks 3d
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Animals are the best compainions, they never talk back

Hi,
Your adult male is just upset that there are more cats in the house. He will eventually except the kittens. I think I remember that your kittens are about 8 weeks old now and you had four of them. Have you found homes for any of them yet?

The distemper shot doesn't change his temperment. They just call it that. It's really shots to prevent kitty dieases. Usually the shots contain feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and panleukopenia that is for the three way. There is also a 6 way.

Try going and reading introducing a new pet forums. There is a lot of helpful information there. Also, you may want to try picking up some Bach's Rescue Rememdy. It's about ten dollars at a All Natural Food Store.Rub a drop in each of his ear tips. That should help calm him down.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

Although it sounds like distemper shots would ease behavior problems this is not really the case. Distemper is sort of a laymans' term for a serious cat illness that has nothing to do with hostile behavior!

Under no circumstances should you leave the kittens alone with the male until he seems to accept them fully. It will take work on your part to make this happen, so please come back here and post for more advice as you need it.
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

oh he's an outdoor cat and only comes in 1-2 times a day so he's only in long enough to eat and then he goes back outside. He's in all night long but the kittens are in the bathroom all night long...so they don't make a mess of the house and the two male cats don't hurt them....Spaz doesn't mind them he's just a lot bigger then they are...Lucky hisses at them and i just would rather not leave him alone with them to give him a chance to act on it.....One kitten is leaving tomorrow and the other two i still need to find homes for......I'm keeping the little girl so hopefully he'll at least get used to her but if he's still hissing at the other two grown and that kitten after a month, should i get rid of him???
Lynn
Spaz 11 months
Lucky 1 yr
Emily 3 yrs
4 Kittens 8 wks 3 d
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Animals are the best compainions, they never talk back

What is that distemper shot? Does that mean that if you have a really mean cat and she gets that shot, that she'll turn calm and act normal?

>>What is that distemper shot? Does that mean that if you have a really mean cat and she gets that shot, that she'll turn calm and act normal?

No it's for a cat dieases. Read Madame Alto's post.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker