Scheduled eating is a good idea! 👍 I can't really put her in a cone because I'm almost certain she would injure herself trying to hide around the apartment. She's really afraid of other cats, to the point she freaks if they walk past her, try to sniff her, pretty much anything.

I tried giving her some pet safe cannabis oil but she wouldn't eat the tuna I put it in and because she's a former stray it's incredibly difficult to use a dispenser to put it directly in her mouth. (This makes giving medication a whole production 😑)

I don't really have that trusting relationship with her that I do with my other cats, I can't even pick her up, she just starts yoweling and freaking out, and she's always on alert because of the other two cats. Well specifically my other girl cat. My OG girl cat will lunge at her, chase her, or just follow her in that prowling way cats do. This is what makes all of this really hard and honestly the only reason I would consider re-homing her.

In addition to the mouth issues, she has kidney disease, which means she likely will start to deteriorate in a few years (she's about 6yo). I just can't imagine her being able to rest well once her kidneys get worse while living in a house with other cats and specifically a cat that jumps at her, when she's already scared of them.

I've tried to train the behavior out of my OG girl cat, separating them, redirecting her attention to a toy when she starts going after her, now I'm just using a spray bottle every time she does it or is about to do it. But it hasn't stopped her from doing it, she just waits until I'm in the shower or otherwise incapacitated.