Seems that an armistice has been reached. I'd bet this method will work for any situation where you've got aggression.
Go see a vet and make sure that the behavior isn't related to health problems.
The secret was to remember is that once the aggression starts your part is over until...
Thanks Cats. They aren't much for play but I've been using my "cat fishing rod" and laser as a redirect behavior. If I've got them sequestered we play to exhaustion. Luckily I can pick up either of the in full out hissing mode and they don't bite me. So I've been just grabbing the closest one...
Thanks for that advise.
I'm tempted to allow them to work this out on their own. It doesn't seem as though they'll hurt each other. It's usually just a two foot stand off with mutual hissing and yowling. Is that a better solution than refereeing with pot lids?
The larger cats starting to...
Thanks for your reply. The aggression did happen because of the vet visit... Actually it helped. When I returned from the vet they slept with one another almost immediately. This isn't nonrecognition, this seems more like a dominance or territory issue.
The problem re-appeared after a week of...
Hello,
I been reading many posts across many forums but haven't found a truly similar issue. I have two 5 year olds males, fixed. They are grooming buddies and usually sleep together during the days and lay around with me after playing. One cat is larger than the other but the smaller cat has...