When they were kittens my cats loved each other. Played together, slept together, it was wonderful.
Now they fight every day.
I think I blame the boy for starting it as he likes to jump on Tilly and bite her back and bum as she sleeps. He likes to chase her all over the house. She then hisses and rolls on her back. He freezes, and slowly moves towards her until she loses her nerve and flees again.
She has now started taking pre-emptive action by whacking him in the face if she suddenly comes face to face with him. At those times he usually had no inclination to chase her and looks incredibly startled and a little baffled at being attacked for no good reason.
She broke her leg a while ago, and we bought feliway, and vanilla-coated them. It worked for a while, mostly because she'd been confined for ages, and was so happy to see another cat she didn't care that it was him. However, as she regained her old personality, and he got over the novelty of being allowed into the living room again, they reverted to as they were before.
They're both lovely cats, and we're all so sad that they don't get on any more.
Is it normal for one cat to like sneaking up on the other? Can I make him stop?
Now they fight every day.
I think I blame the boy for starting it as he likes to jump on Tilly and bite her back and bum as she sleeps. He likes to chase her all over the house. She then hisses and rolls on her back. He freezes, and slowly moves towards her until she loses her nerve and flees again.
She has now started taking pre-emptive action by whacking him in the face if she suddenly comes face to face with him. At those times he usually had no inclination to chase her and looks incredibly startled and a little baffled at being attacked for no good reason.
She broke her leg a while ago, and we bought feliway, and vanilla-coated them. It worked for a while, mostly because she'd been confined for ages, and was so happy to see another cat she didn't care that it was him. However, as she regained her old personality, and he got over the novelty of being allowed into the living room again, they reverted to as they were before.
They're both lovely cats, and we're all so sad that they don't get on any more.
Is it normal for one cat to like sneaking up on the other? Can I make him stop?