TheCatSite.com › Forums › Our Feline Companions › Behavior › Long time cat friends now aggressive towards each other
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Long time cat friends now aggressive towards each other

post #1 of 3
Thread Starter 
I will try and make this short. We have had Gus and Dempsey for over three years together. Both are male and Gus is about a year and a half older. They have both always been indoors and would groom, play, eat, and sleep like brothers. The other night while we were gone Gus broke down the screen in our den and got into a fight with a stray passing through the yard. He wasn't hurt too badly and the vet gave me some pain meds for him. Anyway, as soon as we got home I noticed the screen and got Gus inside. He wasn't out for more than 20 minutes and judging by the fur won the fight. He ran to come inside and Dempsey went to check on him. Immediately they became aggressive to each other so I decided to separate them till I could get Gus to the vet. That was almost a week ago. Now every time I try and let Gus out Dempsey becomes aggressive and Gus runs and hides. Dempsey has actually taken swipes at him. I have tried rubbing them both down with the cleaning wipes so they'll smell the same and tried letting them meet back on their own.
I'm not sure what else I can do?

Any thoughts?

Thank You,

Chris
post #2 of 3
Call your vet, you may want to try giving the kitty that got out some medicine to help him calm down....basically, kitty Prozac. This isn't a permanent fix but may allow him to settle down long enough to get past his newfound aggression and back to his usual sweet, calm self. Normally I would suggest Feliway however this switch is pretty severe and sudden so quick action should be taken to redirect him and help him settle back down.

Good luck and let us k ow how it goes.
post #3 of 3
Thread Starter 
Thanks, the kitty that got out is not the aggressor, it's the other. I have been in touch with my vet and they suggested taking it slowly. So I am reintroducing them a bit at a time.
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Behavior
TheCatSite.com › Forums › Our Feline Companions › Behavior › Long time cat friends now aggressive towards each other