One of my two cats seems to have adopted my bedroom as his territory. Zorro sometimes sits in the doorway waiting for my other cat, Spooky, so he can chase him away. This problem seems to be getting worse. Previously both my cats slept in my room but now poor Spooky is getting let out. During the night I am often awakened by the two of them wrestling. I yell at them and break it up. Then later, only Zorro is asleep in the room and poor Spooky is somewhere else. Sometimes when I wake, both cats are asleep, close on my bed (and look sooo cute!) and a few other times they will be sleeping close together in one of the cat beds. But most of the time Zorro tries to keep Spooky out. Somedays he extends his territory so that Spooky can't come upstairs at all. It's sad to find Spooky sleeping alone in the hall while Zorro is stretched out on my bed. (Which is often how I find them when I come home from work.) What can I do to get Zorro to share? Spooky was here first and always slept with me. They are about very close in age. Spooky is just a year old and Zorro is about nine months old. I tried letting Zorro know this is really my territory and putting him out of the room and letting Spooky in. But that didn't seem to work.
Anyone else have a problem like this with territory fighting? Any suggestions? Please help! Thanks.
Anyone else have a problem like this with territory fighting? Any suggestions? Please help! Thanks.