So i have 2 cats, Isis a tabby girl who is 14 who i have had since i rescued her as a stray kitten and Ryo-ohki, a rehomed cat (2 different times! 
) who my friend was going to throw out and she is a tortie about 5 years old who was abused. It has taken about 2 years to get Ryo to the point where she will greet visitors and sit with people and sleep on our bed. She has turned into the most loving clingy cat just like Isis. They deal with each other, are okay eating with eachother (seperate bowls) and will sleep on the same bed. If either gets to close the other will let out a little hiss and they will go their separate ways without much else.
About a month ago Ryo was sleeping in the middle of the end of the bed. My fiancee was getting ready for work and Isis jumped on the bed right infront of Ryo (neither cat knew the other was there) and war ensued! the screaming, howling hissing and full on brawl woke me up terrified and neither cat would stop even with me yelling. We had to pull them apart and even then Ryo was spring-boarding herself off of the floor to try to get at Isis. My first thought was that it was panic, it was dark and this cat just appeared out of nowhere... i mean i would be scared too...but normally a yell would break up anything and with her spring-boarding in the air trying to get at her it was mildly insane. We put Isis in the living room and she calmed down almost immediately. Ryo however continued to growl for a few minutes and puff her tail and sniff everything. She did not mark anything and calmed down about 10 minutes later.
We had this event happen again this morning. Ryo was sleeping next to me and Isis jumped straight up off the floor onto her and the insane fight started again. No yelling, stomping or clapping stopped them so i pulled them apart and held Ryo for 10 minutes until her breathing relaxed and she stopped growling periodically. It terrified me both times. I mean pure terror.
Would you say they are just isolated incidents or is something more at play here? I am thinking of making a small set of stairs to go near the bed so she doesnt jump straight up. She is older and i figure it couldn't hurt to have them there... except maybe me bashing my toe on them in the middle of the night. We have many plants and also have frogs, lizards and fish so we have a lot of the outdoors inside for them. I just wanted some additional opinions.
Thanks!
) who my friend was going to throw out and she is a tortie about 5 years old who was abused. It has taken about 2 years to get Ryo to the point where she will greet visitors and sit with people and sleep on our bed. She has turned into the most loving clingy cat just like Isis. They deal with each other, are okay eating with eachother (seperate bowls) and will sleep on the same bed. If either gets to close the other will let out a little hiss and they will go their separate ways without much else.About a month ago Ryo was sleeping in the middle of the end of the bed. My fiancee was getting ready for work and Isis jumped on the bed right infront of Ryo (neither cat knew the other was there) and war ensued! the screaming, howling hissing and full on brawl woke me up terrified and neither cat would stop even with me yelling. We had to pull them apart and even then Ryo was spring-boarding herself off of the floor to try to get at Isis. My first thought was that it was panic, it was dark and this cat just appeared out of nowhere... i mean i would be scared too...but normally a yell would break up anything and with her spring-boarding in the air trying to get at her it was mildly insane. We put Isis in the living room and she calmed down almost immediately. Ryo however continued to growl for a few minutes and puff her tail and sniff everything. She did not mark anything and calmed down about 10 minutes later.
We had this event happen again this morning. Ryo was sleeping next to me and Isis jumped straight up off the floor onto her and the insane fight started again. No yelling, stomping or clapping stopped them so i pulled them apart and held Ryo for 10 minutes until her breathing relaxed and she stopped growling periodically. It terrified me both times. I mean pure terror.
Would you say they are just isolated incidents or is something more at play here? I am thinking of making a small set of stairs to go near the bed so she doesnt jump straight up. She is older and i figure it couldn't hurt to have them there... except maybe me bashing my toe on them in the middle of the night. We have many plants and also have frogs, lizards and fish so we have a lot of the outdoors inside for them. I just wanted some additional opinions.
Thanks!
and they are so much better and relaxed again... i must say though for ryo being so small she sounds like a elephant when she runs around!!! All her weight must be in her paws! Thanks so much everyone for your help!
