We have three cats, one older male (Sparky, just under two years, neutered) and two female kittens (Edison and Tesla, just under four months old). Long story short, they all get along, for the most part, by playing and sharing nap spots.
Until something weird happened today. The three cats were resting on the couch next to me, all in that asleep but not fully asleep stage, when Tesla stretched and barely brushed against Sparky. Sparky freaked out! I'm talking ears back, hissing, clawing and just ruining the peaceful moment. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
Sparky does have that over sensitivity thing where he will freak out when being petted and try to bite/claw, but usually he shows some warning signs before doing that. He has never done it when he was woken up.
Did he do this because he was so surprised? Is this going to be a problem when they all sleep together, like what was the chance this was a one time thing? Can I prevent it?
Until something weird happened today. The three cats were resting on the couch next to me, all in that asleep but not fully asleep stage, when Tesla stretched and barely brushed against Sparky. Sparky freaked out! I'm talking ears back, hissing, clawing and just ruining the peaceful moment. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
Sparky does have that over sensitivity thing where he will freak out when being petted and try to bite/claw, but usually he shows some warning signs before doing that. He has never done it when he was woken up.
Did he do this because he was so surprised? Is this going to be a problem when they all sleep together, like what was the chance this was a one time thing? Can I prevent it?
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