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I've got a problem with two of my cats. A little background on the situation:
My wife and I got Cat A a couple of years ago, and then five months later, got Cat B. They became very good friends. Seven months later, Cat B had gotten on my wife's last nerve (talking, scratching, opening cupboards...all at night), so he went to live with my mother last May. Last July, we got Cat C, who also became good friends with Cat A. In December, we moved, and our new place had enough space for all three cats (Cat B's personality had been too large for our old one-bedroom apartment). So I brought Cats A and C here, and about a week later, Cat B. There was that initial rough patch at the beginning of Cat B's reintroduction, but soon enough, he and Cat C were buddies.
But Cat A still doesn't like him. She will tolerate his presence, but never gets too close. Cat B has begun to torment Cat A--but I've seen it and it didn't look like fighting to me. He will walk up to her and playfully swat her; she'll hiss and growl; it will escalate to him chasing her into the hall and swatting her as she hisses, growls, and screams. She looks either extremely terrified or extremely angry, but she never fights back. Also, I'm not sure he's actually fighting with her. He doesn't scratch her or bite her or jump on her. Just swats her.
What's the deal, and is there a way to stop it before he gets banished to Grandma's house again?
My wife and I got Cat A a couple of years ago, and then five months later, got Cat B. They became very good friends. Seven months later, Cat B had gotten on my wife's last nerve (talking, scratching, opening cupboards...all at night), so he went to live with my mother last May. Last July, we got Cat C, who also became good friends with Cat A. In December, we moved, and our new place had enough space for all three cats (Cat B's personality had been too large for our old one-bedroom apartment). So I brought Cats A and C here, and about a week later, Cat B. There was that initial rough patch at the beginning of Cat B's reintroduction, but soon enough, he and Cat C were buddies.
But Cat A still doesn't like him. She will tolerate his presence, but never gets too close. Cat B has begun to torment Cat A--but I've seen it and it didn't look like fighting to me. He will walk up to her and playfully swat her; she'll hiss and growl; it will escalate to him chasing her into the hall and swatting her as she hisses, growls, and screams. She looks either extremely terrified or extremely angry, but she never fights back. Also, I'm not sure he's actually fighting with her. He doesn't scratch her or bite her or jump on her. Just swats her.
What's the deal, and is there a way to stop it before he gets banished to Grandma's house again?