Hi all,
My indoor cat, Pippa spent the might outdoors last night. I only discovered her outside when I noticed an odd moving shadow at the window while showering. It was Pippa who clearly wanted in! I opened the back door, called her name and she came running. However she ran right into a large fight with my sweet foster kitty Donna.
Up until the this point Donna and Pippa have gotten along very well. They snuggle and groom each other. Donna has been living with us for about a month and they have only had some tiny little scraps. The 2 fights that they have been in this morning are at whole new level, I have never heard the 2 of them scream and hiss like this before.
I have done some reading, and the consensus seems to be that Pippa smells different because of the time outdoors and that things should settle down when she smells normal again .
I am just wondering if there is anything else I can do for these girls? They were just so sweet and loving before, they really seemed to care for each other.
Currently they are separated, with Donna in the living room and Pippa with the remainder of the apartment.
I should mention that they are both fixed and that Pippa is 5 or 6 (she was a stray from the spca) and Donna is 2. Pippa has always been the dominant cat up until now, but it appears to be Donna who starting the fights.
Thanks very much for any help you can give!
My indoor cat, Pippa spent the might outdoors last night. I only discovered her outside when I noticed an odd moving shadow at the window while showering. It was Pippa who clearly wanted in! I opened the back door, called her name and she came running. However she ran right into a large fight with my sweet foster kitty Donna.
Up until the this point Donna and Pippa have gotten along very well. They snuggle and groom each other. Donna has been living with us for about a month and they have only had some tiny little scraps. The 2 fights that they have been in this morning are at whole new level, I have never heard the 2 of them scream and hiss like this before.
I have done some reading, and the consensus seems to be that Pippa smells different because of the time outdoors and that things should settle down when she smells normal again .
I am just wondering if there is anything else I can do for these girls? They were just so sweet and loving before, they really seemed to care for each other.
Currently they are separated, with Donna in the living room and Pippa with the remainder of the apartment.
I should mention that they are both fixed and that Pippa is 5 or 6 (she was a stray from the spca) and Donna is 2. Pippa has always been the dominant cat up until now, but it appears to be Donna who starting the fights.
Thanks very much for any help you can give!