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Please help. I have two cats, Phoebe and Cassie. I believe they are sisters (I got them from the same shelter, they were in the same cage, the vet says they're the same age - 6 years old).
Periodically Phoebe will go through periods where she doesn't seem to recognize her sister. She growls and hisses at Cassie, and swats at her if she comes anywhere near her. Since it's a small apartment, this tends to happen rather often.
Last night, I was patting Cassie when Phoebe wandered by. Phoebe hunkered down in "angry" mode, so I reached out to her to show her that it was ok and that I wanted to rub her ears -- the way I have every day for the past 6 years. And she hissed at ME!
This has been going on since at least last Sunday. (I was away Saturday and Sunday; they had plenty of food, water, and litter in their box.) In the past, when I've asked the vet about this, she's said that something must have happened to aggravate or frighten Phoebe enough to make her feel threatened, to make her "lose her cool." But I can't think of what it might have been. And I don't know how to get her to snap out of it.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
Thanks much!
Periodically Phoebe will go through periods where she doesn't seem to recognize her sister. She growls and hisses at Cassie, and swats at her if she comes anywhere near her. Since it's a small apartment, this tends to happen rather often.
Last night, I was patting Cassie when Phoebe wandered by. Phoebe hunkered down in "angry" mode, so I reached out to her to show her that it was ok and that I wanted to rub her ears -- the way I have every day for the past 6 years. And she hissed at ME!
This has been going on since at least last Sunday. (I was away Saturday and Sunday; they had plenty of food, water, and litter in their box.) In the past, when I've asked the vet about this, she's said that something must have happened to aggravate or frighten Phoebe enough to make her feel threatened, to make her "lose her cool." But I can't think of what it might have been. And I don't know how to get her to snap out of it.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
Thanks much!