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Long story short, my older brother and his wife recently moved back home with my parents, where I am also living as I am still in school. They also brought their cat with them, who is female, around 18 months old, and very.... we’ll say “feisty.”
The problem is that we have 2 cats whoe are both about 10, a male and a female. We followed basic recommendations about introducing new cats into a household, and the more easygoing male adapted well and doesn’t have much of an issue with the new cat. Our older female cat, however, oh boy. She’s always been a bit on the nervous side, though never aggressive. Any time she sees the younger cat, she goes bonkers, hissing, growling and spitting. The younger cat has decided to take this as a challenge, and spends a lot of time trying to hunt our cat and cause trouble.
We currently have a gate between the kitchen and main hallway that keeps the cats separate, but also makes life for all of us pretty stressful. It feels rather like we’re living in a cage at the moment. It’s been like this for 2 months now with no sign of improving any time soon, and I’m getting blamed by my brother for my cat “being crazy.” We feed them on opposite sides of the gate, we’ve tried regular play sessions to boost my cat’s confidence, pheromone diffusers....I’m at a loss. I came here hoping some of you could gove some advice on the situation. Thank you!
The problem is that we have 2 cats whoe are both about 10, a male and a female. We followed basic recommendations about introducing new cats into a household, and the more easygoing male adapted well and doesn’t have much of an issue with the new cat. Our older female cat, however, oh boy. She’s always been a bit on the nervous side, though never aggressive. Any time she sees the younger cat, she goes bonkers, hissing, growling and spitting. The younger cat has decided to take this as a challenge, and spends a lot of time trying to hunt our cat and cause trouble.
We currently have a gate between the kitchen and main hallway that keeps the cats separate, but also makes life for all of us pretty stressful. It feels rather like we’re living in a cage at the moment. It’s been like this for 2 months now with no sign of improving any time soon, and I’m getting blamed by my brother for my cat “being crazy.” We feed them on opposite sides of the gate, we’ve tried regular play sessions to boost my cat’s confidence, pheromone diffusers....I’m at a loss. I came here hoping some of you could gove some advice on the situation. Thank you!