Hi all, haven't been here in a long time.
Wondering about my 3 yo female tortie. When I adopted her, her report was "sweet and sociable." Which she was for a long time. Then I introduced her to my boyfriend's XL male cat. They are totally BFF now. She was always sweet to strangers. Then, one day, she learned how to hiss. She doesn't like anybody who is not me or my boyfriend or his cat. She thinks my place AND his place are hers, and if any strangers dare to enter, she hisses and growls and carries on. Particularly at his place, she'll remain upset for a couple of days. I'll take her to my parents house, which she's been many, many times (they don't have any pets) and she spends the whole time on a cabinet and hisses at anybody who comes near her.
What gives? Is she just a super territorial female?
This has really been something that has been going on since she was about 1 yo. If anyone has any advice, I'll gladly take it!
Wondering about my 3 yo female tortie. When I adopted her, her report was "sweet and sociable." Which she was for a long time. Then I introduced her to my boyfriend's XL male cat. They are totally BFF now. She was always sweet to strangers. Then, one day, she learned how to hiss. She doesn't like anybody who is not me or my boyfriend or his cat. She thinks my place AND his place are hers, and if any strangers dare to enter, she hisses and growls and carries on. Particularly at his place, she'll remain upset for a couple of days. I'll take her to my parents house, which she's been many, many times (they don't have any pets) and she spends the whole time on a cabinet and hisses at anybody who comes near her.
What gives? Is she just a super territorial female?
This has really been something that has been going on since she was about 1 yo. If anyone has any advice, I'll gladly take it!