Several months ago my cat had a litter of kittens and we kept two females. Mama cat was a great Mom and had a great relationship even after nursing ended. A few weeks ago Mama cat got out for a few days and when she came home she began hissing and striking at our 2 kittens.
Then one of the kittens got sick and went to the vet and when she got home a few days later her littermate had began hissing at her. They are all sweet wonderful cats, but now only to us humans and not to each other. I feel like I am playing referee just to keep them all from tearing each other apart-what is going on! Could it be that the small seperations ruined the dynamic they had.
Answers:
Is the mother cat fixed? if not that maybe why she is hissing. as to the vets its the smell. The kitten thats back from the vet now has a different oder to her.Put a dab of vanilla on all 3 cats and they will usually calm down as they will all have the same scent. It works well usually.
Do Not put FREBREEZE on your cats!
first of all, when you bring a cat/kitten home from the vet they smell different.. they probably don't recognize each other. give it time.. they'll be fine.
they are just trying to be top cat..
Any time cats get outside or go where there are other animals, they get a scent on them that upsets the other cats in the house.
You could try give them all a sponge bath with Febreze or something like that, to sort of offset the odor that's
bugging them.
The other thing is that any cats who are not neutered will offend other cats. When the kittens start to get older, they upset the whole household, because the older cats are suddenly aware of their sexuality. Have them all neutered, or separate them, if that's the problem.
It is unlikely that the seperations are ruining the dynamics. Female cats are typically a bit funny with regard to their ability to tolerate the attention of both humans and other cats.
Her kittens are growing up and the dynamics between mother and offspring may be changing.
What about the trip to the vet? Any germs going around that might be making them feel out of sorts?
they just got into an argument thats all
Cats are delicate animals. They are easily upset. Do not force them to like each other!!
Here is what might help.
Isolate them; keep them in separate rooms.
Put a cloth on each room where they can sleep on it. When the cloth gets the scent. Rotate them, so everyone gets the cloth of the other. It might be a good idea to rotate the clothes everyday, may be in the morning. Do this for a week and then put them back together. See how it goes.
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