Help something is wrong with my cats

[Yvonne Belisle]

My cats are indoor only a mother and 2 kittens 1 year old next month. They have never been parted. This morning about 10 minutes ago they suddenly begain trying to kill each other. I have seperated them. They are fine till they see one of the others then they suddenly become hissing growling fighting balls of fur. Has anyone ever seen this happen before?

[loopy]

All three of my cats went through this phase. When I got my second, you couldn't keep the two in the same room without them scratching each other up. When I got my third, she and the second starting fighting. She even ripped out a chunk of his fur.

They mostly get along now. They get mischeivous, but it's pretty much in good fun. All my cats have had those little getting-to-know-you-killing-you phases. In my experience, it passes once the novelty has worn off. I think it eventually has to happen, even if you separate them for awhile. (I tried that the first time; it just prolonged it)

There's a small chance that one of them's feral, but I honestly just think it sounds like normal cat initiation. I was extremely worried in the beginning, and brought it up to my vet. He basically told me the same thing I just told you. :)

[Yvonne Belisle]

The two younger ones are her daughters they have never been apart and they haven't been outside. They have lived together in peace for 11 months

[loopy]

Hmm... I did a websearch and found this:


Feuding Cats

Dear Simba,
I have two 3yr old cats names Dezzie and Lucy. They have been together since they were born and have always gotten along very well...until recently that is. About 2 weeks ago they got into a huge fight. I let is pass and thought they just got mad at each other for something. Since then the cats will not go around each other at all. If Dezzie sees Lucy she will automatically run and hide from her and will not come out unless I go to where she is and sweet talk her. If they come in contact with each other, Dezzie will hiss and growl at Lucy and then Lucy will attack her and they start fighting, Dezzie ends up going and hiding somewhere and Lucy just prances around and starts to love on my husband again. I do not know what is wrong with them. I had them both spayed, so I know it is not because they are in heat. When they are apart they are both very friendly toward my husband, and me but when they are together the tense all up and Dezzie will growl and try to run away and then Lucy will chase her.

One incident that happened about a week ago is this....They starting fighting and I ran in to see what was going on, Lucy had Dezzie pinned down biting her neck and Dezzie got scared and used the bathroom all over everything, since that day, Dezzie wants absolutely nothing to do with Lucy. Sure I could give one up, but I have no children and they are my babies, and I do not want to get rid of either of them. I can not understand why they act this way when never before have they showed so much aggression toward one another. What can I do? :o( Concerned Mary

Dear Concerned Mary,
Does not sound like a fun situation. The good news is that this can be corrected. I recommend that you reintroduce the cats to each other. What you want to do is restore Dezzie's sense of safety and create an environment where both cats are loved with each other present. Petting a cat after bad behavior only reinforces it. So here it goes:


Place Lucy in a room all to herself.
Let Dezzie to sniff & familiarize herself with Lucy from outside the door.
Go into Lucy's room and give her love and attention
Do the same for Dezzie, outside the room.
Be sure to let them hear you being affectionate with them.
After 2-3 days let Lucy & Dezzie be in the same room together.
You hold one cat
Your husband holds the other cat
Give the cats affection & treats if they behave.
Immediately punish any bad behavior (spray the offending cat with water and place her in a confined area for 15-20 minutes)
A couple of sessions like this will make the cats comfortable with each other and will hopefully restore some order around the house. Keep me posted. Simba

It's from a website called www.kittencare.com. Hope it helps a little bit. :)

[Yvonne Belisle]

I'll try. I'm really worried about them.

[Yvonne Belisle]

This is the wierdest thing I've ever seen I figured why not I'll try to put them together one more time. I only have one cat litter and Splotch was crying for her sibling and Mom (after 11 months she still nurses sometimes) They are now fine. I don't know what happened but will be bookmarking that page and still want any info anyone has to share.

[loopy]

I'm glad things are better. :) Good luck with them. :)

[Methanespirit]

Yvonne, Since I've been monitoring Lunar positions during the Sun-into-new-zodiacal-signs charts (Solar ingresses) , I've also noticed a change in my cat's behavior when the Moon passes these critical points in the Zodiac. I used to have a large tomcat, a gray and black tabby, who got along fine with the other males around the ranch. But then immediately after one of these Lunar transits, he changed and attemped to run off all the other males , even though mating season was over. I lost a couple of my favorite male cats during that time. Now, one of my balck cats has returned and the tabby is gone. Midnight-AM is now the chief male cat of the "pride". Yesterday. the Moon moved across this solar ingress Lunar position, thereby setting up another set of planetary influences for everone's location which will last for a few more days, before a new set of influences are established. I believe that the animals are more prone to react to these mundane influences that do humans. Blessings

[Lucidia]

hmm.. i have no advice but i hope the stuff that's been posted helps you out... my cats fight a lot but their FAR from kittens and not related at all....

*big huggles*