Hi all!
Seb - Male ragdoll, 6 months old. Was neutered 4 weeks ago. Have had him for about 3 months, previously lived as a kitten with another kitten and 1yo male before we adopted him. Seb has always been outgoing and playful. Seb's a big boy but Blu has put some weight and size on recently.
Blu - New cat. Male ragdoll, 6 months old, neutered months ago. Previously lived solo from 8 weeks old. We have had him for 3.5 weeks now.
So I've posted about Seb and Blu a few times but things have changed a bit recently.
- Seb has gotten a bit quieter recently. Unsure if this is related to the desexing and his testosterone levels dropping or whether he is unhappy.
- Blu has become more confident. He is playing, cuddling us more and feels like he is way more comfortable.
- Blu and Seb are doing more chasing lately. A lot of this is back and forth but I'm unsure whether it's playful. Ears are generally forward but it seems to be very random, just stalking, lunging at one another and chasing. They end in wrestles sometimes and sometimes it's just a run and then they separate. Although Blu is yowling less in this, I feel like both cats get more agitated as it goes and I get the impression that Blu is bossing Seb around more.
- The bed and upstairs in general is an issue compared to downstairs. If both cats are on the bed, they start wrestling quite aggressively straight away... biting necks, tails, smelling each other's butts. It seems quite dominance based to me and like they're arguing over the bed. Seb won't let Blu out of his sight upstairs in particular but if either of them is agitated, they just have to constantly be in each other's sight.
- We are still locking Blu up overnight, Seb sleeps on our bed all through the night. Of a morning though both cats will be at the door where Blu is and scratching at it to let Blu out.
- Neither cat avoids the other generally, they will chill out in the same space together although not cuddling, wait for food together and walk past each other with a nose smell at times.
Any thoughts or am I overthinking again?
Seb - Male ragdoll, 6 months old. Was neutered 4 weeks ago. Have had him for about 3 months, previously lived as a kitten with another kitten and 1yo male before we adopted him. Seb has always been outgoing and playful. Seb's a big boy but Blu has put some weight and size on recently.
Blu - New cat. Male ragdoll, 6 months old, neutered months ago. Previously lived solo from 8 weeks old. We have had him for 3.5 weeks now.
So I've posted about Seb and Blu a few times but things have changed a bit recently.
- Seb has gotten a bit quieter recently. Unsure if this is related to the desexing and his testosterone levels dropping or whether he is unhappy.
- Blu has become more confident. He is playing, cuddling us more and feels like he is way more comfortable.
- Blu and Seb are doing more chasing lately. A lot of this is back and forth but I'm unsure whether it's playful. Ears are generally forward but it seems to be very random, just stalking, lunging at one another and chasing. They end in wrestles sometimes and sometimes it's just a run and then they separate. Although Blu is yowling less in this, I feel like both cats get more agitated as it goes and I get the impression that Blu is bossing Seb around more.
- The bed and upstairs in general is an issue compared to downstairs. If both cats are on the bed, they start wrestling quite aggressively straight away... biting necks, tails, smelling each other's butts. It seems quite dominance based to me and like they're arguing over the bed. Seb won't let Blu out of his sight upstairs in particular but if either of them is agitated, they just have to constantly be in each other's sight.
- We are still locking Blu up overnight, Seb sleeps on our bed all through the night. Of a morning though both cats will be at the door where Blu is and scratching at it to let Blu out.
- Neither cat avoids the other generally, they will chill out in the same space together although not cuddling, wait for food together and walk past each other with a nose smell at times.
Any thoughts or am I overthinking again?