I never leave them unsupervised together. Each has their own bedroom with a fireplace if you can believe it! I watch their moods. If one just wants its space, they have their room to go to in peace.
Hiss and fighting stopped after 10 months but only because I bought something called "doggy don't" on Amazon. It corrects bad behavior with an unpleasant sound. Both cats are between 3 and 4 years old.
i have a female and a male cat. Female lived with me from kitten, now 3. I brought in male rescue over a year ago. No more hissing or fighting! But, my female will not sit near the male. If he tries to enter her personal space she stiff arms him with a paw to his face (warning buddy). If...
They are doing much better. Prozac is a life saver. 3 weeks on it now, separate them when I have to leave. When home I monitor and correct Buddy with a stern No! He seems to understand that.
He eats, gets treats, and plays in same room with her. He has had so many names at this point, I'm not sure he understands. He had a fear of people so touching him is fine now. Cuddling... He would rather not. I can pick him up though. If you could have seen what he was rescued from and how...
By the time I get in the room Mary has taken off running or hiding behind something. I usually pick Marion (boy kitty) up and put him in his bedroom until Mary settles down in her perch which is up high before I let him out again. I was watching yesterday from a distance. Mary is sitting in...
I read the articles. I'm buying a separation gate today. I will use it in the morning when they are both at a high energy level. I guess this is going to take much longer than I thought.