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So sorry that I keep posting about the same situation. But one thing I noticed, I was mingling the cats, and Lexa (Mia’s adopted baby) walked into the kitchen and Ellie went as if to stalk her in there, I got up to intervene, but at the same moment Mia went after Ellie kinda like walking up to her and then lunging at the last second to swat her. I grabbed Mia and put her on the heat mat and then put Ellie upstairs hoping she’ll get some energy out and not want to hunt lexa. (She’s currently zooming around like a maniac.)
I know that Ellie truly wants to play with Lexa, but it sometimes turns into hunting lexa when we haven’t gotten enough of her energy out. I feel her and Lexa might play together when Lexa isn’t scared of Ellie and Ellie approaches play gentler.
However Mia is the one that confuses me? Like she will just go up to Ellie and smack her around. And it doesn’t look playful. Sometimes she’ll just sit and watch, and often she’ll just walk by Ellie like nothing. But other times she’s lazor focused on Ellie or goes after her?
Is she trying to show Ellie who is boss? Is she trying to assert her dominance? Is she trying to protect Lexa from being chased?
Mia is almost always silent in these interactions and Ellie will be the one hissing. If I don’t intervene in time Mia usually walks away after smacking Ellie around. It all happens very quickly.
Mia hissed this time at me because I grabbed her and she was surprised. But she usually doesn’t hiss or growl.
What is the meaning of these interactions and what can I do to stop them? They concern me the most because I understand them the least.
I know that Ellie truly wants to play with Lexa, but it sometimes turns into hunting lexa when we haven’t gotten enough of her energy out. I feel her and Lexa might play together when Lexa isn’t scared of Ellie and Ellie approaches play gentler.
However Mia is the one that confuses me? Like she will just go up to Ellie and smack her around. And it doesn’t look playful. Sometimes she’ll just sit and watch, and often she’ll just walk by Ellie like nothing. But other times she’s lazor focused on Ellie or goes after her?
Is she trying to show Ellie who is boss? Is she trying to assert her dominance? Is she trying to protect Lexa from being chased?
Mia is almost always silent in these interactions and Ellie will be the one hissing. If I don’t intervene in time Mia usually walks away after smacking Ellie around. It all happens very quickly.
Mia hissed this time at me because I grabbed her and she was surprised. But she usually doesn’t hiss or growl.
What is the meaning of these interactions and what can I do to stop them? They concern me the most because I understand them the least.