I have a 2 year old female cat (Layla), fixed, and she had been living with me since October. I moved back home yesterday, returning back to where she lived for a year and a half. At home, there are two other female cats, both fixed, about 9 years old- they are giving Layla space, but unhappy.
When I came home to visit back in December, she didn't have any behavioral problems with the other two cats or with myself. Typically she is very friendly, playful, patient, and she never growls or hisses! Her behavior is very new and sometimes it's hard to be patient with her when she's hissing, growling, and swatting at me.
I've placed some boxes around the house and have been doing my best to keep the cats all separated. What bothers me is her 180 degree personality change! She is eating and drinking water fine- totally normal there. But not sure what to do with her personality. Like I said before, she just isn't the kind of cat who is aggressive-- she never has been before.
Does anyone have any advice for me to help her transition better? I've been talking to her and after a while she'll growl (sometimes hiss) and leave. She really doesn't want anything to do with me; she does come when I call her still about 90% of the time so I guess that's good. She gets mad when I try to touch even in the lightest way. Not sure what I can do to help her since she has been so loving before I moved back yesterday.
Help?
When I came home to visit back in December, she didn't have any behavioral problems with the other two cats or with myself. Typically she is very friendly, playful, patient, and she never growls or hisses! Her behavior is very new and sometimes it's hard to be patient with her when she's hissing, growling, and swatting at me.
I've placed some boxes around the house and have been doing my best to keep the cats all separated. What bothers me is her 180 degree personality change! She is eating and drinking water fine- totally normal there. But not sure what to do with her personality. Like I said before, she just isn't the kind of cat who is aggressive-- she never has been before.
Does anyone have any advice for me to help her transition better? I've been talking to her and after a while she'll growl (sometimes hiss) and leave. She really doesn't want anything to do with me; she does come when I call her still about 90% of the time so I guess that's good. She gets mad when I try to touch even in the lightest way. Not sure what I can do to help her since she has been so loving before I moved back yesterday.
Help?