Looking for some desperate and well needed advice.
My 1 year old female cat has been living harmoniously with our 5 month old kitten for 3 months; she groomed him, ate beside him... everything was fine. Until one week ago we heard these horrific noises coming from her which we have never heard, she was in full fight or flight mode attacking him she also urinated and pood on the floor. After quick separation until she calmed down we introduced again and the same thing happened. We took her to the vet for a health check as this is so out of character and she was fine. We also took him and got him neutered the next day ( 4 days ago) ps she is also spayed. We have kept them separated since and have pet gates in situ; she is fine seeing him through them and there is no hissing or uneasiness about her. While she was on top of the cat tree relaxed today we planed to bring them together for a short time and she jumped down hissing and bushy tailed and of course we separated them again. I have been feeding them on either side of the gate and rewarding with treats but I feel this is never going to work.
I know this is a long winded post but any advice and help would be greatly appreciated as all I've done is Google for the past week.
My 1 year old female cat has been living harmoniously with our 5 month old kitten for 3 months; she groomed him, ate beside him... everything was fine. Until one week ago we heard these horrific noises coming from her which we have never heard, she was in full fight or flight mode attacking him she also urinated and pood on the floor. After quick separation until she calmed down we introduced again and the same thing happened. We took her to the vet for a health check as this is so out of character and she was fine. We also took him and got him neutered the next day ( 4 days ago) ps she is also spayed. We have kept them separated since and have pet gates in situ; she is fine seeing him through them and there is no hissing or uneasiness about her. While she was on top of the cat tree relaxed today we planed to bring them together for a short time and she jumped down hissing and bushy tailed and of course we separated them again. I have been feeding them on either side of the gate and rewarding with treats but I feel this is never going to work.
I know this is a long winded post but any advice and help would be greatly appreciated as all I've done is Google for the past week.