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So, we've just moved to a new area, successfully introduced our cats to the new house and after a couple of days they relaxed and were back to normal.
Today however, our youngest (1 y/o, un-neutered) managed to sneak out and go missing for 4 hours and when he came back was followed home by a ginger cat - almost identical to our eldest (2 y/o, neutered) who is also big, fluffy and ginger.
Before today, they were genuinely best friends with no kick offs but now after today they are both seriously hostile and extremely violent with each other like they have never been before.
The youngest has become VERY hostile and VERY violent, yowling and puffing himself up, ears flat and all.
The eldest has become VERY withdrawn and VERY defensive, hissing and growling and almost like the prey of the situation.
We've separated them so both had time in a room with a feliway calming diffuser and time to wander the house each. We reintroduced and they were grooming and cuddling within half an hour - and then it all went sour again and we had to separate them again and it's not good.
I know separation and a slow re-introduction will help, but I've never dealt with this before and have no idea!
Cheers in advance,
Worried cat-dad and over-thinker,
James
Today however, our youngest (1 y/o, un-neutered) managed to sneak out and go missing for 4 hours and when he came back was followed home by a ginger cat - almost identical to our eldest (2 y/o, neutered) who is also big, fluffy and ginger.
Before today, they were genuinely best friends with no kick offs but now after today they are both seriously hostile and extremely violent with each other like they have never been before.
The youngest has become VERY hostile and VERY violent, yowling and puffing himself up, ears flat and all.
The eldest has become VERY withdrawn and VERY defensive, hissing and growling and almost like the prey of the situation.
We've separated them so both had time in a room with a feliway calming diffuser and time to wander the house each. We reintroduced and they were grooming and cuddling within half an hour - and then it all went sour again and we had to separate them again and it's not good.
I know separation and a slow re-introduction will help, but I've never dealt with this before and have no idea!
Cheers in advance,
Worried cat-dad and over-thinker,
James