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Hi everyone,
We just got a new 1 yr old cat from a shelter a couple of weeks ago, and brought her home where we have a 3 yr old cat (we've had her for a couple of years).
We kept them separate for a while, let them sniff at each other under the door, etc. Everything seems to be going well. We started to let the new cat come out for a few hours at night. The resident cat hisses if the new cat gets too close, but then they're fine. The past few days they've even started going up to each other and sniffing each other's noses!
The new cat is usually very laid back and does not respond to the aggression/hissing of the resident cat at all. Except when it's feeding time! Here is the problem!! I fed our resident cat first, and while I was filling the new cat's bowl, the new cat came out to where the resident cat's bowl is (they are kept in separate rooms). She walked right up to the resident cat, who was eating, gave a yowl and swatted at her face a few times. This is the only time she has shown aggression. I shooed her away but then she came back and did it again.
Is this a sign that they are never going to get along? Or can cats become aggressive when food is involved when they usually aren't aggressive?
Thanks for any advice you can offer...
We just got a new 1 yr old cat from a shelter a couple of weeks ago, and brought her home where we have a 3 yr old cat (we've had her for a couple of years).
We kept them separate for a while, let them sniff at each other under the door, etc. Everything seems to be going well. We started to let the new cat come out for a few hours at night. The resident cat hisses if the new cat gets too close, but then they're fine. The past few days they've even started going up to each other and sniffing each other's noses!
The new cat is usually very laid back and does not respond to the aggression/hissing of the resident cat at all. Except when it's feeding time! Here is the problem!! I fed our resident cat first, and while I was filling the new cat's bowl, the new cat came out to where the resident cat's bowl is (they are kept in separate rooms). She walked right up to the resident cat, who was eating, gave a yowl and swatted at her face a few times. This is the only time she has shown aggression. I shooed her away but then she came back and did it again.
Is this a sign that they are never going to get along? Or can cats become aggressive when food is involved when they usually aren't aggressive?
Thanks for any advice you can offer...