I have two kittens (littermates) that I kept from a stray cat that I found over the summer. They're 5 months old. They're best buds, do everything together, and groom each other. Greybie is more skiddish around new people and has hissed at visitors/ the vet in the past. Luna is a very laid-back cat.
Today they had their appointments to get spayed, and we picked them up at 5:30 (about 2.5 hours ago). Greybie had hissed at the vet and growled at me when I picked up her carrier. In the car she cried the whole way. Luna was quiet.
Anyway, we got home and I left them in their carriers for a while to calm down a little. I then let greybie out and kept Luna in. Greybie hissed at Luna a few times, so I now have them in sepeatate rooms.
We tried having them play with the same toy through the door which was fine. We also opened the door a crack so they could see each other, but greybie hissed and life's her paw to swat at Luna. Poor thing was confused. We shut the door and Greybie then started hissing at Luna's paws under the door, so we moved her to the bedroom for Luna's safety (son now Luna is in the bathroom, greybie is in the bedroom, and no one is in the living room).
Anyway, I'm wondering what the next step should be. It's been only a few hours since their surgery so I wanted to keep them apart until the anesthesia wears off at the very least (so tomorrow?). They can eat tomorrow morning--should I feed them both on either side of the door? How far away from the door?
I was going to do scent swapping but the thing is they both smell pretty noticeably different...even to me. Especially greybie...I'm wondering if she might have peed on herself or something, poor thing. We're not supposed to bathe them though because of the incision. So I'm sure to them the smells are very different and very weird. Would scent swapping even be beneficial? What if I rub an old blanket with their old smells on them? Or should I do the vanilla thing?
Also, for sleeping tonight...I live in a one bedroom apartment. I could keep Luna in the bathroom and greybie in the bedroom and sleep on the couch...or I could sleep in the living room with Luna and my boyfriend could sleep on the bedroom with greybie. I'm just worried that greybie will hiss at Luna from under the door? She did that earlier which is why Luna is now in the bathroom and not the living room.
Basically, I don't know what to do and I'm afraid they'll never be the same (I know it's been hardly any time at all but I'm a worrier). I just really want them to get along. But I know greybie pretty well and I just have a hunch that she will continue to hiss at Luna through the door if we open it a little. She's just very scared and that's her go to defense.
Right now greybie is in the bedroom with me sleeping. She's purring which is good. Luna is in the bathroom with my boyfriend, also purring and very affectionate.
Today they had their appointments to get spayed, and we picked them up at 5:30 (about 2.5 hours ago). Greybie had hissed at the vet and growled at me when I picked up her carrier. In the car she cried the whole way. Luna was quiet.
Anyway, we got home and I left them in their carriers for a while to calm down a little. I then let greybie out and kept Luna in. Greybie hissed at Luna a few times, so I now have them in sepeatate rooms.
We tried having them play with the same toy through the door which was fine. We also opened the door a crack so they could see each other, but greybie hissed and life's her paw to swat at Luna. Poor thing was confused. We shut the door and Greybie then started hissing at Luna's paws under the door, so we moved her to the bedroom for Luna's safety (son now Luna is in the bathroom, greybie is in the bedroom, and no one is in the living room).
Anyway, I'm wondering what the next step should be. It's been only a few hours since their surgery so I wanted to keep them apart until the anesthesia wears off at the very least (so tomorrow?). They can eat tomorrow morning--should I feed them both on either side of the door? How far away from the door?
I was going to do scent swapping but the thing is they both smell pretty noticeably different...even to me. Especially greybie...I'm wondering if she might have peed on herself or something, poor thing. We're not supposed to bathe them though because of the incision. So I'm sure to them the smells are very different and very weird. Would scent swapping even be beneficial? What if I rub an old blanket with their old smells on them? Or should I do the vanilla thing?
Also, for sleeping tonight...I live in a one bedroom apartment. I could keep Luna in the bathroom and greybie in the bedroom and sleep on the couch...or I could sleep in the living room with Luna and my boyfriend could sleep on the bedroom with greybie. I'm just worried that greybie will hiss at Luna from under the door? She did that earlier which is why Luna is now in the bathroom and not the living room.
Basically, I don't know what to do and I'm afraid they'll never be the same (I know it's been hardly any time at all but I'm a worrier). I just really want them to get along. But I know greybie pretty well and I just have a hunch that she will continue to hiss at Luna through the door if we open it a little. She's just very scared and that's her go to defense.
Right now greybie is in the bedroom with me sleeping. She's purring which is good. Luna is in the bathroom with my boyfriend, also purring and very affectionate.