I had one of my girls, Yin, to the vet today and she's now on antibiotics for a UTI. Things seemed pretty settled tonight, but then unfortunately a neighborhood stray came by (which has happened before) and she went more nuts than usual.
Generally when the stray has appeared she has gone after her sister, Yang, and I end up separating them for 10-20 minutes. I use the vanilla trick (found on this site
) before putting them back together and it's usually fine. Tonight, I'm sure because she isn't feeling well, she was aggressive with me, hissing and swatting. I put her in the bedroom for about 30 min. since she seemed more agitated than normal. When she seemed calm (and was crying so plaintively I couldn't stand it!) I let her back out. She ran to the front window where the stray had been and proceeded to start hissing and swatting all over again when I was near. So back into the room she's gone and is once again crying every so often and breaking my heart.
My question is how long should I leave her in there before trying to let her out again. I can't keep her shut in indefinitely. I only have one litter box and sooner or later her sister will need to use it. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.
Generally when the stray has appeared she has gone after her sister, Yang, and I end up separating them for 10-20 minutes. I use the vanilla trick (found on this site
My question is how long should I leave her in there before trying to let her out again. I can't keep her shut in indefinitely. I only have one litter box and sooner or later her sister will need to use it. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.