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Hey guys,
I've had my one cat, Dexter for the last 5 years and I foster-failed with my other cat, Buddy, 2 years ago. While they have little fights here and there, and have been known to mark some spots in the past, they now seem to be in a full-out war this past month and I've been going crazy. I don't understand why this has suddenly just gotten as bad as it has, seemingly out of nowhere. They are not fighting more than usual and I'm not giving either one attention more than the other.
Dexter seems to be the worst of the two right now. In the past week he has marked at least once a day in spots that Buddy either enjoys/scratches, or has just started to enjoy/scratch because others have already been marked. Please help, he just marked all over another area and I lost it in a screaming rage. I of course didn't hurt him, but my yelling scared him so badly that now he's hiding. My nerves are completely shot. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
The only thing I can think of Dexter being jealous/upset about is the fact that Buddy was sick last week and received a lot more of my attention then. Wouldn't the marking have been worse last week if that were the case though?
Update: They're both neutered and, yes, I've tried Feliway in the past - it did absolutely nothing
I've had my one cat, Dexter for the last 5 years and I foster-failed with my other cat, Buddy, 2 years ago. While they have little fights here and there, and have been known to mark some spots in the past, they now seem to be in a full-out war this past month and I've been going crazy. I don't understand why this has suddenly just gotten as bad as it has, seemingly out of nowhere. They are not fighting more than usual and I'm not giving either one attention more than the other.
Dexter seems to be the worst of the two right now. In the past week he has marked at least once a day in spots that Buddy either enjoys/scratches, or has just started to enjoy/scratch because others have already been marked. Please help, he just marked all over another area and I lost it in a screaming rage. I of course didn't hurt him, but my yelling scared him so badly that now he's hiding. My nerves are completely shot. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
The only thing I can think of Dexter being jealous/upset about is the fact that Buddy was sick last week and received a lot more of my attention then. Wouldn't the marking have been worse last week if that were the case though?
Update: They're both neutered and, yes, I've tried Feliway in the past - it did absolutely nothing
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