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I have 3 cats. They all get along very well with each other. They groom each other, cuddle next to each other on the bed and other furniture and play together. As my youngest female Shadow (7 months) has been getting older, there has been a lot of competition between her and my older female Treasure (1 1/2 year old). It mostly seems to be related to sleeping on the bed. Treasure loves to go under the comforter on the bed to sleep and Shadow will jump on top of her, wake her up and Treasure will run out of the room. At first I thought it was just playful behavior but I began noticing that as soon as Treasure leaves the room, Shadow will curl up on the bed and go to sleep. Now she does this behavior a lot and it often leads to Shadow chasing Treasure around the house, jumping on top of her and biting her. Treasure hisses and growls and tries to run away, so I separate them and they calm down, and later I usually am able to put them back together without any problems. Now I have to keep them separate when no one is home because I worry about them getting into it. I never used to have to do this.
The strange thing is that Shadow can be very loving to her. I see them grooming each other and cuddling with each other all the time. One moment they will be getting along and the next Shadow will be picking a fight with her. It's very puzzling.
Both cats love to lay next to me or on top of me while I am sleeping. Lately I am noticing that they are competing to lay on top of me. Shadow has always been very attached to me and has always loved to cuddle and she will often cuddle with Treasure while laying next to me or sometimes both of them will lay on my legs or in my lap. I've always thought it was cute that they liked to sleep in the bed with me but lately Shadow seems to get jealous when Treasure lays next to me or on my lap. If she sees me pet Treasure or give her attention in any way she will appear to get jealous and take it out on Treasure, jumping on top of her and biting her. Sometimes when I get home if I am watching TV on the couch this behavior will become an issue. My boyfriend thinks they are fighting over me, since they never compete to lay next to or on top of him and most of them time they will not snuggle with him at all and instead go lay somewhere where they can be alone when I am not there.
Shadow gets a lot of attention. All of my cats do. But with her it often seems that it is never enough to satisfy. I'm not sure why she has become so rival with Treasure, as she does not do this behavior with my male cat at all. She used to play with my male cat all the time, but now she seems to only want to play with me or seek attention from Treasure in the wrong ways. They have lots of toys, cat trees and other things to climb and go in to have their "alone time". Treasure doesn't sleep in most of these because when she does Shadow finds her and jumps on her and tries claim it as her own. Sometimes Shadow doesn't care where Treasure sleeps, she will still try to make her go away. Lately I am finding Treasure sleeping in the bathroom and trying to get into cabinets to hide which she never used to do.
The strange thing is that Shadow can be very loving to her. I see them grooming each other and cuddling with each other all the time. One moment they will be getting along and the next Shadow will be picking a fight with her. It's very puzzling.
Both cats love to lay next to me or on top of me while I am sleeping. Lately I am noticing that they are competing to lay on top of me. Shadow has always been very attached to me and has always loved to cuddle and she will often cuddle with Treasure while laying next to me or sometimes both of them will lay on my legs or in my lap. I've always thought it was cute that they liked to sleep in the bed with me but lately Shadow seems to get jealous when Treasure lays next to me or on my lap. If she sees me pet Treasure or give her attention in any way she will appear to get jealous and take it out on Treasure, jumping on top of her and biting her. Sometimes when I get home if I am watching TV on the couch this behavior will become an issue. My boyfriend thinks they are fighting over me, since they never compete to lay next to or on top of him and most of them time they will not snuggle with him at all and instead go lay somewhere where they can be alone when I am not there.
Shadow gets a lot of attention. All of my cats do. But with her it often seems that it is never enough to satisfy. I'm not sure why she has become so rival with Treasure, as she does not do this behavior with my male cat at all. She used to play with my male cat all the time, but now she seems to only want to play with me or seek attention from Treasure in the wrong ways. They have lots of toys, cat trees and other things to climb and go in to have their "alone time". Treasure doesn't sleep in most of these because when she does Shadow finds her and jumps on her and tries claim it as her own. Sometimes Shadow doesn't care where Treasure sleeps, she will still try to make her go away. Lately I am finding Treasure sleeping in the bathroom and trying to get into cabinets to hide which she never used to do.