I've noticed in the last week that there have been alot of posts about housecats that used to get along, that are now fighting.
I am in the same situation. I moved almost a month ago, and since the move my two female cats that used to get along are now fighting. The first week after the move I was away on business and the cats were not seperated, my boyfriend and I decided to see if they could work it out - and at first the fighting wasn't as bad as it got or as frequent.
The second week we seperated them while we were at work and tried to give them time together when we got home in the evening -the fighting still occurred and got worse & more frequent.
The third week we seperated them entirely, they were not even allowed to see one another.
Starting this week, we wanted to swap rooms, so they might get reused to the others scent. During the swap, the older one got lose and soon as she saw the younger one - went to attack her.
So they are now in the others room, still not seeing one another. My question is does anyone have a suggestion on how long I should keep them seperated, and when I should try to reintroduce them? I am worried that a pattern of fighting has already set in (from that first & second week that they were not seperated entirely). My brother-in-law is a vet and has checked out both cats and says that they are in fine health, our new place has brand new carpet - therefore there are no other animal scents there. One thing I can think of is that we are still in the process of unpacking - and maybe that is till setting off the older cat. Any suggesstions of how long this may take? My stresslevel is very high and I get so upset with the thought of them being like this.
Thanks!!!
I am in the same situation. I moved almost a month ago, and since the move my two female cats that used to get along are now fighting. The first week after the move I was away on business and the cats were not seperated, my boyfriend and I decided to see if they could work it out - and at first the fighting wasn't as bad as it got or as frequent.
The second week we seperated them while we were at work and tried to give them time together when we got home in the evening -the fighting still occurred and got worse & more frequent.
The third week we seperated them entirely, they were not even allowed to see one another.
Starting this week, we wanted to swap rooms, so they might get reused to the others scent. During the swap, the older one got lose and soon as she saw the younger one - went to attack her.
So they are now in the others room, still not seeing one another. My question is does anyone have a suggestion on how long I should keep them seperated, and when I should try to reintroduce them? I am worried that a pattern of fighting has already set in (from that first & second week that they were not seperated entirely). My brother-in-law is a vet and has checked out both cats and says that they are in fine health, our new place has brand new carpet - therefore there are no other animal scents there. One thing I can think of is that we are still in the process of unpacking - and maybe that is till setting off the older cat. Any suggesstions of how long this may take? My stresslevel is very high and I get so upset with the thought of them being like this.
Thanks!!!