Back in October my fiance and I got a new kitty to add to our two cat household. My older two boys were 8.5 at the time and the process of bringing in a new kitty took time.
Jake welcomed our new kitty with open arms, but Bear was very sensitive and very scared. He hid and hissed and growled for a few days (4-5). Eventually he got over it and our new kitty (his name is Link btw) was able to lay next to him and even bump heads with him now and then.
Bear was tolerant at best, but he was always obvious that he wasn't super fond of Link. He would let Link lay next to him (provided Link didn't get TOO close), and they would sniff each other. Everything has gone GREAT after the first week or so last October that we brought Link home.
Rewind two days...
Bear has been attacking.. not playing... but down right attacking and STALKING Link. Fur flying, hissing, howling, growling, chasing him, trying to hurt him. It was so bad that Link pee'd on himself out of fear. Bear is a much bigger cat and Link has always been submissive to him. The problem is now that Bear will NOT stop attacking him. If we let them in the same room, Bear will lock eyes on him and stalk him. He tries to be sneaky about it even.
This can't continue, and we can't figure out what is going on. Why after almost a year of coexisting in peace is Bear being so mean and going after him. Link isn't crowding his space, actually Link has tried to steer clear of Bear, but Bear is being *so* aggressive.
This is very very unlike Bear. He has *never* *ever* shown signs of aggression. Out of all the cats we've had, he's always had the sweetest disposition and has been the one to shy away from any form of aggression.
I have no idea what to do. I got Feliway, it's not really helping. I'm gonna take him to the vet, but barring anything physical, what could be causing this, and how do I fix it?!
Jake welcomed our new kitty with open arms, but Bear was very sensitive and very scared. He hid and hissed and growled for a few days (4-5). Eventually he got over it and our new kitty (his name is Link btw) was able to lay next to him and even bump heads with him now and then.
Bear was tolerant at best, but he was always obvious that he wasn't super fond of Link. He would let Link lay next to him (provided Link didn't get TOO close), and they would sniff each other. Everything has gone GREAT after the first week or so last October that we brought Link home.
Rewind two days...
Bear has been attacking.. not playing... but down right attacking and STALKING Link. Fur flying, hissing, howling, growling, chasing him, trying to hurt him. It was so bad that Link pee'd on himself out of fear. Bear is a much bigger cat and Link has always been submissive to him. The problem is now that Bear will NOT stop attacking him. If we let them in the same room, Bear will lock eyes on him and stalk him. He tries to be sneaky about it even.
This can't continue, and we can't figure out what is going on. Why after almost a year of coexisting in peace is Bear being so mean and going after him. Link isn't crowding his space, actually Link has tried to steer clear of Bear, but Bear is being *so* aggressive.
This is very very unlike Bear. He has *never* *ever* shown signs of aggression. Out of all the cats we've had, he's always had the sweetest disposition and has been the one to shy away from any form of aggression.
I have no idea what to do. I got Feliway, it's not really helping. I'm gonna take him to the vet, but barring anything physical, what could be causing this, and how do I fix it?!