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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: The Duchess on July 27, 2010, 21:23:49 PM
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my ginger whinger is allowed out when we're in so, on Saturday the back door is opened and out he trots. Minutes later he comes flying back in and I notice there's a new black and white cat in the garden who has obviously chased him inside. Anyway, I'm off out doing Saturday morning stuff whilst OH stays home. When I get back, the back door is closed and Cosmo's indoors. Apparently, OH had to separate the two cats - there was loud yelping and my boy was on his back, pinned down and getting the worse of it. (He has a couple of scabs on his ears where he's been bitten/scratched).
Since then, his sister Jessie has been acting very weird - stalking him, growling and hissing, chasing him - generally making him feel unwelcome. On Saturday night he didn't sleep next to me on the bed 'cos the little madam had chased him off :Crazy:
So, I was wondering what would cause such a change in behaviour? Does Cosmo smell different? Or perhaps Jessie's just lost respect for him having seen him get the :censored: beaten out of him :evillaugh:?
Answers on a postcard please.
PS - they seem to be back to "normal"ish now.
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Since then, his sister Jessie has been acting very weird - stalking him, growling and hissing, chasing him - generally making him feel unwelcome. On Saturday night he didn't sleep next to me on the bed 'cos the little madam had chased him off :Crazy:
So, I was wondering what would cause such a change in behaviour? Does Cosmo smell different?
Yes, thats pretty much it I'd say, she can smell the other cat on him and thinks you've sneakily introduced a new cat without telling her :evillaugh:
Glad things are back to normal ish now though - you could maybe do the scent exchange thing, collect her scent using a soft cloth around her head (cheek and mouth areas) then stroke cloth onto Cosmo.
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:thanks:
normal service has now been resumed :evillaugh:
Not sure what to do to keep other cat away - I've heard hissing/screeching on recent forays and my boy's got a few scabs where he's obviously been dabbed - he is a complete wuss but hate that anxious/scaredy cat look he gets :(