My Cats Hate Each Other

They like to go ahead and wrestle and let off some aggression and play because this is how they show their love and affection for one another.

My cats hate each other. Use a diffuser while the aggression issue is being resolved. Now theyre in a pattern of overreaction to each other. The longer you own your cats the easier it will be to stop a fight. Perhaps one of them responded to the fright in a way that frightened the other cat and provoked aggression.

Heres the good news. Screams and squeals are often the vocal byproducts. Any change in a cats behavior could also be a sign of a medical condition. They challenge each other with stares forward facing body position hisses growls mounting behavior nape bites or by blocking access to food play or attention.

If the aggression is mild or between two cats who used to get along. Some dominant cats use power grooming behavior and energetically lick another cat to make it move away. Two cats are likely to reestablish a relationship or at least tolerate each other but future episodes of nonrecognition aggression are likely. But even the most stoic and solitary of animals can form lasting friendships.

Separate your cats in different rooms for several days or weeks with separate beds bowls and litter boxes. Sometimes cats like to be playful and this is how they do it. While some play fighting can get a bit too rough there is still a stark difference between the two types of behavior. This way they can hear and smell each other but dont have to interact.

You might not get them to love each other but there are things you can do to stop the fighting. Another possibility is that one of the cats got into something that made her smell different. Desex both cats if you havent done so already. What to do when your cats turn on each other it can be very confusing and frustrating when companion cats who have previously lived together in harmony suddenly decide to engage in a turf war.

Its like when you come back from the vet and you smell different from the other cats and then they hiss at you because you smell strange and its not like you can help it because your person kidnapped you and. Cats that fight and wrestle do not necessarily hate one another. If either cats behavior in such situations does not improve further veterinary care is warranted. The spruce marina li.

Sometimes two of those stoic solitary animals can even befriend each other. With time and lots of patience you might even get them to like each other. Theyre not always the most friendlywith people with dogs or even with each other. If your kitties are in an all out war with each other take heart.