younger cat attacking older cat after 3 years
by jeanna imbesi
(aston, pa.)
I have a 9 year old tabby and a 3 year old tabby. yesterday after living together peacefully for 3 years. the younger cat started chasing older cat and attacking her, both hissing and growling, tails getting very large. older cat is afraid of younger cat now. they had a war the entire night with out stopping .
we had to lock up our older cat to protect her/
what should we do??? we need help
Answer by Kate
Hi
don't worry this is a common problem is cause trauma aggression. it is rather odd behavior as basically something has scared one of your cats and they are transferring that fear onto the other cat. Sort of blaming them for it.
You need to go through a period of reintroduction for the two cats. It does take little time and patience but allows the cats time and space to calm down and then to get to know each other agin in a safe environment. this page will tell you how to go about it.
reintroducing catsbest wishes kate
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