My cats have started new routines of harrassment in the past 3-4 weeks. Habibi, formerly sweet to all, if a bit spunky, has been hissing and chasing HeyGirl, who fights back (now, didn't used to) .. lots of weirdness & puffy tails.
Neighbor guy's two outdoor cats have also been harrassing one another.
Does your house have many warm spots for cats to snuggle up if the people aren't providing warm spots? I've seen my cats get all cozy with one another on little cat-sized heated beds...
I don't see how this can be placebo stuff, since cats aren't going to listen to me telling them what the remedy is supposed to do, but I've had success in treating some cat illnesses with homeopathic Nux Vomica based on Veterinarians Guide to Natural Remedies for Cats (isbn 0609803735). I wouldn't have tried it, but a wise & dog-loving colleague had mentioned Nux Vomica providing very successful results when his dobermans were ill.
I'm going to research more on this approach, in hopes that maybe some homeopathic remedy might chill my cats out. At $5 a little bottle, it's easy to try, at least.
This brand of Nux Vomica: http://www.boironusa.com/
Good luck! Please let us know if you find anything that works?
Does your house have many warm spots for cats to snuggle up if the people aren't providing warm spots? I've seen my cats get all cozy with one another on little cat-sized heated beds...
My house has plenty of quiet, snuggly spots. It also has a heated waterbed that's big enough for the two of them and my husband and me at the same time. But what my cats are competing for is not so much locations, it's access to me. I know this because of the way Princess follows me around when I move around the house, and the way she ignores (and lets Sugar stay in) locations I'm not occupying.
On the bright side, I haven't seen any puffy tails, and no real attempts by either cat to injure the other. No, it's all posturing and positioning. Princess doesn't seem to have anything against Sugar, so long as Sugar stays in the background.
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Weird!
Neighbor guy's two outdoor cats have also been harrassing one another.
Does your house have many warm spots for cats to snuggle up if the people aren't providing warm spots? I've seen my cats get all cozy with one another on little cat-sized heated beds...
I don't see how this can be placebo stuff, since cats aren't going to listen to me telling them what the remedy is supposed to do, but I've had success in treating some cat illnesses with homeopathic Nux Vomica based on Veterinarians Guide to Natural Remedies for Cats (isbn 0609803735). I wouldn't have tried it, but a wise & dog-loving colleague had mentioned Nux Vomica providing very successful results when his dobermans were ill.
I'm going to research more on this approach, in hopes that maybe some homeopathic remedy might chill my cats out. At $5 a little bottle, it's easy to try, at least.
This brand of Nux Vomica: http://www.boironusa.com/
Good luck! Please let us know if you find anything that works?
Re: Weird!
My house has plenty of quiet, snuggly spots. It also has a heated waterbed that's big enough for the two of them and my husband and me at the same time. But what my cats are competing for is not so much locations, it's access to me. I know this because of the way Princess follows me around when I move around the house, and the way she ignores (and lets Sugar stay in) locations I'm not occupying.
On the bright side, I haven't seen any puffy tails, and no real attempts by either cat to injure the other. No, it's all posturing and positioning. Princess doesn't seem to have anything against Sugar, so long as Sugar stays in the background.