How Do You Deal With Boy & Girl Cats That Hate Each Other?
Hissing, spitting and swatting are not easy for a cat guardian to watch. When two cats–or more–live together, there will be occasional disagreements. When disagreements escalate to fighting, and fighting becomes nearly constant, everyone in the home–cats and people, and even dogs–is miserable. But you can take some steps to help two cats learn at least to tolerate each other. While gender has little role in predicting whether two cats will be friends, it’s much more difficult to call a cease-fire among feuding felines that have not be sterilized. Have the cats spayed and neutered. The hormone fluctuations in unaltered cats create more stress in the home and lead to more fighting. Provide cats with toys, scratching posts, windows and other distractions. If they have more to do, they’ll be less likely to pick on each other. Create places for the cats to hide from each other. Cardboard boxes work great as hiding places. Don’t confine the cats to one area of the house. The more room th
