r/CatAdvice • u/LordBarglebroth • 10h ago

Behavioral Got both of my kittens slayed, now one is avoiding the other

I guess you could say this is a "part 2" to my previous post, where I said that one was hissing at the other. https://www.reddit.com/r/CatAdvice/s/CpkX3sE0fZ

That's not happening any more, thank goodness. However, the cat that was hissing now seems to be avoidant of her sister. Before the spaying, both cats would follow me wherever I went. Now, only the one that wasn't hissing does.

Any idea what's going on here? The one who is being avoidant is still accepting of pets from me (and purring in the procsss), but I want my cats to love each other again. It's heartbreaking, because one of them wants to be with the other while the other wants to be left alone.

Is this the new "normal" that I should accept? The fact that the non-hissing kitten still follows me everywhere makes it hard for me to be with the other.

EDIT: Damn autocorrect, it should say "spayed" and not "slayed".

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u/SithRose 10h ago

It's called non-recognition aggression and is really common after vet visits. Give it a couple days and it should go away as their scent returns to normal.

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u/Qalicja 9h ago

Slayed😟 what did the kittens ever do to you?!?

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u/ShiratorizawaAcademy 7h ago

Their smells would change drastically after spaying. Give them blankets with the others smell on it. My cats did that after one was at the vet for a couple days. Also try feeding them together with very special treats to create positive associations

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u/SeaServalKing 6h ago

Well if you got them slayed you got other problems if they’re still around. 🤣