Ok, so we have two cats. The older cat (Kitty) we got in Korea and brought back to the US with us. When she first got back to the US, she stayed at my wife's parents' house for a few weeks until we got back and took her to our house. They have an older Male cat (Atari) that used to terrorize other cats when he was younger. Well, when Kitty moved in, she started terrorizing Atari, they DID NOT get along....ever.
The younger cat (Elphie) we got soon after getting back to the states. For about the first 2 or 3 days, they didn't get along too well, but ever since then, they have been best friends. Laying together, playing, grooming each other, etc.
Well, we are moving soon and will have to drive the 18 hours to Florida with the two cats. As a trial run of the traveling and moving, we decided to bring the cats up to my wife's parents' house over Thanksgiving. They (Kitty and Elphie) were just as good friends as always for the whole ride up. In fact, they slept together in the same cat carrier.
The problem is that once we got here, we opened the door of the cat carrier, they both took off. Elphie hid in one room and Kitty hid in the other. Ever since, anytime they get within 10 feet of each other, they hiss and spit and act like they have never seen each other before.
Has anyone ever had any similar experiences or know what might be going on with these two cats? I can understand that they might be scared and nervous about being in a new place....but these cats have lived together in perfect harmony for well over a year and we bring them here and POOF, they hate each other for no reason. Any ideas what is going on here?
The younger cat (Elphie) we got soon after getting back to the states. For about the first 2 or 3 days, they didn't get along too well, but ever since then, they have been best friends. Laying together, playing, grooming each other, etc.
Well, we are moving soon and will have to drive the 18 hours to Florida with the two cats. As a trial run of the traveling and moving, we decided to bring the cats up to my wife's parents' house over Thanksgiving. They (Kitty and Elphie) were just as good friends as always for the whole ride up. In fact, they slept together in the same cat carrier.
The problem is that once we got here, we opened the door of the cat carrier, they both took off. Elphie hid in one room and Kitty hid in the other. Ever since, anytime they get within 10 feet of each other, they hiss and spit and act like they have never seen each other before.
Has anyone ever had any similar experiences or know what might be going on with these two cats? I can understand that they might be scared and nervous about being in a new place....but these cats have lived together in perfect harmony for well over a year and we bring them here and POOF, they hate each other for no reason. Any ideas what is going on here?