I have 6 cats they all get along except 1 she is 5 yrs old and very cranky she hisses at all the other cats?

Question

Should I give her her own room so she can hide or keep her out with the other cats?

Answer 1

Let her settle this problem. she can take care of herself. I had a small female grayish brown called Dusty and a large female white with brown splotches named Blossom and a large male all black named Midnite the male was an only cat for 3 years ,all these cats were fixed. Blossom came from a humane society who was an only cat, they got along fine. Then a neighbor died and her daughter gave me Dusty also an only cat, all around 3. For about a month Dusty would run up to my Midnite and poke at him with her paw. he slapped her back . He preferred Blossom and they were always together. Dusty would do this every day about noon, and after a month of that Midnite would sit and wait for Dusty to come along and swat him. They got so used to that and they started hanging around so Midnite had his two Ladies to sit and look out the windows with, look at birds in the feeder. But every day She would run up sideways and give him a smack and he would grab her and wrestle her to the ground With Blossom just sitting , watching this. When they got really old Dusty and Midnight would just sit and paw at each other and every once in a while Blossom and Dusty would gang up on Midnite. and he had the neatest look on his face, both of his girls getting red with him , He would trill as they walked up on him all knowing what came next, with bright shiny eyes and tails whipping around. They all lasted till 13 years old , lost all 3 in 5 months. but I can see them sitting in the sun comming through the windows. and the little "meh meh "sounds coming from Midnite and the soft paws thumping each other.

Answer 2

Just leave them alone--cats are good at working out their own "social" problems. :) My mother has four indoor cats, including one female cat who sounds like yours. For the first year that she was around the other cats, she would hiss every time a cat came anywhere near her. All of the other cats were males and got along very well with one another. I never thought "Nicole" would change her ways, but when I visit my mom now, Nicole's much less cranky. She's not a bundle of joy with the other cats (perhaps because she's a bit older than them), but she's not aggressive.

As long as the cats aren't having to compete with one another for the food (I assume you've figured out by now that one is nowhere near enough for 6 cats!) and there's enough toys to go around, I suspect your cat will eventually turn the corner. Just give her some time. Cats are funny little animals. :)

Answer 3

it won't hurt her to keep her with the other cats. This is probably just her personality! Don't isolate her, but make sure she has privacy by giving them enough litterboxes (they really like at least one per cat) and foodbowls, as well as more than enough cozy hiding spaces for each cat to have his or her own. I have a kitty condo that my smaller cats like, but the biggers ones like sleeping in windowsills or under my dresser (I hang my necklaces over the edge and it's like a beaded curtain when they enter! I didn't do it on purpose but they love it!).

Answer 4

If she is the older one then she establishing dominance. This is very normal. There is little you can do for that, its just humans protecting what is theirs.