I just got one of my male cats neutered today. I have two male cats. The other one is going next week. But the cat that is going next week has started hissing at my other cat...and he also has been following his scent and smelling at him. Will this behavior go away soon or do i have to wait until he is neutered also? They always got along playing and grooming each other i have never seen my cat like that.
2007-09-19 17:54:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
The cat that came back from surgery doesn't smell like that cat that left the house to go get the surgery!
The kitty that stayed home doesn't recognize his scent and thinks it is a stranger. All will be well when he smells like himself again.
(For this very reason, I always have my cats go to the vet at the same time!)
2007-09-19 18:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by susanmaried 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is very common after neutering.. It has nothing to do with the fact that your cat was neutered and t he other wasn't.. it has to do with the fact that the cat was AT THE VETS and smells completely "wrong." Cats judge EVERYTHING by scent, and as far as your unneutered cat can tell, that is NOT his friend.
LOL.. It will pass after another day or two.. when the "Vet smell" wears off of the neutered cat and he starts smelling like himself again..
Happens all the time.. :)
2007-09-20 02:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly P. Tofu, E.M.T. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cat that was neutered probably smells like the hospital - sanitizers, other animals, basically - strange. My cats give me a thorough sniffing each night when I get home from the hospital. Give the un-neutered guy some time. He'll realize that this is his friend again.
It will be interesting to see how the first neutered cat reacts when the second one comes home from the hospital. Think he will remember the scent?
2007-09-19 18:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by jwhtewolfd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats (or dogs either) don't like the smell of vets offices. Mine go through those hissy fits every time one of them comes home from the vet for any reason. Just give them time (and let the smell wear off or mask it a bit with a dab of perfume on both cats). Your hissy boy will get the same treatment when he comes home next week. Also, remember it will take a bit before the hormones have dissipated so you aren't going to notice an overnight attitude change in either of them.
2007-09-19 18:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the reasons your cat is hissing at your cat that just had surgery is that he smells funny from being at the vet and he also can sense that someting is different about your cat. I get my long haired cat shaved twice a year and when I bring him home, it takes several hours for my other 2 cats to accept the fact that its him. They hiss at him and generally act like jerks. After awhile, they lighten up and everyone is happy again. Just give it time.
2007-09-19 18:54:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is normal because the neutered cat's scent has changed since he was at the vet's. Try giving both a bath and then putting some vanilla on the back of their necks and at the base of their tails.
2007-09-19 18:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a towel and rub it over the hissing one's body. Then take the towel and rub that scent on the one that came back from the vet. Or rub the towel on both of them and then rub each of them with it again. It's all about smelling right.
If this doesn't work, take a bottle of vanilla and put a dab on each cat between the shoulder blades and on the back near the tail. They will smell the same to each other for sure and all will be back to normal.
2007-09-19 18:13:31 · answer #7 · answered by gymsock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The un-neutered cat is probably smelling some strange, foreign smells on his friend and is pretty unhappy about it. It will help that they are grooming each other because that puts the "family smell" back on them.
Things will settle down soon.
2007-09-20 04:20:46 · answer #8 · answered by Julie6962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After a cat has been to the vet, s/he smells different for a while. Since odor is crucial for cats, your other cat is most likely reacting to the different smells the first one brought home. Also, cats are groggy after being fixed. That can trigger a predatory instinct in other cats, even ones whom they usually get along with. It's normal and temporary.
2007-09-19 18:18:19 · answer #9 · answered by muffmaster flash 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tables will be turned next week, and yes, it will go away. The cat has "vet" smell on him, as well as being a little different now, which the other cat may sense.
2007-09-19 18:13:10 · answer #10 · answered by red 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋