Argh!

[ravan]

So I took the girls, Collette and Speckles, to get spayed, etc, today.

They are now growly from discomfort, and they growl and hiss *at each other*! Speckles won't let Collette near the litterbox. I've tried spraying calmative spray, but it doesn't seem to be helping. They both went to the same vet, so they should both have that vet's office smell.

Do you guys think it will blow over before I end up needing to clean up messes? Suggestions? I about tempted to dig out the lavendar essential oil, dilute it, and spray them both!

Comments

[jilara.livejournal.com]

A lot of cat books talk about how when there is an upset leading to stress in the normal function of the house, territoriality will often set in. It can be the cat box, or the food dish, or the cat door, etc. The solution, of course, is to put out a second litter box, so that it eliminates the "guarding" aspect. It's a kind of displacement behavior. Once they've healed up and adjusted, you can probably go back to the single box.