I saw someone else posted about problems with their cats getting along after being spayed so hopefully I'm in the right place for help. My cats are sisters that we rescued from my backyard and have been inseparable since birth. They're about 8 months old and were just spayed 4 days ago. I thought there was going to be a problem with them being separated for a week and missing each other, but now my problem is the opposite of that.
My one cat (the black and white one in the photos) keeps hissing at the other and running away if she sees her. It's not that she's attacking or being aggressive I just think she doesn't recognize the smell and is scared when she comes close to her sister. I switched the rooms they were in to try and integrate the smells and my other cat is fine, but the same one is hissing in the room. She's not even near her sister it is just because of the smell. I tried to take a wet towel and wipe them down a little since they can't bathe themselves with the cones, but I'm worried that they will no longer get along :( I understand it's only been a few days, but I'm worried! Any suggestions on what else could help?
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When cats fail to recognize each other after getting spayed, it could be the smell from the vet's business that lingers on the cat and it's on the fur. Eventually the odor will dissipate. It can also be a hormone issue after spaying. Allow the spayed cat to heal and keep separated for awhile and reintroduce them a little each day in short spurts under your supervision. This is usually temporary.
My dogs notice a change after one has surgery and sniffs around at it. With dogs, it may be different than cat behavior.
This could be an issue from the vet and the cat being around other cats. Or second, this could be an issue because she is reminded of the smell at the vets and what happened to her. I would give this some time and allow her to get over this on her own. She should come around again and I do think the cats will be fine together once she gets over the trama of being at the vets and being fixed.
It does sound like these two cuties are just confused. I think in a few days things should begin to return to normal. I would spend some extra time doing what they like to do.
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