Hitting home...

It's been quite a while since I posted a blog entry!

Here's the comedy - our normally relaxed and groovy cat household recently erupted with the problem I last posted about - fear aggression. Blar. It's no fun to deal with.

Veers, our normally buddha-esque big boy, suddenly became terrified of our eldest, Jiji (aka The Sultan, aka Mr. Pants), and was showing his fear by aggressively hissing and starting fights. Delight! To make matters worse, Veers was also reacting negatively anytime my husband Brian (who is normally Veersy's true love ) spoke.

So, Jiji+Brian's voice = angsty trouble

To make matters worse, when Veers would display these behaviors, little Ozzel would attack him, either out of his own fearfulness at the odd behavior or out of solidarity with Jiji.

We ended up separating Veers from the other cats for a couple of days. Then, we jacked up the apartment with Feliway, which is a synthetic pheromone that makes cats feel relaxed. Then, we slowly reintroduced Veers and Jiji, using treats and mealtimes as incentive to be cool around each other.

It's working. I won't say the problem has completely passed, as we still have episodes of mild hissing a week later. But day by day things seem to be normalizing, and our household is slowly returning to a feline hippie love situation. Phew!