We have two cats in our home. "Mine" (Tia) grew up here and is 15 years old. She's a sweet cat when loved on her own terms, but somewhat temperamental. She had a dog for a companion for her first several years of life and they were good friends. Since then she's been living with only humans until a year ago. I got remarried last May and my hubby came with a lovely apple head Siamese. Wooly is a loving cat, curious and wants lots of attention. She lived in a house with dogs and cats over her 11 years and was always the Alpha female. The two are pretty much opposite of each other in personality, but we love them both. My hubby and I have both been through a lot and our pets have been invaluable friends along the way, offering love and companionship.
The trouble is....our girls don't get a long. It's way better than it was, but it's still not great. Tia hisses and growls at Wooly when she gets too close and occasionally Wooly will chase her in retaliation and that escalates Tia's anger. We have way more peace that we did a year ago but, oh, how I'd love to have this situation evaporate!
We did use Feliway spray for a couple of months last year...and it seemed to help (although was it just time that helped them get along better?) Are we destined to just have this discord forever? Or is there something we can do to help our friends?
