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    Does your cat do this? i have a 6 y/o nebelung female. I got her from a shelter this summer and she seems pretty well adjusted and intelligent. She is shy but anytime she sees a neighbor cat (they are all younger except for one which she doesnt hiss at) she will hissss at them even if they try to be nice and she tries to stare them down. I didnt notice her being this way with the other cats at the shelter

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    Most cats exhibit territorial behavior towards other cats who don't belong in their territory (as opposed to other cats they were brought up with). In your case, it could simply have been a case of a cat being desensitized to other cats at the shelter. Now that she's the master of her domain, she doesn't want any other cats invading her personal space.

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    So would a second cat be a bad idea? I was thinking of getting her a lil son to have around when Im not at home.

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    It's entirely possible to bring in a second cat to your home. But you'll probably have to keep them separated for a while and introduce the new cat gradually.

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    I specifically wanted another hissing cat to replace the one that departed.

    Bibs.. she didn't tolerate Puddy (the male de-sexed cat.. she was older, he was younger) from the day he was introduced to the household! HAHAHA !

    He would just have to be in the same ROOM and she would hiss and carry on.

    Nowdays, it's Marnie (she's younger, Puddy is older) that is hissing however it's more justified than what Bibs used to do towards Puddy. Marnie only hisses when Puddy comes real close to her.

    Kinda like her way of saying to Puddy "Back off MOFO, your in my motherfucking personal space!"

    I've had cats all my life. Hissing is par for the course in a mulitple cat household.

    One cat needs to establish it is top cat. The other one will (depending on the cat) every so often try to be top cat.

    If you do everything right, they may be harmonious. I can't promise it and you may want to not get too attached to the second cat in case the first one likes being solitary.

    That's what the problem with Bibs was ultimately. It had been some years after she had any other cats to share her territory that she was so used to being solitary she couldn't stand Puddy. She only ever tolerated him. Never ever liked him no matter how much he wanted to be friends with her.


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    some cats do this when they are confused or upset ( irritated ) because their little cat brains can only process so much - My lilac point Siamese does this when she's confuzzled. Poor baby.

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    Definitely try to keep their claws trimmed if you get a second cat; I just took my little girl to the vet after my older, grouchier girl stabbed her in the eye. I had to give her special eye drops three times a day for a week- not fun for either of us!

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    She's just territorial. Most cats are. My cat HATES other cats and has killed a few other cats in his day... too old to do it now, but whenever he sees another cat he still looks murderous. Cats are pretty solitary and tend not to get along too well with other cats, especially ones they don't know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by golden41 View Post
    ... 6 y/o nebelung female....
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    I guess there's always something new in the world of cats.....
    I loved going to strip clubs; I actually made some friends there. Now things are different for the clubs and for me. As a result I am not as happy.

    Customers are not entitled to grope, disrespect, or rob strippers. This is their job, not their hobby, and they all need income. Clubs are not just some erotic show for guys to view while drinking.

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    I have 4 cats and there is a fair amount of hissing that goes on between them. The 2 older ones never hiss at eachother as they're brother and sister and were brough up together but they both hiss at the babies sometimes and the babies hiss back with their cute baby hiss. Its nothing serious, just a territory thing, as GCG said, its like a warning signal," You're too close so back off!"

    The babies have just started hissing at eachother when they are play fighting too, it's pretty cute actually. Once one of my cats sneezed really hard, she was so surprised by it she was hissing all over the place, it was like she was saying, "WTF was that??"



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