Hi,
I have two savannahs. An F2b and an F4C.
I got both of them 5 years ago. They have been best of friends and even eat from the same dish.
Today we moved into a new apartment. The big cat pooped in his carrier and screamed bloody murder for the past 2 hours (he hates moving and being in a crate.....as we drove 13 hours to get to this state 2 years ago).
The little cat (F4C) has been just going with the flow, chilling out and exploring the new apartment. He hasn't meowed a peep.
The big cat (F2B) is now hissing and growling at the little cat....it's like he doesn't even recognize him.
This literally just started 5 minutes ago. The little cat was chilling out on my bed watching t.v. with me and the big one came on the bed (he's still freaked out about being in a new place) and he started hissing at the little one.
I followed both of them into the living room and as soon as the little cat went to go bump noses (that's how they say hello) with the big cat, he growled and started to scratch him.
Can anyone tell me what is going on here? Aside from the fact the big cat is having a mental melt down.
How can he not recognize his good friend of 5 years? The big cat recognizes me....he rubs himself on my legs.
Really worried here....I have NEVER seen the big cat act out aggressively towards the little one. Yeah, they play fight and sometimes tails get fluffy....but they constantly groom each other on a daily basis.
Thanks
p.s. I went to the pet store and bought that "hormone" stuff. It's like a Glade plugin...you plug it into the wall and it makes hormones come out that supposedly prevent kitty from freaking out. I just plugged in it 7 hours ago. It's taking a while to work.
I have two savannahs. An F2b and an F4C.
I got both of them 5 years ago. They have been best of friends and even eat from the same dish.
Today we moved into a new apartment. The big cat pooped in his carrier and screamed bloody murder for the past 2 hours (he hates moving and being in a crate.....as we drove 13 hours to get to this state 2 years ago).
The little cat (F4C) has been just going with the flow, chilling out and exploring the new apartment. He hasn't meowed a peep.
The big cat (F2B) is now hissing and growling at the little cat....it's like he doesn't even recognize him.
This literally just started 5 minutes ago. The little cat was chilling out on my bed watching t.v. with me and the big one came on the bed (he's still freaked out about being in a new place) and he started hissing at the little one.
I followed both of them into the living room and as soon as the little cat went to go bump noses (that's how they say hello) with the big cat, he growled and started to scratch him.
Can anyone tell me what is going on here? Aside from the fact the big cat is having a mental melt down.
How can he not recognize his good friend of 5 years? The big cat recognizes me....he rubs himself on my legs.
Really worried here....I have NEVER seen the big cat act out aggressively towards the little one. Yeah, they play fight and sometimes tails get fluffy....but they constantly groom each other on a daily basis.
Thanks
p.s. I went to the pet store and bought that "hormone" stuff. It's like a Glade plugin...you plug it into the wall and it makes hormones come out that supposedly prevent kitty from freaking out. I just plugged in it 7 hours ago. It's taking a while to work.