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Anonymous
I have two cats, one male and one female. The female cat I got from a friend about four years ago, the male I took in off the street about four or five months ago. I'm not sure how old either of them are, but the male cat seems younger.

I was getting a cup of water in my kitchen when I noticed my female cat running across the living room. It's not uncommon for her to do this at night, but something seemed different about her. I followed her into the side room where both cats often stare out of the window. My male cat was sitting at the window when the female began hissing and making odd sounds.

The two seem to have been getting along fine since about a week after I took in the male cat. Just playful roughhousing every now and then, and they often sleep together. Tonight, however, my female cat seems ready to murder the smaller male. She's usually the calm one!

I picked up the male cat and the female went nuts on my ankle. I had to take him into my room and separate them. Now she's just lurking outside my door and meowing while he sits at the door and constantly meows very very loudly, almost like howling. I have no idea whats going on.

ha;lp
>> Anonymous
are your cats spayed and neutered? if not your problem might be cat hormones.
>> Anonymous
>>235104
I got my female cat spayed long ago. My male cat, however, hasn't gotten fixed just yet. I've been kicking myself for not having gotten around to it in all this time. I just didn't think it'd be that big a deal since the female has already been fixed.

The fact that it seemed like the female initiated the conflict and is intent on keeping it going whereas the male is relatively calm (just meowing a whole lot, but he's stopped that for now) made me wonder if his not having been fixed yet was the problem or not.
>> Anonymous
He probably got horny and tried to mount her. My roommate has three spayed females and one unneutered male. The male will get horny and try to mount one of them every so often, and they will beat the shit out of him. Get him neutered.
>> Anonymous
>>235121
Neutered cats still try to mount every once in awhile. It's about dominance and the pecking order.

Though usually it's the cat that was there first that does the mounting, regardless of gender.
>> Anonymous
>>235148
Seemed like she was the one that rushed him, so that's probably it. Poor guy's a little shook up but he'll be fine.

>>235148
>>235121
>>235104
Thanks a lot for the replies.