our kitty disfunction

Question
OK=We adopted two cats from the same litter. 1 boy & 1 girl. We got them fixed at about 5 mo old. The entire time they have been the best of buds. Sleeping together, cuddling, eating together and never showed any signs of anti social behavior. They are a year now and the boy got out and lost for a day. My husband found him in a tree in our back yard where our 2 big dogs are. He had to get him our of the tree with a ladder and said that the boy was scared but came to him pretty easily, the cat was traumatized for a day or so but is on the mend. The problem is the girl cat. She wont come near him now and hisses and runs away if the boy cat is in the same room. The boy cat does not act any different other than he is healing from a couple of missing claws but he is tending them and seams fine. My question is why is the girl so mad at him and what can we do to get them back to where they were?

Your help is appreciated.

Sam

Answer
Hi Sam,

Your male cat got some strange smells on him. When he came back in she saw her brother but smelled something else altogether different. This confused her hence the her defensive behavior. You need to reintroduce him to her. Follow an introduction protocol.
http://www.sdhumane.org/site/DocServer/BT_Cat-Cat_Intros.pdf?docID=621

Try using some Feliway Comfort Zone. It mimics a cat's happy pheromones. It will help to calm them down. It will take a little time but they should be fine in a bit. Good luck and take care. Oh, don't take one to the vet without the other. Since this happened it could happen again and that is another area where you can the have the same reaction.

Ciao, Karen