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QUESTION: I sent you a question regarding our cats and received the following response:
"I have already answered this question for you once before."
That was the first and LAST time I will seek advice from you if this is your response. If you are not going to take the time to read my question (if you had you obviously would have known that I had not asked about my cats to you) than there is no sense in asking you anything.


ANSWER: Mary,

That is because i received the same question from you twice.  You will see that I DID answer the question and was just using an automated response because of the duplicate.

I am sorry for the misunderstanding.

Best regards... Norm.



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QUESTION: When did you answer the question? That was the first and only time I had ever asked you a question regarding my cats. This is the first time this has happened to them so how could I have sent you the same question before?  As of today my question has still NOT been answered by anyone.

Answer
Mary,

Be as angry and negative to me as you would like, but I received two identical questions.

This is a copy of the querstion I answered that I had a duplicate on.  If it is not yours, then plese send me the true question and I will answer it as well as I know how.

Here is what I answered:



You answered this question on 06/11/08

Questioner:   Mary
Category:  Cats
Private:  No     View Published Answer
 
Subject:  Cat behavior
Question:  We have two sibling cats (1 female, 1 male) we have had since they were 6 weeks old. They were both spayed and neutered.  They are currently 1 1/2 years old. In the last day they have started exhibiting angry behavior towards each other. This has not happened before to the extent of hissing and seemingly wanting to fight constantly. The male seems to be the aggressor. We would like to know why this is happening. We have had them in separate room for the last 24 hours.  Is this the right thing to do? What signs should we look for if they are going to return to normal? It has my 5 year old daughter very upset. Your prompt reply is appreciated.
 
Answer:  Mary,

I would bet there is a strange cat hanging around the household and your cats can see it from a window.  The fright/fight/flight instinct takes over and they quickly forget they know each other. Once this happens and they begin the aggressive behavior, I would put them into an interior room (no windows), shut the door and let them chill for a couple of hours (ignoring any and all noise, as they will really not hurt each other).  Unless they are in contact with each other, they will not re-establish their relationship.

Best regards.... Norm.