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Kelly and Tabbitha, our cats

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Question
Hi Laiya. I'm Carrie and this is Kennedi. We are best of friends and we both have cat. My cat is Kelly, hers is Tabbitha. Kennedi bring Tabbitha, AKA Tabbi, over whenever she comes over which my mom doesn't mind. She has to or Tabbi will find a way to escape which she always does, and she is so noisy when left alone. So she brings her over. Kelly and Tabbi get along greatly, until now. All of sudden, they've been fighting. Especially over food. Kelly has been acting strangely generally, before she started fighting with Tabbi. Tabbi is gentle, so it mustn't be her, is it? Well, Tabbi recently had kittens. Sabrina, Tila, Gordy, and Rachelle. Kelly gets along with Tila, Gordy, and Sabrina, not Rachelle.  Why is this happening? We are so confused, especially Tabbi and Kennedi. Please help us when and if you can. Well, bye, thanks a lot. Bye. =D!

From Kennedi and Carrie

Answer
Dear Kennedi and Carrie,

It could be that since Tabbi recently had kittens, Kelly is mad. Maybe Tabbi accidentally bothered Kelly. Kelly could be trying to get your attention, and is jealous that she is sharing everything with Tabbi, like her food and you, her owner. Try spending time with Kelly and giving her treats. If she behaves like this afterwards, try to spray her with water, to get her to be nice. Kelly probably likes playing with the kittens, and they probably aren't getting your attention and eating Kelly's food as much as maybe Tabbi and Rachelle. Good luck girls.

Laiya